Fatal Hepatitis and Ticks in a female gaur in Thadagam Reserve Forest

A newspaper report on August 23 2019 from Coimbatore says a female gaur died in an elephant proof trench in the borders of the Thadagam Reserve Forest.

As per the report of the District Forest Officer the cause of death was hepatitis and ticks. 

The gaur known as the Indian Bison is a vulnerable species in the Western Ghats.

Gaurs are magnificent wild animals known to be elusive.

From what source or contact could this female gaur have acquired hepatitis and what were the kind of ticks that caused the death?

A female gaur, believed to be around four years old, was fou ..

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District forest officer Venkatesh said hepatitis and tick in ..

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