US Oakland Zoo vaccinates animals against COVID
3 years, 6 months ago

US Oakland Zoo vaccinates animals against COVID

India TV News  

US Oakland Zoo has inoculated some of its animals against Covid-19 this week using an experimental vaccine formulated for animals, according to a media report. The list of animals to receive a shot was selected because of their unique vulnerability for contracting Covid-19, according to Alex Herman, Vice President of veterinary services at Oakland Zoo, the Xinhua news agency reported. None of the animals at Oakland Zoo have gotten the virus, she added. Oakland Zoo received its first shipment of 100 vaccine doses on Tuesday.

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Phoenix Zoo vaccinates susceptible animals against COVID-19
3 years ago

Phoenix Zoo vaccinates susceptible animals against COVID-19

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Zoo is the latest among several dozen in the United States to vaccinate animals considered susceptible to getting COVID-19 from close contact with people. Big cats such as Sumatran tigers, jaguars and African lions; many of the zoo’s primates like Bornean orangutans and tiny emperor tamarins; and Egyptian fruit bats, armadillos and two-toed sloths are among …

Eight big cats test Covid-19 positive in US zoo: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Eight big cats test Covid-19 positive in US zoo: Report

Hindustan Times  

Days after a pet dog in the UK tested positive for Covid-19, now eight big cats in a zoo in the United States detected positive for coronavirus. Citing St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Hill reported that the infected cats include two African lions, two snow leopards, an Amur tiger, a puma, and two jaguars. Apart from them, none of the other …

Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas
3 years, 2 months ago

Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas

Associated Press  

DENVER — Two hyenas at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide, a national veterinary lab announced Friday. Samples from a variety of animals at the zoo, including the spotted hyenas, were tested after several lions at the facility became ill, according to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. Zoo officials …

Lions, tigers in US zoo test presumptive positive for Covid
3 years, 3 months ago

Lions, tigers in US zoo test presumptive positive for Covid

India TV News  

All of the lions and tigers living in the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. have tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, it was announced in a statement. In the statement on Friday, the zoo, which is one the oldest in the US, fecal samples for all the big cats, including six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers, …

All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
3 years, 3 months ago

All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The lions and tigers at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have tested positive for COVID-19. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers all received “presumptive positive” results for the coronavirus, the zoo announced in a Friday press release. Luke is one of several lions who tested positive for the coronavirus at the National …

Otters, chimps and lions to receive Covid shot at Maryland zoo
3 years, 3 months ago

Otters, chimps and lions to receive Covid shot at Maryland zoo

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We expect to receive the vaccine in the …

Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19

India TV News  

An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted COVID-19. Caretakers noticed that Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, had a cough and runny nose on Thursday. Ramil is not showing additional symptoms, the zoo said, but because he shares an enclosure with a female snow leopard and two Amur leopards, the staff assumes they have been exposed. …

Bears, Big Cats And Ferrets Get COVID-19 Vaccine At Oakland Zoo
3 years, 6 months ago

Bears, Big Cats And Ferrets Get COVID-19 Vaccine At Oakland Zoo

Huff Post  

OAKLAND, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus as part of a national effort to protect animal species using an experimental vaccine. Tigers Ginger and Molly were the first two animals at the Oakland Zoo to get the vaccine this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday. In …

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus
3 years, 6 months ago

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus

Hindustan Times  

The samples of seven Royal Bengal tigers and five other big cats at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park here have tested negative for Covid-19, a senior zoo official said on Saturday. Representational: The animals whose samples were tested include tigers Java, Malik, Gauri, Laxmi, Saraswati and Kavery, The samples of tiger Shiva, which had died on June 3 following prolonged …

After tiger's death at Ranchi zoo, 12 big cats in the clear after negative Covid tests
3 years, 6 months ago

After tiger's death at Ranchi zoo, 12 big cats in the clear after negative Covid tests

India Today  

The samples of seven Royal Bengal tigers and five other big cats at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Ranchi have tested negative for Covid-19, a senior zoo official said on Saturday. The felines' samples were sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh amid reports of several big cats in captivity testing positive for the …

Elephants at Mudumalai camp tested for Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Elephants at Mudumalai camp tested for Covid-19

India TV News  

Swabs of 28 captive elephants at a camp in the district on Tuesday have been taken for testing, days after a lioness succumbed to COVID-19 and nine others in the pride tested positive for the infection at a Zoo in Chennai. Forest minister K Ramachandran ordered samples to be collected from all the elephants and send them to the Indian …

Covid India: Asiatic lioness become first animal to die from infection in Chennai zoo
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid India: Asiatic lioness become first animal to die from infection in Chennai zoo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A nine-year old lioness has …

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death
3 years, 7 months ago

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death

India Today  

All 21 felines in Jharkhand's Ranchi Zoo - right from 1.3 years tiger cubs to 14-year-old Mallik- are undergoing Covid-19 test to rule out chances of infection in the wake of death of tiger Shiva down with fever for three days, an official said Saturday. The decision for mandatory Covid test of felines was taken amid coronavirus scare though 10-year-old …

All 8 Covid-19 positive Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo recover
3 years, 7 months ago

All 8 Covid-19 positive Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo recover

India Today  

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park, who had tested positive for Covid-19, have recovered and are being considered negative now. "According to the Covid-19 protocol, the lions are being considered negative for the virus, as the infection was detected more than 14 days ago," The News Minute quoted officials as saying. On May 4, India Today had reported …

After Hyderabad, lion tests positive for Covid-19 in Jaipur zoo
3 years, 7 months ago

