MUMBAI: Prominent environmental groups in the city will meet on Thursday to protest against the redevelopment plan for Jijamata Udyan, which they say will destroy the zoo's heritage botanical garden. The masterplan for the redevelopment of the Byculla Zoo is currently awaiting the approval of the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC).
TIRUCHI: The Forest Department has incorporated additional requirements in the comprehensive master plan chalked out for the proposed zoological park at M. R. Palayam Reserve Forest, a few km from the city.
An interview with Bal Mukund Arora, the first veterinarian to be appointed wildlife epidemiologist in India. In his three decades at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute at Izzatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, he founded a centre for wildlife diseases. He has recently published the country
Jamshedpur, Mar 9: After the death of two leopards during the flash floods last year, Tata Steel Zoological Park is better prepared for the coming monsoon this time round.
MYSORE, DHNS: An African female elephant housed at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysore died on Monday. She was 44 years and one of the oldest inmates of the zoo.
Cash-starved Jharkhand zoo offers animals for adoption Birsa Munda Zoological Park at Ormanjhi in Jharkhand too has launched an animal adoption scheme. The state government recently came up with the plan saying it has exhausted all funds for the upkeep of the zoo. Individuals and corporates can adopt a single animal or an entire cage. Donations will be sent to state treasury.
The concept of zoos has undergone a sea change in the past couple of decades. Zoos are no longer meant to serve as showpieces, exhibiting wildlife in confinement. Rather, these are supposed to serve long-term needs of conservation by facilitating research on diverse aspects of wildlife and their management.
