After the management and protection were strengthened at Jhalana, the population of leopards increased. However, dates have been not decided yet. Head of forest force (HoFF) DN Pandey said, “Plans are afoot to open the safari at Galta. The department has undertaken an exercise to develop the forest block adjoining Jhalana leopard reserve and Galta, spread over approximately 36 sqkm, which has over 60 sub-adult and adult leopards. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had said the infected animals were behaving normally.JAIPUR: Pink City is all set to become the country’s most sought-after destination for leopard safaris as the forest department is planning to open the Galta region, which is home to 17 wild cats, for visitors. It had said these animals must have got infected through zoo-keeping staff. The CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology had on Tuesday said eight Asiatic lions in the Hyderabad zoo have tested positive for COVID-19. The safari park has already been shut for public. He said the safari park authorities have been advised to shift the infected animals in isolation. The chain of transmission of the virus could have taken place through any asymptomatic human carrier, probably caretakers, working at the park, Dr Singh said. He said the report of the samples of the lions is being sent to the government besides the safari park management. He said the sample of a lion was also received from the Delhi zoo and its report came out negative on Friday. The remaining 12 lions have tested negative," IVRI Joint Director Dr KP Singh said. On Thursday, one lion tested positive for the virus, while another was considered as a suspected case. "Sixteen samples of 14 Asiatic lions at the Etawah Safari Park had been sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) for RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. Bareilly (UP), May 7 (PTI) A lion at the Etawah Safari Park has tested positive for COVID-19 and another was suspected to have caught the infection, days after eight Asiatic lions in Hyderabad were found infected with the virus.
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