Following the case where eight Asiatic lions tested positive for Covid-19 in a Hyderabad zoo recently, Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), which has captive tigers, lions and leopards, is taking strict measures to safeguard its animals. Only two to three animal keepers who are completely fit are allowed to go near the cages. In addition, the meat given to the animals is being sterilised in warm water and diluted potassium permanganate.

Guidelines by the Central Zoo Authority have suggested spraying enclosures with anti-virals and then hosing them with water. File pics