New Delhi, March 21 A committee will be formed based on the concept of "My Zoo" to connect prominent individuals from various fields with zoos, according to officials from the Ministry of Environment.The decision was made during the 45th meeting of the Central Zoo Authority, chaired by...
Mumbai, March 12 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Thursday that the state cabinet has approved a proposal to move leopards to Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act, thereby protecting people from legal action if they kill the big cat entering human habitations.The state...
Mumbai, March 5 Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde has written a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, requesting his government to provide two pairs of Asiatic lions for the city zoo as a gesture of goodwill, officials said.In the letter written on February 25, Tawde urged the Gujarat...
New Delhi, February 24 The National Zoological Park (NZP) will receive a tiger from the Patna Zoo, and will send a white tigress along with several other species under an animal exchange scheme aimed at promoting breeding, an official said.Delhi Zoo Director Sanjeet Kumar (IFS) toldHe said...
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Jamshedpur, February 17 A pair of African lions were brought to the Jamshedpur zoo in Jharkhand from the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad as part of an animal exchange program, a statement said on Tuesday.The lion pair, named Manohar and Sridevi, is expected to be a major attraction at the...