Kolkata: DNA analysis of the Lion Cub, saved in Belghoria Expressway by the Forest Department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) while smuggled in June 2019, has revealed it comes from a hybrid with a lineage from Asiaatic and African lions.
Indian zoological surveys that have conducted an analysis have sent communication to the Alipore Zoo where taken after rescue.
Now it’s around three years old.
Three people who were arrested faced the trial at 24 North Parganas.
“When the initial analysis we found it came from Asiatic, we began digging deeper.
Then, during the genome sequencing we found the components of the African lion in the DNA sample too.
It would be interesting to find out where this Africa came from.
This finding suggested It is a prisoner’s surgical animal, “said director ZSI Dhriti Banerjee, who jointly wrote a study with Abhishek Singh, Mukesh Thakur and Lalit Kumar Sharma.
Asked whether it would cause a challenge to execute cases legally, WcccB Deputy Director (East) Agni Mitra said: “The cost associated with the relevant part of the customs law will remain.
As far as collecting related to wildlife, we must learn carefully details.
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