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 bucks to a safer enclosure.
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.
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 caused by the combined result of a blocked drain and Yamuna water that flowed into the zoo, bringing back
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, has been held up for a final approval from the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee.
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, which operates Chester.
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.
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 the Wildlife protection Act of India (1972).