After Hyderabad, lion tests positive for Covid-19 in Jaipur zoo

India Today  

A lion, named Tripur, living in Jaipur zoo, tested positive for Covid-19, Indian Veterinary Research Institute officials said here on Wednesday. While Tripur was positive for SARS-CoV-2 that causes Covid-19, the sample reports of a panther, a white tiger and a lioness from Jaipur, were inconclusive, IVRI Joint Director K P Singh said, adding there was a need to resample …

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Two lionesses have tested positive for COVID-19 at Etawah Safari Park in Uttar Pradesh. The possibility of animals contracting Covid-19 first came to light when a four-year-old female tiger ‘Nadia’ & six others tested positive at Bronx Zoo in New York City in April last year. It is believed that Covid-19 is a zoonotic disease, meaning it came to humans …

Zoo Vaccinates Apes To Protect Both Animals And Humans From COVID-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Zoo Vaccinates Apes To Protect Both Animals And Humans From COVID-19

NPR  

Zoo Vaccinates Apes To Protect Both Animals And Humans From COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance When it's time to be vaccinated, the apes at the San Diego Zoo and its associated safari park sit still and allow veterinarians to inject their arms through a barrier. "It's pretty amazing," said …

Nine Great Apes Receive Covid-19 Vaccine Shots Following Virus Outbreak in San Diego Zoo
3 years, 10 months ago

Nine Great Apes Receive Covid-19 Vaccine Shots Following Virus Outbreak in San Diego Zoo

News 18  

The San Diego Zoo has vaccinated nine great apes for the coronavirus after a troop of gorillas in its Safari Park became infected, officials said Thursday. Eight western lowland gorillas got the virus, probably by exposure to a zookeeper who tested positive for COVID-19, officials said, even though employees work masks at all times around the gorillas. “That made us …

Four lions test positive for Covid in Spanish zoo
4 years, 1 month ago

Four lions test positive for Covid in Spanish zoo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four lions at Barcelona Zoo …

Animal Planet's new documentary about effects of COVID-19 on animals
4 years, 7 months ago

Animal Planet's new documentary about effects of COVID-19 on animals

India TV News  

Animal Planet has announced a new documentary "The Zoo: COVID-19 And Animals", which seeks to explore the effects of coronavirus on animals. The special will see Dave Salmoni, Animal Planet's big cat expert, talking to a number of experts, from the World Health Organization to wildlife biologists, in order to find out how COVID-19 is affecting animals and what pet …

4 tigers, 3 lions test COVID-19 positive at Bronx Zoo
4 years, 8 months ago

4 tigers, 3 lions test COVID-19 positive at Bronx Zoo

India TV News  

Four tigers and three lions have tested COVID-19 positive at the Bronx Zoo in New York, authorities announced, weeks after a Malayan tiger at the facility was confirmed positive and six other big cats were said to be exhibiting similar symptoms. On April 5, the Wildlife Conservation Society that runs the New York zoo, reported that one tiger had tested …

Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

Firstpost  

By Nathan Layne - A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known case of a human infecting an animal and making it sick, the zoo’s chief veterinarian said on Sunday. Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was screened for the …

Tiger At New York's Bronx Zoo Tests Positive For Coronavirus After Contact With Worker
4 years, 9 months ago

Tiger At New York's Bronx Zoo Tests Positive For Coronavirus After Contact With Worker

Huff Post  

“This is the first time we know of, or from any of the people we’ve been in contact with, that an animal has gotten sick with COVID,” Dr. Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told the New York Daily News. “Because of New York City being an epicentre for COVID right now in the pandemic, we of course …

After 2 Dogs from Hong Kong, Tiger in New York Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

After 2 Dogs from Hong Kong, Tiger in New York Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus

News 18  

New York: A tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the institution said Sunday, and is believed to have contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at the time. The four-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia along with her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions all developed dry coughs and are expected …

After a tiger in New York contracted coronavirus, L.A. Zoo is taking extra precautions
4 years, 9 months ago

After a tiger in New York contracted coronavirus, L.A. Zoo is taking extra precautions

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Zoo announced increased safety measures for its employees and animals after a tiger in New York tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend. These security measures were already in place for primate, binturong and mustelid species, according to the L.A. “I think the difficulty with this is we don’t know how coronavirus would look like in …

Coronavirus: Bronx Zoo tiger tests positive for COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Bronx Zoo tiger tests positive for COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Malayan tiger ‘Nadia’ believed to be infected by a zoo employee in the first known animal case of COVID-19 in the US. A tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the United States or a tiger anywhere in the world, …

Coronavirus: Tiger at New York City zoo tests positive for Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Tiger at New York City zoo tests positive for Covid-19

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "State animal and public health officials will take …

Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday. Still, Rooney said a small number of animals in the U.S. have been tested through the USDA’s …

Tiger tests positive for COVID-19 at New York City zoo, first case of its kind in U.S.
4 years, 9 months ago

Tiger tests positive for COVID-19 at New York City zoo, first case of its kind in U.S.

CBS News  

A 4-year-old female Malayan tiger at a zoo in New York City has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to results from the National Veterinary Services Laboratories at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Late Sunday night, the zoo tweeted that its chief veterinarian, Dr. Paul Calle said, "The COVID-19 testing that was performed on our Malayan tiger Nadia was …

Coronavirus | COVID-19 is a new animal in the zoo; we are still understanding the virus: NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | COVID-19 is a new animal in the zoo; we are still understanding the virus: NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul

The Hindu  

Co-chair of the Empowered Committee for COVID-19 Response, India, Dr. V.K. COVID-19 is a new animal in the zoo, we are still understanding the virus that hasn’t seen a full cycle of season, so cannot say conclusively how it will behave. COVID-19 | Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India What we know is that we have a pandemic, …

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