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Mumbai: Oldest captive lion Ravindra dies at Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Updated On: 18 October, 2022 10:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
The post-mortem of the captive lion will be done on Tuesday. Ravindra was brought to SGNP from Banergatta Zoo on September 21, 2009 and his age was about four-year-old at that time

Ravindra - the oldest captive male lion at Borivali national park. Pic/SGNP
The oldest captive male lion in the city died due to age-related issues on Monday. Ravindra - the oldest captive male lion which was once the tourists' attraction at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), died on Monday evening.
Talking to mid-day, Clement Ben, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (APCCF) Wildlife - West said, "Captive male lion Ravindra from Sanjay Gandhi National Park who was 17-year-old died on Monday evening. He was suffering from age-related issues for the last two years and was under the medical supervision of the vet committee."
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