Latest News for: Delhi zoo

Edit

Capital’s only African elephant and a tale of captivity, solitude

Hindustan Times 12 Jul 2024
Visitors to Delhi Zoo from the early 2000s till as late as 2020 recall Shankar – the lone African elephant there – as intelligent, energetic, responsive, even playful ... Shankar at the Delhi zoo.
Edit

Forest team at Delhi zoo to assess health of African elephant

Hindustan Times 08 Jul 2024
A team of experts from the Delhi forest and wildlife department on Monday visited the National Zoological Park, informally known as the Delhi zoo, to assess the health of the lone African elephant there.
Edit

African tusker in ‘musth’, Delhi zoo seeks help to sedate it

Hindustan Times 07 Jul 2024
For better upkeep of the elephant, it needs to be tranquilized,” said the letter, sent by the Delhi zoo director Sanjeet Kumar, a copy of which HT has seen ... Shankar arrived at the Delhi Zoo in 1998.
Edit

Autopsy of peacocks found dead at Delhi’s Palam airbase points towards heatstroke

Hindustan Times 03 Jul 2024
“We sent the carcasses of four dead peacocks to the Delhi zoo last week and samples of the four peacocks to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly ... On June 28, the onset of the monsoon was declared over Delhi.
Edit

Rain causes outage in Delhi zoo, power restored after 2 days

The Times of India 01 Jul 2024
Delhi Zoo faces power outage for 2 days due to heavy rain, ...
Edit

After two days, power finally restored at zoo

Hindustan Times 01 Jul 2024
Electricity supply to the National Zoological Park, Delhi, was restored on Sunday evening — two days after a power ... Delhi zoo director Sanjeet Kumar said that there was no waterlogging at present.
Edit

Rain-hit city infra yet to get back on its feet

Hindustan Times 01 Jul 2024
Delhi struggled to shrug off the bruising effects of Friday’s showers – sanitation workers fanned across the city to clear out sludge from drains; power supply at the Delhi zoo was restored on Sunday ...
Edit

Stump-tailed macaque born at zoo

The Times of India 26 Jun 2024
... this heartwarming event at the Delhi zoo.
Edit

Delhi zoo animals get special summer treatment

China Daily 20 Jun 2024
Delhi's zoo authorities are taking special care of animals through a summer care management plan amid a severe heat wave in the Indian capital ... He highlighted medical care facilities that were being provided to animals inside the zoo.
Edit

Delhi zoo to boost surveillance in animal enclosures after violent conflict between chinkaras

Deccan Herald 13 Jun 2024
Delhi Zoo, authorities have announced plans to add more CCTV cameras to animal enclosures ...
Edit

Delhi zoo transformation: New animal species; enhanced visitors' experience

Hindustan Times 08 Jun 2024
Popularly known as the Delhi Zoo, the zoological park is situated on a 176-acre site behind the historic Purana Qila and has been a prominent landmark since its inception in 1952 ... Additionally, the zoo will undergo extensive beautification efforts.
Edit

Kukrail Night Safari project approvals still awaited

Hindustan Times 07 Jun 2024
To get the green light for beginning the Kukrail Night Safari project, specific plans including land allotments, landscaping, the moving of animals, and other logistics need to be presented to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) in Delhi.
Edit

Two chinkara at Delhi zoo fight for dominance, 1 dies

Hindustan Times 04 Jun 2024
Infighting between two chinkara (Gazella bennettii) at the Delhi zoo led to the death of one, zoo officials aware of the matter said on Monday. Following the death of the antelope, the Delhi zoo is now left with eight chinkara.
×