From Mumbai to Nagpur, Bharat the lion gets a second chance at recovery

Bharat the fouryearold Asiatic lion currenly housed at Sanjay Gandhi National Park is being shifted to the Wildlife Research and Training Centre at Gorewada International Zoological Park in Nagpur for advanced veterinary treatment due to multiple health complications According to forest officials Bharat was brought to Mumbai from Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden in January 2025 under an approved animal exchange programmeDespite prolonged treatment isolation management and intensive supportive care the lion continued to suffer from persistent hind limb paresis and did not show satisfactory clinical improvementTo ensure safe transportation and minimise stress during the journey the lion is being moved during night hours in an airconditioned veterinary ambulance specially equipped for animal transport