Elephants at Theppakadu camp tested for COVID-19
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The transfer comes after one lioness died and 9 others tested constructive for the an infection at Chennai’s Vandalur zoo
Samples had been collected from 28 of the captive elephants at the Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) to check for potential COVID-19 infections.
The testing is being carried out after 9 Asiatic lions at the Vandalur Zoo in Chennai tested constructive for COVID-19, whereas one lioness died.
In a press release, the forest division mentioned that Forest Minister K. Ramachandran ordered samples to be collected from all 28 elephants at the camp and ship them to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Inzatnagar, Uttar Pradesh for evaluation.
On Tuesday, nasal and rectal fluid samples had been collected from all of the elephants by veterinarians and despatched for evaluation.
Speaking to The Puucho, K.K. Kaushal, Field Director of MTR, mentioned that each one the elephants at the camp had been wholesome and displaying no indicators of affected by any sickness. He added that 52 elephant males and kaavadis caring for the elephants are being vaccinated on a precedence foundation.
“Besides, the feeding time of the elephants has been staggered and the elephant-men are allowed to enter only after their temperature is checked,” he mentioned.
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