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...
11 Dec, 2015, 09.53 PM IST
Jumbos in Alipore Zoo will not have to joust for space anymoreThe State Zoo Authority has decided to remodel the elephants’ enclosure in the zoo by increasing its area almost by double so that its two ...
07 Sep, 2015, 04.05 AM IST
Swraj Paul may adopt Alipore zooKolkata zoo may soon have a NRI caretaker — billionaire industrialist Lord Swraj Paul.
30 Jul, 2015, 07.11 AM IST
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...
18 May, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
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...
22 Sep, 2014, 03.19 AM IST
- 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...
17 Sep, 2014, 02.06 PM IST
More adoption schemes at Alipore zoo soonThe Alipore zoo will announce new adoption schemes immediately after the Pujas.
10 Sep, 2014, 11.22 AM IST
- 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.
05 Oct, 2013, 04.59 AM IST
Infosys chief 'keen' on zoo adoptionInfosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy is considering a proposal to adopt an animal at the Alipore Zoological Gardens.
03 Aug, 2013, 01.01 AM IST
- View zoo tigers through glass wall at Alipore Zoo
Visitors will no longer have to peek through railings and cages to catch a glimpse of the Royal Bengal tiger at the Alipore Zoo.
26 Jul, 2013, 03.16 AM IST
- Land boost to tiger rescue centre at Sunderbans
The state on Friday said the full-fledged work on the 100-acre plot at Sunderbans' Jharkhali for a tiger rescue centre would start soon as ...
23 Feb, 2013, 03.00 AM IST
Leg injury triggers arthritis in Sunderbans tigerThe Sunderbans tiger, undergoing treatment at the Alipore Zoo, was diagnosed with osteoarthritis on Thursday.
19 Oct, 2012, 01.59 AM IST
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...
29 Jul, 2012, 05.55 AM IST
- 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...
07 Sep, 2009, 07.44 PM IST
- Zoos have become 'death traps' for animals: PETA
Concerned over theft of eight rare species of Brazilian monkeys (marmosets) from Alipore zoo, an international animal rights organisation a...
11 Aug, 2009, 04.53 PM IST
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...
09 Oct, 2008, 12.31 PM IST
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...
25 Feb, 2008, 05.35 AM IST