Delhi Zoo

The Delhi zoo reopened for visitors today after remaining closed for around two months in view of a rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, officials said.

World Elephant Day was founded on August 12, 2012, as the result of a collaboration between Thailand-based Elephant Reintroduction Foundation and Canadian filmmaker Patricia Sims

The zoo was temporarily shut due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital during the second wave.

The Delhi zoo was reopened to the public on Sunday, three and a half months after it was temporarily shut due to a surge in coronavirus cases during the second wave.

Four serological samples of bird droppings collected from Delhi zoo have been found positive for the Avian influenza virus, authorities said on Tuesday.

Delhi's National Zoological Park today confirmed the first case of Bird flu.

A white tigress and a cub died at the Delhi zoo on Monday due to birth-related complications, officials said.

An 11-year-old lioness, who had been paralysed for nine years, died at the Delhi zoo on Tuesday after developing "pulmonary-renal complications", according to officials.

A critically injured Greater Flamingo was treated and released into the wild safely at the end of a joint operation led by the Delhi Zoo and Wildlife SOS on May 18.

Delhi Zoo officials stated that Kalpana, a white tigress which died of acute renal failure and other complications related to old age, was found negative for COVID-19.

A tigress died in Delhi Zoo on Wednesday due to "kidney failure" and authorities have sent her samples for coronavirus testing.

Aiming to be among the top-ten zoos in the world, the National Zoological Park in Delhi has planned to introduce virtual reality technology allowing visitors to "get closer" to animals and a GPS-based mobile application to make zoo visits more engaging and informative.

The Union Environment Ministry transferred Delhi Zoo Director Renu Singh, hours after she led a successful operation to rescue a mentally-unstable man who leapt into the enclosure of a lion at the zoo.

Delhi Zoo: A man who inexplicably went into a lion enclosure at the Delhi Zoo and spent several moments sitting perilously close to the beast, has been rescued.

India's oldest chimpanzee Rita, who had been battling age-related health problems, died at the Delhi Zoo on Tuesday, officials said.

The Delhi zoo reopened for visitors today after remaining closed for around two months in view of a rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, officials said.

World Elephant Day was founded on August 12, 2012, as the result of a collaboration between Thailand-based Elephant Reintroduction Foundation and Canadian filmmaker Patricia Sims

The zoo was temporarily shut due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital during the second wave.

The Delhi zoo was reopened to the public on Sunday, three and a half months after it was temporarily shut due to a surge in coronavirus cases during the second wave.

Four serological samples of bird droppings collected from Delhi zoo have been found positive for the Avian influenza virus, authorities said on Tuesday.

Delhi's National Zoological Park today confirmed the first case of Bird flu.

A white tigress and a cub died at the Delhi zoo on Monday due to birth-related complications, officials said.

An 11-year-old lioness, who had been paralysed for nine years, died at the Delhi zoo on Tuesday after developing "pulmonary-renal complications", according to officials.

A critically injured Greater Flamingo was treated and released into the wild safely at the end of a joint operation led by the Delhi Zoo and Wildlife SOS on May 18.

Delhi Zoo officials stated that Kalpana, a white tigress which died of acute renal failure and other complications related to old age, was found negative for COVID-19.

A tigress died in Delhi Zoo on Wednesday due to "kidney failure" and authorities have sent her samples for coronavirus testing.

Aiming to be among the top-ten zoos in the world, the National Zoological Park in Delhi has planned to introduce virtual reality technology allowing visitors to "get closer" to animals and a GPS-based mobile application to make zoo visits more engaging and informative.

The Union Environment Ministry transferred Delhi Zoo Director Renu Singh, hours after she led a successful operation to rescue a mentally-unstable man who leapt into the enclosure of a lion at the zoo.

Delhi Zoo: A man who inexplicably went into a lion enclosure at the Delhi Zoo and spent several moments sitting perilously close to the beast, has been rescued.

India's oldest chimpanzee Rita, who had been battling age-related health problems, died at the Delhi Zoo on Tuesday, officials said.