Rajiv Gandhi zoo masterplan in the works despite Covid interruption
3 years, 7 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi zoo masterplan in the works despite Covid interruption

Hindustan Times  

The master plan for redevelopment of the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park and Wildlife Research Centre has been put to work in phase one and two simultaneously but has fallen behind schedule due to restrictions imposed by Covid-19. Rainbow formed from sprinkler water sprays and sunlight as lion Pawan sits in an enclosure at Rajiv Gandhi Zoo, Katraj in Pune, May 5, 2021. PMC approved the plan to develop a new ecosystem making use of the unused land existing in the 130 acres which will house 10 new exotic species, reptiles and mammals in the next three years. The second phase of the plan was to develop the Katraj lake post desilting into a roosting ground to attract migratory and local birds by creating small islands in the lake,” said Rajkumar Jadhav, director of Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park and Wildlife Research Centre.

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Zoo Winter Management Plan: A Comprehensive Approach to Ensure Animal Comfort
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Zoo Winter Management Plan: A Comprehensive Approach to Ensure Animal Comfort

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Zoo prepares a detailed winter management plan for different species. The plan focuses on incorporating seasonal fruits and vegetables, and making infrastructure changes such as creating special temporary shelters to keep out the cold, installing heaters, thatch covers to block winds and dehumidifiers.

Hyderabad zoo gets new animals in exchange programme
5 months, 1 week ago

Hyderabad zoo gets new animals in exchange programme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Nehru Zoological Park entered into an animal exchange programme with the Kanpur Zoological Park to diversify and improve the bloodlines of their animal populations. As part of the exchange programme, the Nehru zoological sent a tiger, two male and two female red-eared slider turtles, a male and a female sloth bears, two male and two female four-horned antelopes, …

Bengaluru welcomes you to the largest leopard safari in India
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengaluru welcomes you to the largest leopard safari in India

The Hindu  

South India’s first and the country’s largest leopard safari was inaugurated by Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre on Wednesday at the Bannerghatta Biological Park. The officials added that owing to increasing human-animal conflict in recent times, the park receives many leopard cubs rescued across the State. The officials added that four acres within the safari area have been separated, using a …

Delhi zoo deploys coolers, sprinklers to help animals beat the heat
7 months ago

Delhi zoo deploys coolers, sprinklers to help animals beat the heat

Hindustan Times  

The National Zoological Park in Delhi has taken an array of measures, from installing water coolers outside bear and lion enclosures to deploying water sprinklers for elephants and deer, to help animals and birds beat the heat as mercury levels continue to soar in the Capital. An official at the zoo, under the condition of anonymity, said they have implemented …

Two tiger cubs to be put up in Delhi zoo enclosures
1 year ago

Two tiger cubs to be put up in Delhi zoo enclosures

Hindustan Times  

The two Royal Bengal tiger cubs born at the Delhi Zoo in May this year will likely be released into the animal enclosure for public viewing on Tuesday, according to Delhi zoo officials aware of the matter. Officials said the last time a Royal Bengal tiger cub was born at the zoo was on January 16, 2005, making it nearly …

Royal Bengal tiger couple, toy train newest additions to Chhatbir zoo
1 year, 2 months ago

Royal Bengal tiger couple, toy train newest additions to Chhatbir zoo

Hindustan Times  

A Royal Bengal tiger and tigress and an electric toy train are the latest attractions for visitors to Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, said Punjab forest and wildlife minister Lal Chand Kataruchak while inaugurating the state-level National Wildlife Week 2023 at the zoo on Wednesday. A Royal Bengal tiger and tigress and an electric toy train are the latest attractions for …

Byculla Zoo spends ₹20 crore on empty cages
1 year, 3 months ago

Byculla Zoo spends ₹20 crore on empty cages

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan or the Byculla Zoo has spent nearly ₹20 crore on enclosures, of which ₹8.25 crore for lions, ₹7.15 crore for Indian boars or wild dogs, and ₹3.82 crore for otters, states an RTI application. The lion enclosure has been ready for more than two years, and a lion exchange programme was almost confirmed from …

Lioness from Junagadh re-located to Vizag zoo
1 year, 4 months ago

Lioness from Junagadh re-located to Vizag zoo

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The animal exchange programme between Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in Visakhapatnam and Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden in Gujarat has started successfully with the arrival of a lioness here from the wildlife facility in Junagadh in the late hours of Friday. The exchange programme involves the re-location of a two-and-a-half-year-old lioness from Sakkarbaug zoo to IGZP and in return a pair …

Andhra Pradesh: Locals find four tiger cubs in Nandyal district, inform forest officials- WATCH
1 year, 9 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Locals find four tiger cubs in Nandyal district, inform forest officials- WATCH

