14-year-old male lion Rama passes away

He died owing to age-related illnesses

He was the main attraction at BNP

Rama, a male lion, one of the foremost attractions at the Bannerghatta National Park, passed away. He was 14 and the vets state that he died owing to age-related illnesses. 

“The best care was provided by a team of veterinarians, but he did not respond to the treatment. The postmortem revealed multiple organ failure, and that is suspected to be the cause of death. The visceral samples were sent to the IAH&VB Lab for further examination,” the release by the BBMP said. 

Rama was born to Ganesha and Anu on February 4, 2010. 

Several leopards die at BNP 

As many as seven leopard cubs, which ranged in age from three to 10 months, tragically succumbed to the Panleucopenia virus at Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta National Park in the last few months. 

At that point in time, it was revealed that three of these cubs had fallen victim to the infection after being introduced to the newly established leopard safari within Bannerghatta Park, while the remaining four died at the rehabilitation center.

The infected leopard cubs had been rescued from various locations, including Biligirirangana Hill, Mysore Zoo, and Maddur, prior to their transfer to the rehabilitation center at Bannerghatta Biological Park. Following their treatment, they were subsequently released into the safari area.

The Bannerghatta Animal Rehabilitation Centre is home to 80 leopards, and strict measures have been put in place to prevent interaction between infected leopards and their caregivers and other animals.