Tag: Nandankanan

Bhubaneswar: The State government today constituted a three-member committee to investigate the death of male giraffe ‘Joy’ brought from Alipore zoo in Kolkata in Nandankanan yesterday. The committee, which will be headed by former PCCF Saroj Patnaik, has been asked to submit its report within a week. The postmortem report claimed that male giraffe ‘Joy’ […]

Bhubaneswar: The long wait for a mate for Khushi, the lone female giraffe at the Nandankana zoological park here, ended today with male giraffe ‘Joy’ arriving from the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata this morning. The five-year old giraffe, which took birth at the Alipore zoo, was brought here under the supervision of an eight-member expert […]

Bhubaneswar: Animal-lovers visiting Nandankanan Zoological Park will not able to see zebra any more there as the lone African animal died here this morning after suffering from rheumatic fever for long.

It has been exactly one year since a wild tiger sneaked into Nanandankanan zoo and has been held in captivity since then......

Bhubaneswar: Friday morning turned a nightmare for two families in the city after coming face to face with armed miscreants, who not only snatched their ornaments but injured five persons during the loot bids. While one incident was reported from Sailashree Vihar, the other took place in the vicinity of Nandankanan. In Sailashree Vihar incident, […]

Bhubaneswar: The fury unleashed by cyclone Fani has not only affected human lives but also wildlife and forest cover leaving a devastating trail. “Nearly 80 per cent of the forest cover has been destroyed in cyclone Fani and the estimated loss will be in crores. Many animals fled to take shelter in nearby villages,” said […]

Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) and Botanical Garden in the State Capital city of Odisha will remain closed for visitors for the second time in just over a year…

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan zoo on the outskirts of the capital city is among the major tourist attractions of the state. Carved out of the Chandaka forest its natural surroundings draw a lot of people who want to see wild animals in an environment that does not make them look like the members of […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking the toll to 4, another female elephant ‘Gauri’ succumbed to EEHV (Elephant Endotheliotrophic Herpes Virus) attack while undergoing intensive treatment at Nandankanan Zoological Park Friday night. Reportedly after contracting the virus, Gauri was kept in isolation as a precautionary measure while her health condition was being monitored on every 12-hour basis. She was […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of series of elephant deaths in the past one month due to spread of herpes virus at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in the capital city, a white tiger named ‘Subhranshu’ has been taken ill in the zoo. According to sources, the five-year-old white tiger has reportedly fallen sick since Sunday […]

Keonjhar: Amidst the outbreak of herpes virus at Nandankan Zoo in Bhubaneswar, a sick elephant was spotted by a team of forest officials at Sumath village under Bansapal block in Keonjhar district yesterday. The forest officials of the Bhuyan-Juanga-Pidha forest range are now guarding the elephant and monitoring its health condition as the reason behind […]

By Ashutosh Mishra London: London zoo is a must-do for anyone visiting the city. Spread over 36 acres this oldest scientific zoo of the world houses some of the most exotic and endangered animal species. There are giant gorillas, okapis ( a cross between a giraffe and a zebra), sloths and gibbons. I saw a […]

Bhubaneswar: An old age lion named ‘Pichhan’ passed away today at the Nandankana Zoological Park in the outskirts of the capital city. Zoo authorities said the big cat died of old age complicacies. Pichhan was brought from Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat on March 23, 2013 to renew the declining population of the lions at the […]

Bhubaneswar: A leopard died at Nandankanan Zoological Park on Monday following which the number of leopards at the zoo came down to six including four male and two female. As per Nandankanan authorities, the 14-year-old leopard named “Barsa” breathed her last yesterday. She was suffering from recurrent rectal prolapse since August, 2019. After going through […]

Bhubaneswar: The New Year has brought more joy for wildlife lovers in the State with white tigress Sneha giving birth to two cubs at Nandankanan Zoological Park on Wednesday night. Zoo authorities said tigress Sneha gave birth to the first cub at around 3.38 AM and later delivered another baby at 5.44 AM under CCTV […]