Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, confirmed at his Monday news briefing that at least two gorillas had tested positive while three were symptomatic. Veterinarians are closely monitoring the gorillas, who will remain in their habitat at the park, north of San Diego, according to Peterson. A four-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia tested positive at the Bronx zoo in New York in April, and shortly afterward, three other tigers and three lions at the zoo tested positive as well. Last month, NeeCee, a five-year-old snow leopard at the Louisville zoo in Kentucky, tested positive. Newsom, who referred to the gorillas as “our beloved gorillas”, wished the zoo “the best of the best”.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2021 22:07 UTC