Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kanhaiya Kumar Vs Central Zoo Authority & Others dated 16/08/2022. The petitioner prays that in the interest of the public and the wildlife and animals, Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (respondent 2) should be banned from acquiring animals …
Many captive populations of birds and mammals are not likely to reach sustainability due mostly to breeding problems. Identifying the conditions under which breeding problems and poor population growth are likely to occur and establishing more appropriate conditions, therefore, will be a necessary prerequisite for future successful conservation breeding and …
A amendment proposal to the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act allows institutions or agencies to operate zoos Sep 16, 2015- The government is likely to grant license to any organisation or agency to operate zoos if they meet the purposes including education, research as well as study and entertainment. …
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on shifting of a “man-eater” tiger known as T24 or Ustaad, from the Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan to a zoo. The tiger, which had reportedly mauled a security guard to death earlier this month, is being sought to be shifted from …
The government is looking at amending the Wildlife Protection Act to bring conservation breeding centres, like zoos and rescue centres, under it. CBCs identify and breed threatened species to put them back in the wild, if possible. While such breeding programmes are already being run in some Indian zoos, Central …
To reintroduce captive-bred endangered animals like red panda and snow leopard into the wild, the Darjeeling zoo has now started a new breeding conservation centre for wildlife. Built in an area of five hectares inside the zoo, the centre hosts three pairs of snow leopards and two pairs of red …
A team of two members appointed by Central Zoo Authority (CZA), a statutory body under the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) monitoring zoos in the country, is expected to evaluate Maharajbagh Zoo, run by the Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), this week. CZA evaluation and monitoring officer BK Gupta …
The London Zoo is coming to the rescue of India's endangered Gir lions with a 5.7-million-pound project as part of international efforts to save the Asian breed of the big cat. The project by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) that runs London Zoo includes plans to increase the size …
A day after 22 spotted deer died at the Kanan Pendari Zoo Park in Chhattisgarh, investigations have revealed that the deaths were caused due to Anthrax bacterial infection. "Spotted deer died due Anthrax infection. Analysis of symptoms confirms that the animals were infected by bacteria called Bacillus anthracis", Principal Chief …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has rejected the Uttar Pradesh government’s proposal to construct a VVIP guest house near Mulayam Singh Yadav’s dream project – lion safari —in Etawah on grounds that the district already has three guest houses under the forest department, it is learnt. The state …
The district surveillance unit of the health department had taken note of accumulation of nullah water in the lake of the Kanpur zoo which is a breeding ground for the various bacterial diseases. The district epidemiologist (medical scientist) has been entrusted the responsibility of preparing a report regarding the prevailing …
Gem mining in Seethawaka river has been taken over by the Sri Lankan government, National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA). According to Director General Janaka Udaya Kumara, this decision was taken to prevent illegal gem mining in the Thalduwa area of Seethawaka river. Read more in this October 2013 edition …
Nandankan zoo came out almost unscathed in the cyclone Phailin on Saturday, zoo authorities said on Sunday. It will reopen on Monday. "There was no death or injury to any caged animal or bird. There was no escape either. Though we generally remain closed on Monday, we will reopen it …
The Madhya Pradesh government's overdrive to get white tigers from Odisha has caused concern among the wildlife lobby. The undue hurry - to beat the deadline before the code of conduct for state election comes into force - is driven by the political leadership's urge to win votes in Rewa …
Lucknow: Lucknow zoo authorities are yet to control the reasons taking a toll on the lives of blackbucks. On Tuesday, another of the specie died in the zoo taking the total toll to 18. The female blackbuck was under supervision as it was not keeping well for the past two …
BHUBANESWAR: The breeding of white-backed vulture has seen no progress in the past one and a half years despite the opening of a breeding centre at Nandankanan zoo. The authorities cited difficulties in getting stock of such vultures to start breeding. The zoo, which is a nodal centre for conservation …
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) will launch a five-year plan for conservation breeding of endangered species in the zoological parks of North-Eastern and Eastern zone States. It was revealed at a four-day workshop organised by Nandankanan Zoological Park in collaboration with CZA on Monday. The workshop brought together about 35 …
Toll Touches 17 In City Zoo The oft-repeated claim of Lucknow zoo authorities of having in place a crisis control mechanism appears hollow. The state government's bounty of Rs 20 crore given to the zoo this year could do nothing to save the lives of blackbucks and the state zoos …
Most Of The Dead Are Sub-Adult Females Lucknow: On Thursday, another blackbuck died at Lucknow zoo taking the toll to 14. Though zoo has started putting control measures in place, the disturbing toll over the last few years has made experts feel the need for a detailed study on the …
KANPUR: Taking cognizance of a TOI report published on August 20, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Saturday asked the state government to re-examine the plan to launch a toy train in Kanpur zoo as it would entail cutting 241 trees. The ministry also ordered the Central Zoo …
KANPUR: The voice for saving green trees, including valuable Neem and Sheesham, from being cut for the project of toy train in Kanpur zoo is getting stronger. People including nature lovers, wildlife enthusiasts, bird watchers and city denizens do not want a toy train for the entertainment of children at …