India TV News  

Residents of Pedda Gummadapuram village in the Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh on Monday found four tiger cubs and shifted them to a safe place. Arrangements for protection of wildlife In a crucial development in the direction of protecting wildlife habitats, a Supreme Court-constituted panel on February 7 asked the Union Environment Ministry to amend or withdraw the guidelines related to …

Hyderabad Zoo gets a new addition, an Asiatic lion cub
2 years, 2 months ago

Hyderabad Zoo gets a new addition, an Asiatic lion cub

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Nehru Zoological Park on Thursday announced an addition to its Asiatic Lions population with the introduction of a six-month-old female cub, taking their number to 12. The announcement about the cub, as well as it being named Adhiti at a ceremony in the zoo was made as part of the 68th Vanya Prani Saptah and the 59th Zoo …

Big cats\' count on the rise in Amrabad
2 years, 2 months ago

Big cats\' count on the rise in Amrabad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Amrabad tiger reserve, the second largest protected area for the country’s flagship predator species, is witnessing a tiger population boom of sorts, if the preliminary numbers of the big cats counted during the recently concluded tiger estimation exercise are anything to go by. This year, with 21 individual tigers identified through camera trap images in the reserve, and …

All lions in Nehru zoo park, except two, are healthy: Dobriyal
2 years, 3 months ago

All lions in Nehru zoo park, except two, are healthy: Dobriyal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Nehru Zoological Park, one of the biggest zoos in the country, has all of its lions healthy, with the exception of two lions who are receiving treatment, according to principal chief conservator of forests R. M. Dobriyal in response to a tweet from minister K. T. Rama Rao. The lions in the zoo, with the exception of two, …

Odisha's Nandankanan Zoo plans to rewild captive-born tigers in order to increase their numbers in forests
2 years, 4 months ago

Odisha's Nandankanan Zoo plans to rewild captive-born tigers in order to increase their numbers in forests

Firstpost  

Rewilding is a conservation strategy used to promote biodiversity in an area by reintroducing plant and animal species that have been decreased mainly because of humans Bhubaneswar: The authorities of Odisha’s Nandankanan Zoo have said they have prepared a roadmap to rewild captive-born tigers in order to increase their number in the state’s forests. On the occasion of International Tiger …

Pune’s Rajiv Gandhi zoo gets new cat complex and giant Indian squirrel complex
3 years, 5 months ago

Pune’s Rajiv Gandhi zoo gets new cat complex and giant Indian squirrel complex

Hindustan Times  

In a treat for visitors whenever the zoo opens its doors following the state orders, the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park and Wildlife Research Centre on Wednesday officially inaugurated a cat complex and a Giant Indian Squirrel complex within its premises. MNS president Raj Thackeray visited the new cat complex at Rajiv Gandhi zoo, on Wednesday. Sharing further details, Dr Rajkumar …

Chennai: Lions at Arignar Anna Zoological Park infected with Delta variant of Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Chennai: Lions at Arignar Anna Zoological Park infected with Delta variant of Covid-19

India Today  

Nine lions housed at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai tested positive for Covid-19 on June 3. As per the results of genome sequencing done at NIHSAD, Bhopal, all four samples were infected with the Delta or B.1.617.2 variant of Covid-19. Analysis of the sequences shows that all four sequences belong to Pangolin lineage B.1.617.2 and are of the …

Another lion dies at Chennai zoo due to Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Another lion dies at Chennai zoo due to Covid-19

India Today  

A male lion in Vandalur zoo on the outskirts of Chennai died due to Covid-19 on Wednesday morning. According to a press release issued by the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, the lion died on June 16 around 10:15 am. According to a press release issued by Vandalur Zoo on May 26, five lions housed in the Safari Park Area …

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus
3 years, 6 months ago

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus

Hindustan Times  

The samples of seven Royal Bengal tigers and five other big cats at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park here have tested negative for Covid-19, a senior zoo official said on Saturday. Representational: The animals whose samples were tested include tigers Java, Malik, Gauri, Laxmi, Saraswati and Kavery, The samples of tiger Shiva, which had died on June 3 following prolonged …

After tiger's death at Ranchi zoo, 12 big cats in the clear after negative Covid tests
3 years, 6 months ago

After tiger's death at Ranchi zoo, 12 big cats in the clear after negative Covid tests

India Today  

The samples of seven Royal Bengal tigers and five other big cats at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Ranchi have tested negative for Covid-19, a senior zoo official said on Saturday. The felines' samples were sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh amid reports of several big cats in captivity testing positive for the …

Infected Asiatic lion on antibiotic regimen; TN CM visits zoo
3 years, 6 months ago

