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Museums, planetarium, zoos, national parks closed in Bengal"As decided by the state government, all forest department run zoos in state, national parks and sanctuaries remain closed for public from ...
Kolkata Zoo says no to kangaroosWith the death of the lone red kangaroo in captivity in India, the Kolkata Zoo authorities have decided against keeping the pouched mammals...
Kolkata Zoo authorities decide against keeping kangaroos"We have decided that we won't bring anymore kangaroos in the near future," a West Bengal Zoo Authority official told PTI.
Population explosion at Alipore zoo in KolkataFamily planning programme has not been a success in a small pocket of Kolkata but the authorities have spotted a blessing in disguise in th...
Kolkata's Alipore Zoo has its first animal dietitianAlipore Zoo, the country's oldest formally stated zoological park, is for the first time availing the services of a dietitian for its anima...
From solitude to oblivionCritically endangered in the wild, several animals are now threatened even in zoos. Lucknow zoo has not been able to find partners for rhin...
- Animals endangered even in zoos
Animals, critically endangered in the wild, are now threatened even in zoos. Lucknow zoo could not find partners for rhino, giraffe and hoo...
More adoption schemes at Alipore zoo soonThe Alipore zoo will announce new adoption schemes immediately after the Pujas.
- Snow leopards in Kolkata en route to Hills
For a few hours on Saturday morning, Kolkata airport will pay host to two special and unusual guests.
Infosys chief 'keen' on zoo adoptionInfosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy is considering a proposal to adopt an animal at the Alipore Zoological Gardens.
- Call of the wild for zoo tiger
It's right out of the cult wildlife movie 'Born Free', where a lion cub - abandoned after its mother's death - is reared by humans and rele...
With 103 tigers, Sunderbans beats official estimatesIt's official now. Sunderbans, one of the last surviving natural tiger habitats in the world, has a minimum of 103 tigers.
- Tiger carcass found in Sunderbans
The body of a full-grown tiger was found in the Sunderbans on Sunday.
Leg injury triggers arthritis in Sunderbans tigerThe Sunderbans tiger, undergoing treatment at the Alipore Zoo, was diagnosed with osteoarthritis on Thursday.
Weak hind legs of Sunderbans tiger worry zoo officialsThe tiger captured from the Sunderbans last week is showing signs of improvement while undergoing treatment at the Alipore Zoological Garde...
Sunderbans tiger recovering at zooThe Sunderbans tiger which was brought to Alipore zoo for treatment on Thursday is doing well now. Zoo officials said the big cat, aged abo...
- Kingpin taken into police custody
One more person, suspected to be the kingpin of a racket dealing in rare animals and arrested earlier at Ajmer in Rajasthan in connection w...
Five arrested in connection with tiger killingFive persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of an adult tiger whose carcass was found floating in a river in the Sundarb...
- WB: Rescued tiger heads for new home
The Jharkhali tiger, which had been rescued from a village with one of its paws chewed off, was bundled off to the Khayerbari rescue centre.
Injured Bengal tiger recoversAnimal experts fear that letting the maimed and ageing big cat out in the wild might not be the right option because it will find it diffic...