Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated and laid foundation stones of six development projects worth about Rs 100 crore in Dehra assembly constituency of Kangra district on Tuesday.
Speaking to ANI, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Vikas Yadav said that the zoo had sent 34 samples for testing 10 days ago, out of which five were confirmed positive for H5N1. Fresh samples will be sent again for further testing.
As per an official statement, the zoo has taken scientific biosafety measures and carried out disinfection, and started serosurveillance to map the animal's antibody levels against infectious disease.
All zoos and safari parks in Uttar Pradesh have been temporarily closed as a precautionary measure after a tigress named 'Shakti' died of Avian influenza at the Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan Zoological Park in Gorakhpur.
The Uttar Pradesh government ordered the closure of Etawah Lion Safari and zoos in Lucknow, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur for seven days after bird flu was confirmed in a dead tigress at Gorakhpur's Shaheed Ashfaqulla Khan Zoological Park.
Alipore Zoo in Kolkata has made special arrangements to keep animals cool during the current hot conditions in several parts of the country. Alipore Zoological Park authorities have come up with special arrangements like air coolers and water sprinkling system for providing comfort zone to a
While reviewing the various schemes and projects of the Forest Department here today, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed to rope in the Mahila Mandals and Yuvak Mandals, Self Help Groups and Panchayats to enhance and conserve the forest cover in the State.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday inaugurated the Elephant Rescue Center at Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological Park in Gorakhpur and said that we can maintain balance by establishing coordination with nature.
According to an official release, this technology can effectively clean dirty pond water by eliminating algae and similar growths. It is being tested in the zoo for the first time as a 15-day trial. If successful, it will be used in the zoo.
Special arrangements like water sprinklers are being used in the Delhi Zoo to mitigate the effects of air pollution and to ensure that the wild animals do not face any problems.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Wednesday said that the upcoming 'Durgesh Aranya Zoological Park' Bankhandi in Dehra assembly constituency of Kangra district would become India's first zoo to receive certification from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for its sus
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 in National Zoological Park, New Delhi, and was brought to Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.