Infected Asiatic lion on antibiotic regimen; TN CM visits zoo

India TV News  

The infected Asiatic lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, popularly known as Vandalur zoo here, have been quarantined and on a regimen of antibiotics and other prophylactic drugs. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, who visited the zoo on Sunday and took stock of the situation, directed the officials of Environment & Forest department and the facility to provide …

All Felines in Ranchi Zoo Put to Covid-19 Test Post Tiger Shiva's Death
3 years, 6 months ago

All Felines in Ranchi Zoo Put to Covid-19 Test Post Tiger Shiva's Death

News 18  

All 21 felines in Jharkhand’s Ranchi Zoo – right from 1.3 years tiger cubs to 14-year-old Mallik – are undergoing Covid-19 test to rule out chances of infection in the wake of death of tiger Shiva down with fever for three days, an official said Saturday. The decision for mandatory Covid-19 test of felines was taken amid coronavirus scare though …

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death
3 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death

India Today  

All 21 felines in Jharkhand's Ranchi Zoo - right from 1.3 years tiger cubs to 14-year-old Mallik- are undergoing Covid-19 test to rule out chances of infection in the wake of death of tiger Shiva down with fever for three days, an official said Saturday. The decision for mandatory Covid test of felines was taken amid coronavirus scare though 10-year-old …

All 8 Covid-19 positive Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo recover
3 years, 6 months ago

All 8 Covid-19 positive Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo recover

India Today  

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park, who had tested positive for Covid-19, have recovered and are being considered negative now. "According to the Covid-19 protocol, the lions are being considered negative for the virus, as the infection was detected more than 14 days ago," The News Minute quoted officials as saying. On May 4, India Today had reported …

After Hyderabad, lion tests positive for Covid-19 in Jaipur zoo
3 years, 7 months ago

After Hyderabad, lion tests positive for Covid-19 in Jaipur zoo

India Today  

A lion, named Tripur, living in Jaipur zoo, tested positive for Covid-19, Indian Veterinary Research Institute officials said here on Wednesday. While Tripur was positive for SARS-CoV-2 that causes Covid-19, the sample reports of a panther, a white tiger and a lioness from Jaipur, were inconclusive, IVRI Joint Director K P Singh said, adding there was a need to resample …

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Two lionesses have tested positive for COVID-19 at Etawah Safari Park in Uttar Pradesh. The possibility of animals contracting Covid-19 first came to light when a four-year-old female tiger ‘Nadia’ & six others tested positive at Bronx Zoo in New York City in April last year. It is believed that Covid-19 is a zoonotic disease, meaning it came to humans …

Endangered Asiatic Lions in India Are Thriving Now After Beating Deadly Virus That Killed Many
3 years, 10 months ago

Endangered Asiatic Lions in India Are Thriving Now After Beating Deadly Virus That Killed Many

News 18  

Three years after a deadly virus struck India’s endangered Asiatic lions in their last remaining natural habitat, conservationists are hunting for new homes to help booming prides roam free. “We vaccinated the lions in captivity and successfully controlled the disease and no new outbreak has been observed,” Vasavada said, adding that park rangers were still closely monitoring their health. A …

From 8,000 in 2014, India's Leopard Population Increased to Over 12,000 in 2018: Javadekar
4 years ago

From 8,000 in 2014, India's Leopard Population Increased to Over 12,000 in 2018: Javadekar

News 18  

India’s leopard population increased to over 12,000 in 2018 from around 8,000 in 2014, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said Monday, asserting the rise in their numbers coming on the heels of similar reports on tigers, lions, shows the country is protecting its ecology and biodiversity well. Releasing the Status of Leopards in India 2018′ report, the minister said, the leopard …

SBI Adopts 15 Tigers in Hyderabad Zoo for 9th Year in a Row
4 years, 1 month ago

SBI Adopts 15 Tigers in Hyderabad Zoo for 9th Year in a Row

News 18  

The State Bank of India, Hyderabad Circle, has come forward to adopt 15 tigers at Nehru Zoological Park here for one year. Sobha thanked Mishra for showing a great gesture towards Wildlife Conservation by adopting of 15 Tigers at Nehru Zoological Park for the consecutive ninth year. Mishra said that SBI is playing vital role in the conservation of tigers …

Bengal Safari and 12 other zoological parks in West Bengal throw their gates open for visitors amid Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Bengal Safari and 12 other zoological parks in West Bengal throw their gates open for visitors amid Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Gates of the Bengal Safari Park - the only one of its kind in the state nestling on the outskirts of Siliguri - were opened for visitors on Friday, along with the other 12 zoological parks of the state. Bengal safari resumes, eyes on safety amid Covid-19 This comes after the forest department had last week, made the decision to …

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