Tigress gives birth to three cubs in Tripura Zoo for the first time in 53 yearsSepahijala Zoo in Tripura celebrates the birth of three tiger cubs. This is a historic event for the 53-year-old sanctuary. Tripura Chief M...
24 May, 2025, 06.26 PM IST
As Moo Deng’s popularity skyrockets, Thailand’s baby hippo endures harassment from zoo visitorsMoo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, has gained global fame but faces troubling behaviour from visitors. Reports of people ...
17 Sep, 2024, 10.11 AM IST
St. Louis Zoo's elephant 'Rani' dies after a dog enters restricted areaA 27-year-old female Asian elephant named Rani tragically passed away at the St. Louis Zoo in Missouri after collapsing due to a disturbanc...
19 Oct, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till 19 July; announces further relaxationsHotels, tea shops, bakeries, roadside shops, and snack shops can now function with 50% of customers till 9pm, while schools, colleges, thea...
10 Jul, 2021, 02.13 PM IST
No curbs for those on vote counting work on May 2: Tamil Nadu govtThough a full lockdown shall be enforced on all Sundays without any relaxations, there shall be no restrictions for those connected to the ...
29 Apr, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
Red Fort shut for public till January 26 after sample of dead crow tests positive for bird fluOn Saturday, samples from a dead owl in the Delhi zoo had tested positive for avian influenza.
19 Jan, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
No scientific report of bird flu transmission to humans; states shouldn't curb poultry sales: GirirajBriefing reporters, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Giriraj Singh said there have been no scientific reports on transm...
11 Jan, 2021, 05.59 PM IST
Bird flu: Centre directs zoos to submit daily report to Central Zoo AuthorityThe CZA, under the environment ministry, issued an office memorandum directing management of all zoos to strengthen surveillance and aviary...
10 Jan, 2021, 06.09 PM IST
David Attenborough urges people to donate and save Zoological Society of LondonThe 94-year-old naturalist said that the conservation charity behind two leading British zoos is now itself at risk of extinction.
09 Jul, 2020, 09.04 AM 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
Karnataka proposes twinning of Hampi with Machu PicchuThe initiative includes free entry at Hampi for the tourists who have visited Machu Picchu.
28 Aug, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Why PM Modi left horse 'Kanthaka' in MongoliaThe ministry of environment and forests restricts India from gifting animals to any country and also from transferring such gifts from fore...
28 May, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
- Allow stray tiger to mate in zoo, experts say
Wildlife experts have criticized the state government for preventing a tiger, which strayed into Nandankanan on April 30 last year, from ma...
15 Feb, 2014, 12.54 AM IST
From fake electronics to fake lions, museums; Chinese counterfeit industry has come a full circleThis April, a report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said that China was the source of about 67% of counterfeit goods seized globally.
17 Aug, 2013, 04.41 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
- Mafatlal to sell leased land, earn 1,000 crore
Mafatlal Industries is expected to get over Rs 1,000 crore by selling off a prime seven-acre plot kissing the Byculla zoo.
18 Sep, 2010, 11.39 AM IST
- Elephants to be banished from all zoos
In fact, elephants will no longer be seen in any zoo or circus in the country after the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) issued a notice on Mond...
12 Nov, 2009, 01.08 AM IST