ZURICH: A deadly virus has swept through Zurich’s zoo, killing three Asian elephants in a month and leaving experts stumped as to how to stop its spread.
The zoo overlooking Switzerland’s largest city now has only five of the majestic creatures roaming its 11,000-square-metre elephant enclosure.
Two-year-old bull Umesh was the first to fall victim to the Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) at the end of June, followed just days later by his eight-year-old sister Omysha. Last Saturday, Ruwani, a five-year-old female from a second matriarchal herd also died.
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