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Asiatic lion Bharat under treatment at SGNP after serious health complications
Updated On: 11 May, 2026 03:59 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Bharat, an Asiatic lion at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, is under intensive treatment after developing multiple health complications, including Feline Panleukopenia Virus infection, hind limb paresis and eye swelling. Veterinary experts are closely monitoring his recovery
Asiatic lion Bharat shows signs of recovery amid treatment (Pic/Special arrangement)
An adult male Asiatic lion named Bharat (L5), aged 4 years and 6 months, housed at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, had arrived from Sakkarbaug Zoological Park, Gujarat, on 26 January 2025 as part of the approved animal exchange programme.
Following his arrival, after a few months in April 2025, the lion gradually started showing signs of an altered gait involving the hind quarters.
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