28 elephants in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve undergo COVID-19 test
About 28 semi-wild elephants at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve have undergone precautionary COVID-19 tests on Tuesday as ordered by the Tamil Nadu Forest Minister.
After 11 lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park near Chennai tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago and a lioness succumbing to the virus at the zoo in Vandalur near Chennai, officials at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and the elephant camp collected the nasal and anal samples of the 28 elephants.
These samples are to be sent to a Government-run veterinary testing facility in Uttar Pradesh.
After 11 lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park near Chennai tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago and a lioness succumbing to the virus at the zoo in Vandalur near Chennai, officials at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and the elephant camp collected the nasal and anal samples of the 28 elephants.
These samples are to be sent to a Government-run veterinary testing facility in Uttar Pradesh.