Seven Asiatic lions have died in Gujarat’s Gir landscape in ten days. Five tigers and their cubs died in Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha from CDV. India’s big cats are facing disease pressure on two fronts simultaneously — and in both cases, the warnings have been on record for years.
canine distemper virus
Lab results from Jabalpur have confirmed canine distemper virus killed tigress T-141 and her four cubs at Kanha. The NTCA has had a stray dog vaccination mandate in place since 2020. Questions now turn to prevention.