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 …
MUMBAI: Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh has written to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan supporting the efforts to save the botanical garden in Veermata Jijabai Udyan. "The proposal to convert this historical botanical garden into an international standard zoo is ill-advised as it will gravely endanger the 150-year-old garden," he wrote, …
Tree-felling will not be allowed during the Byculla Zoo renovation, Municipal Commissioner Subodh Kumar said on Tuesday, even as he approved a significantly-altered revamp plan for the zoo. The civic chief, who visited the zoo on Tuesday along with senior civic officials, has asked the BMC to submit a fresh …
BHUBANESWAR: The Nandankanan Zoological Park is all set to add to its exhibits. The zoo has planned to bring in at least five different species of endangered animals in an exchange programme. From primates to stumptailed macaques, the premier zoo has asked for at least a dozen of new animals …
Karnataka will soon come up with a world-class zoo near heritage site Hampi by relocating the Bellary zoo, officials said. The zoo in Bellary would be relocated to a new site, next to Hampi, in Kamalapura reserve forest in Hospet Taluk as conditions for animals and birds are not ideal …
In a desperate bid to push through its Rs. 600-crore zoo modernisation project, the BMC has proposed an ingenious plan of allowing people inside cages at the Veer Jijamata Bhosale Udyan on weekends when animals are in the holding cages. This will be done to give botany students access to …
A post-graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to shift Delhi Zoo, located adjacent to the medieval monument of Purana Quila, to the outskirts of the Capital to provide a more congenial environment to the wild animals and birds kept there. …
Officials of Tata Steel Zoological Park and Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park, Ranchi, are keeping their fingers crossed for a green signal to a proposed collaboration that aims to boost breeding and conservation of animals at the two parks. The two zoological parks, which have shown keen interest in signing an …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Union government and the Central Zoo Authority to ensure that the transfer of two Karnataka elephants, which will be given to a German zoo in exchange for two cheetahs, is carried out in a diligent manner. They were also asked to ensure …
Goa Forest Department has begun an extensive exercise to fence the boundaries of two major wildlife sanctuaries to avoid the infiltration of wild animals into nearby localities. Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) D N F Carvalho said that the five- kilometer-long rubble wall and cattle proof trench is being constructed …
LUCKNOW: Lucknow zoo is set for a new look. The artistic benches along the pavements and bottle palms lining the roads will make the place more attractive. There is much more to come on the zoo front in the coming days. The state government has planned renovation on a bigger …
Alipurduar, Jan. 10: The forest department has written to the Central Zoo Authority for permission to breed tigers and leopards in captivity at all rescue centres and zoos across the state. Despite the CZA banning captive breeding in 2008, leopard cubs were born in a number of rescue centres across …
People in Haryana will soon be able to adopt animals and birds of their choice in the zoos of the state. The Haryana Forest and Wildlife department has chalked out an adoption plan for the birds and animals kept in the three zoos of the state
The aim of the study is to provide basic information on upkeep and healthcare of the Asiatic black bear which is necessary for upkeep & healthcare and planned conservation breeding of black bear in captivity.
Modelled after the famous Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew in London, the park which is now called Veer Jijabai Udyan is laid out in a Renaissance Axial Plan
A biodiversity report on the Byculla Gardens has said that the zone has more plant species than estimated, making it imperative that the 47-acre green lung be preserved as it is. The study commissioned by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and municipal heritage committee said that the BMC
Shoeb Khan | TNN As a harsh winter is expected this year, the Jaipur zoological garden is leaving no stone unturned to provide warmth to animals and birds. From laying bed made of grass to a complete change in diet, various measures are taken to keep their body warm. The …
HINDU/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/02/12/10 G. Mahadevan Students can study flora and fauna, collect samples and use museum library Lush green premises:Research scholars can now make field trips to the zoo and the botanical garden. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The lush green premises of the museum and zoo in the State capital may soon become a hub …
Poornima Nataraj, November 28, Mysore, DH News Service : It could be their home away from home. But for some exotic avian residents of the Mysore Zoo, there
Goa has skipped the list of States, which have benefited from the Central funds for upgradation of Zoos. As per the information released by Press Information Bureau (PIB), the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), during 11th Five Year Plan has provided a financial assistance of Rs 48.39 crores to the zoos …
