Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Tiger reserves, sanctuaries, national parks and zoos in Uttarakhand will remain closed till March 31 in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, state government officials said.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 16 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus scare, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday has ordered the closure of all zoos in the state till March 31.
Simferopol [Russia], Aug 4 (Sputnik/ANI): The Director of Crimea's Taigan and Skazka zoos, Oleg Zubkov, on Sunday said that the parks are ready to accept animals from Siberian forests, which are engulfed in heavy wildfires.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 30 (ANI): The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday decided to revert to the earlier system of depositing revenue collected from the sale of entry tickets and other sources in all zoos of the state into the Punjab Zoos Development Society (PZDS) account.
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 14 (ANI): Zoos have always fascinated people! But a new study reveals that petting zoos could be adverse, as they create a reservoir of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, which leads to highly virulent pathogens to be passed on to the visitors.