Guest guest Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 link: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061120/asp/guwahati/story_7023994.asp Zoo rhino succumbs to enteritis A STAFF REPORTER Nov. 19: Ganesh, a 50-year-old one-horned rhino at Assam State Zoo, died of Johne's disease, a kind of enteritis, this morning. This has reduced the population of rhinos at the zoo to six. Narayan Mahanta, divisional forest officer of Assam State Zoo, said Ganesh was suffering from Johne's disease for the past two years. " The disease is similar to tuberculosis. It had reached a very advanced stage when the disease was detected in Ganesh on December 2, 2004. Though we tried our best to cure him, he failed to recover because of his age. He was also known as Bura (old) among the zoo officials, " Mahanta said. The zoo is now left with four male and two female rhinos. Mahanta said all possible care and preventive measures have been initiated to protect them from the disease, which, according to veterinarians, is fatal for the animals. The zoo officials have conducted an autopsy on the rhino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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