Panna Tiger Reserve : Mass Vaccination Of Stray Dogs
Mass vaccination of stray dogs in and around Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh has begun amid the threat of the spread of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) infection in the wild animals of the PTR.
- Canine Distemper is a contagious and serious disease caused by the canine distemper virus (CDV).
- The virus attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems of dogs.
- All dogs are at risk of canine distemper. Those at particular risk include puppies younger than four months and dogs that have not been vaccinated against CDV.
- CDV can infect ferrets as well as a wide range of other mammals,especially carnivores.
Panna Tiger Reserve:
- It is a critical tiger habitat located in the Vindhya mountain rangein the northern part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Standing over an area of 542 sq.km., it is the only Tiger Reserve in the entire Bundelkhand region.
- It was declared a Project Tiger Reserve by the Government of India in 1994.
- Ken River flows from south to north through the reserve.
- The reserve is also dotted with two-thousand-year-old rock paintings.
- The dominant vegetation type is dry deciduous forest interspersed with grassland areas.
