Eight Asiatic lions test positive for coronavirus in Hyderabad zoo

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, perhaps the first known case of the human infecting the felines and making them sick in India.

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LaCONES or Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, is a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research lab located in Hyderabad.

It is a part of CCMB (centre for cellular and molecular biology). It was conceptualised by Lalji Singh.

It is India’s only research facility engaged in conservation and preservation of wildlife and its resources. This lab would strive to: “To promote excellence in conservation biotechnology and serve for conservation of endangered wildlife in India”.

It was established in 1998 with the help of Central Zoo Authority of India, CSIR and the government of Andhra Pradesh. It was dedicated to the nation in 2007 by then President of India APJ Abdul Kalam.