Zoos

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the running of Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, 16/08/2022

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 …

43 animals died in Delhi zoo in Sept: Ramesh tells House

At least 43 animals, including several black bucks, died in Delhi Zoo in September this year and most of the deaths were due to consumption of contaminated water, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Zoo warms up to welcome winged visitors

New Delhi: The 2010 Commonwealth Games is over. But another set of foreign visitors will be flying in shortly to the capital. Like every winter, the city

Jairam Ramesh cancels Central Zoo Authority meeting in city

Pune Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has cancelled his visit to Pune to chair the meeting of Central Zoo Authority (CZA) at Rajiv Gandhi zoological park and research centre citing

State allots Rs 1,500cr for state zoos: Minister

Oct. 5: The minister for forests and environment, Mr P. Ramachandra Reddy, said that the state government has earmarked Rs 1,500 crore for the development of three zoos at Hyderabad, Tirupati and Visakhapatnam and a new zoo at Warangal. Addressing a meeting in the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park with animal …

One more Royal Bengal tiger dies in Bangalore zoo

Minchu, the tigress at Bannerghatta Biological Park which was in critical condition due to kidney infection following the salmonella bacterial infection died on Tuesday morning. The tiger which developed infection on September 17 along with other tigers died due to renal failure and jaundice as per the post mortem reports …

Now its turn of Cheetals Sewage water in zoo spreads infection

The Zoo authorities seem to be in deep slumber even after the death of 18 Blackbucks reportedly due to severe intestinal infection. It appears that after Blackbucks, now it

Threat to painted storks in Delhi Zoo

New Delhi: Even as deaths of Blackbucks due to consumption of polluted water continue unabated in Delhi Zoo, sewage discharged from a nearby drain to a water body in its premises poses a similar threat to some of its other inhabitants

Delhi zoo storks too face threat

The zoo authorities feel that after the death of blackbucks in Delhi zoo due to consumption of polluted water, there was danger to birds such as painted storks, an endangered species. Following a visit to the zoo in August, a two-member committee had warned that these birds could be in …

Imphal zoo on a high over state bird find

- Announcement of cash reward helps trace nongin in Ukhrul district of Manipur Imphal, Sept. 30: Manipur wildlife officials

Buck deaths continue; 1 more succumbs to poisoned water

Another blackbuck death has been reported from the National Zoological Park in the city on Thursday, taking the toll to 13. According to zoo officials, blackbucks are still dying due to severe infection in their intestines caused by consumption of sewage water. However, the authorities added that there is no …

Minister takes stock of things at Delhi Zoo

Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: A week after 18 black bucks at Delhi Zoo died of intestinal infection and consequent haemorrhage, raising the toll for the month to over 30, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh visited the zoo on Wednesday and inspected various enclosures.

Sewer water continues to put blackbucks life at stake

After the death of 10 blackbucks, the lives of rest 73 blackbucks in the National Zoological Park in the national Capital are in danger. Due to the consumption of polluted water, the blackbucks are suffering from severe toxemia and intestinal infection. Till now, the zoo authorities have not shifted the …

Wild breeding for red panda

Darjeeling, Sept. 27: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park has decided to conduct the breeding of red pandas in the natural habitats to make the endangered species more adaptable in the wild before their release in forest. A.K. Jha, director of the zoo, said:

10 blackbucks die at zoo after drinking contaminated water

Ten blackbucks, also known as Krishna Mrigam, died at the Delhi Zoo over this weekend after drinking contaminated water as a result of the backflow from the flooded Yamuna into a zoo drain near the enclosure of the protected species. According to zoo director A K Agnihotri, the deaths were …

Baby crocodiles go missing at Chhatbir

Fifteen baby crocodiles born at Chhatbir Zoological Park three months ago have gone missing under mysterious circumstances over a couple of weeks. Earlier, the authorities had been doubting that the only male crocodile at the zoo may have eaten the hatchlings, but after the zoo officials noticed one of the …

Experts visit Byculla Zoo to take stock of makeover plan

Mumbai Nine months after the Central zoo Authority gave its final approval to the Rs 433-crore Byculla zoo makeover, two CZA experts visited the zoo last week to take stock of the redevelopment plan, zoo officials said on Thursday. The project, which was passed by the CZA in November 2009, …

Zoo steps up conservation gear - Tata park to tie up with UK-based Chester for vet facility upgrade

Jamshedpur, Sept. 12: In a major step towards wildlife conservation, Tata Steel Zoological Park is eyeing an alliance with Chester Zoo, UK, which is known to thrive on the mantra of a sustainable natural world through concerted efforts. Tata zoo authorities have already approached the North of England Zoological Society, …

Asiatic lions, iguanas, emus to come to Kolkata zoo

Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Asiatic lions, iguanas and emus will be seen among the animals housed at the Alipore Zoological Gardens here in a little more than a fortnight, and a consignment of kangaroos and zebras may not be far behind, officials told The Hindu on Friday. 

National studbook of Indian wild ass

Indian wild ass, an equid species inhabits the saline-arid region of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. The species is increasingly threatened by developmental activities leading to habitat loss and fragmentation. It is currently listed as endangered in the IUCN red list of threatened species and in Schedule I of …

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