Tag: Nandankanan Zoological Park

The pachyderms are believed to have come from Athagarh forest division.

The Nandankanan Zoological Park on Friday observed World Elephant Day. A programme was organised to spread awareness about preservation and protection of the jumbos in the state.To mark the day, the zoo authorities fed sugarcane, banana, watermelon and apple among other fruits. Mahuts of elephants were felicitated in the presence of Deputy Director Sanjit Kumar of the zoo.

Carcasses of two jumbos, including a baby elephant were found near Guhalia village in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary under Nilgiri forest range of Balasore district on Sunday.

The joyride train services at Nandankanan Zoological Park which was halted resumed on Tuesday (November 16). The services were halted after it caught fire. The train will do total of 6 trips in a day ferrying around 72 persons in each trip.

After a 7-year long hiatus, the toy train ride at Nandankanan Zoological Park is set to roll out again from Friday (October 8). All possible arrangements have been made by the concerned administration for resuming the train services.

These pictures are from a lion safari at the Nandankan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. These images are from a bus which reportedly got stuck inside the zoo during a lion safari on Tuesday (September 7).

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to save vultures, the State government has set up vulture conservation and breeding centre at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here. As per reports, 12 vultures have been brought to the newly inaugurated breeding centre from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. “Vultures have been virtually wiped out from the State. Now we have […]

Bhubaneswar: Bringing cheers for wildlife lovers, white tigress Vijaya delivered two cubs today at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. Deputy Director of the zoo, Jayant Kumar Das said the white tigress delivered the first cub at 7:05 AM and the second one at 8:00 AM today. Out of two cubs, one is a white […]

Angul: After multiple failed operations, tigress Sundari was finally tranquilised by a joint team of experts from Satkosia Tiger Reserve and Nandankanan zoological park today, confirmed Principal Chief Conservator of Forests(PCCF) Sandeep Tripathy. The operation to tranquillise tigress Sundari had resumed day before yesterday with the help of kumki (trained) elephant ‘Jashoda’ brought from Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary. […]

Bhubaneswar: Five new members have joined the Nandankanan Zoo family, providing more reasons for a trip to the animal park this weekend. The new residents include a pair of Assamese Macaques, a pair of wild dogs and a female Himalayan Black Bear. The animals coming from the Aizwal Zoo in Mizoram reached Nandankanan around 9.30 […]

Bhubaneswar: One of the three injured who were rammed by a bus outside the Lion safari inside Nandankanan Zoological Park on January 3, died late Sunday night while undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. The deceased, Amiya Bharimal, was from Mahuria village in Khurda district. Bharimal along with his two friends were moving […]

Bhubaneswar: At least three visitors were injured after they were rammed by a bus outside the Lion safari inside Nandankanan Zoological Park on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar here on Wednesday. The mishap occurred between 2:30 pm and 3 pm. According to reports, the safari bus ran into a group of visitors inside the zoo after […]

Bhubaneswar: A Himalayan Black Bear enclosure was inaugurated at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar here today on the occasion of its 58th foundation day. Odisha Forest and Environment Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra inaugurated the special enclosure in presence of Sandip Tripathy, PCCF (Chief Wildlife Warden) and Sisir Kumar Acharya, Zoo director during a function at […]

Bhubaneswar: An 8-year-old male leopard died at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here on Monday morning, zoo officials informed. The leopard was brought to the Nandankanan zoo in March 2013 from Junagarh zoo in Gujarat. With the death of the animal, the number of leopard in the zoo has been reduced to seven (3 male and […]

Bhubaneswar: Visitors at the Nandankanan Zoological Park will now get to see more inmates as five new animal species have arrived from Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai under the animal exchange programme. Official sources said two Nilgiri Langurs, four white Peafowls, 10 Painted Storks and four Reticulated Pythons have been brought to Nandankan from […]