Remember the little white cuties in the TV commercial for a mobile service whose gibberish became a rage during the IPL. Fans who miss the eggheads, can now bring them home — Zoo Zoo t-shirts are already on the stands. Kidswear, mugs, bed and bath accessories featuring the mascot will also be available soon in the market.“Zoo Zoos have amassed a devout fan-following and this compelled us to bring them...
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Chief conservator of forest,Kanpur circle, Manoj Sinha, inspected the Kanpur Zoological Park here onThursday.During his visit to the zoo, Sinha inspected theenclosures of the various animals for cleanliness etc. He also interacted withthe keepers and other zoo staff, discussing their problems.Director,Kanpur zoo, K Praveen Rao, who was present during this inspection, was asked forthe zoo management...
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Fans following cricketer Rahul Dravid (seated in the vehicle), who visited the Mysore zoo with his family on Saturday.Visitors, especially young cricket buffs and students, were found running towards a battery-operated vehicle holding their cameras and cellphones high to take pictures of cricket celebrity Rahul Dravid, who was visiting the zoo with his family.Zoo director Vijay Ranjan Singh was driving...
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is set to get a new zoo in Gorakhpur. The supreme court nod on Fridaycleared the decks for the third zoo in the state. It will not only be thebiggest, including the two existing zoos, but also the first to come up ineastern UP.After Central Zoo Authority's (CZA) nod in January,Gorakhpur zoo was up for another test -- clearance from the supreme court. Thesupreme court wanted to review the plan for the...
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high time the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry took a real hard look at the more than 30 animal establishments be they zoos, mini-zoos, aviaries, bird parks or crocodile farms existing in almost every state in Malaysia. The Housing and Local Government Ministry too should adopt a similar approach as some state zoos fall under its management.Both these ministries need to see the real zoo situation...
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Shifting elephants to new rehabilitation centres would mean duplicating resources: officialThese elephants will soon be shifted out of Mysore zoo in accordance with the Central Zoo Authority’s decision.MYSORE: The Central Zoo Authority’s (CZA) recent order banning elephants from zoos has evoked strong reactions from conservationists and officials.While a section of conservationists have welcomed the...
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Director of the Museums and Zoos Department P. Vijayakumari Amma has issued order to dismiss a temporary employee of Thrissur Zoo in connection with theft of two barn owls from the zoo on Wednesday.The Director has also ordered for a departmental inquiry into the incident. Zoo Department Education Director K. Gangadharan has been asked to inquire and submit a report in 15 days. With the decision to...
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first move has been made towards securing Nikita, the love of her life. Thefemale chimp at Lucknow zoo, Nikita, has almost lived a lonely life ever sinceshe came here in 2007. Her partner, Jason has shirked every move of her to getclose.Worried over a potential female going waste, Lucknow zoo hasturned to Kanpur zoo for help. "We have written it to them to give their malechimp to us as a breeding loan,"...
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elephant, Maheswary, having her customary bath at the Thiruvananthapuram zoo. —KOLLAM: As per an order from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) of India dated November 6, 2009, “elephants have been banned from zoo collection throughout the country with immediate effect.” The order stipulates that all elephants kept at zoos should be immediately relocated to elephant camps and rehabilitation centres of...
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LUCKNOW:Sumit and Jaimala, the jumbo pair at the Lucknow zoo will soon be leaving it.The Central Zoo Authority's circular conveying its latest instructions onelephants "being called back" from zoos reached Lucknow on Thursday.When will Sumit and Jaimala leave has to be worked out by the chiefwildlife warden (CWW), said the circular. The instructions of CZA are binding onall the zoos in the country....
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