A deadly virus that wiped out a significant number of wild lions in the African Serengeti in mid 1990s is now threatening Gir —home to India's only population of lions. Scientists in India recently found Pestes des Petits Ruminants Virus (PPRV) to be behind the death of a lion in Gir — the first such incident ever. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Deadly-virus-threatening-Gir-lions/articleshow/20078521.cms
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