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Animal Safari Scare: Bear Attacks Safari Bus Inside Nandankanan Zoo In Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Nandankanan Zoo Deputy Director Sanjeet Kumar informed that the engine of the train caught fire after the 4 pm ride following which it was stopped to avoid any mishap.

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.

A rare case of animal conflict was recently witnessed at Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar. Recently, a python snake and white female tigress of the zoo named Rupa came face to face inside the tiger enclosure at the zoo.

Terror pervaded the entire Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar after a Royal Bengal Tiger escaped from fence inside tiger safari on Thursday

The famous Nandanakanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar is set to throw its gates open for visitors from Tuesday (August 3) after remaining off-limits to the public for three months in the wake of the surge in cases of Covid-19.

Bhubaneswar: With intense heat wave conditions prevailing across Odisha, the authorities of Nandankanan Zoological Park have come up with special measures to keep the animals ‘cool’ this summer. Almost all enclosures at the zoo are now covered with hay stacks and proper water facilities have been made inside the enclosures to keep the animals hydrated. […]

Bhubaneswar: Incessant rains since the last week have wreaked havoc at Nandankanan here forcing the authorities to discontinue safari and boating services at the zoological park. The heavy rain has choked the drainage system of the zoo and resulted in waterlogging of the animal park. While tiger, deer, ostrich and bird enclosures have been submerged […]

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: Tigress ‘Ankita’ had a perfect birthday as she delivered two cubs at Nandankanan Zoological Park on Friday . The zoo authorities informed that Ankita delivered the cubs in enclosure No. 28 C at around 10:12 pm and 10:40 pm yesterday. The number of tiger population at the zoo has reached 26 including eight white […]

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: The Nandankanan Zoo authorities are now upbeat to welcome a new member after Sloth bear ‘Liza’ gave birth to a cub inside the bear safari today. As Liza was last spotted with her newborn, the authorities have decided to close the bear safari for visitors from tomorrow onwards for the safety and security of […]

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 Zoo in Bhubaneswar faced a tough time as the bus carrying them to the Lion Safari got stuck in mud for around 30 minutes today. On receiving information, the zoo authorities sent another bus into the Lion Safari and rescued the visitors. Nandankanan deputy director Jayant Kumar Das said, “It […]

Bhubaneswar: Tigress Megha was injured after she reportedly jumped the enclosure and picked up a fight with another female tigress Bijaya and her two cubs- Sahil and Adyasha inside Nandankanan zoo on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Megha, who was inside enclosure no 31-A, is suspected to have eventually climbed a 15-foot fence to […]