Nandankanan Zoo

8-year-old lioness ‘Rewa’ dies in Nandankanan Zoo

27/01/202511/02/2025Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, January 27: An 8-year-old lioness named Rewa died at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here on Monday. On January 25, Rewa delivered three cubs after a 103-day gestation. The first cub was stillborn, while two more cubs were born following veterinary intervention. On January 26 evening, Rewa experienced complications during delivery of a deceased cub. […]

Odisha: White tigress Rupa gives birth to quadruplets at Nandankanan Zoo

02/11/202405/11/2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, November 2: White tigress Rupa gave birth to four cubs at Nandankanan Zoological Park on Saturday. It is the third litter from tigress Rupa. Rupa is taking care of them independently, so the cubs have not been separated for sex determination. The mother and cubs are under continuous CCTV surveillance to ensure their health […]

Odisha: Lion dies of old age at Nandankanan zoo

14/08/202416/08/2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, August 14: Krish, a lion whose roar reverberated around the Nandankanan Zoological Park, breathed his last on Wednesday. It was an aged zoo born male hybrid lion. Krish was born on June 16, 2004 at Nandankanan Zoological Park. He sired two litters with Radha in which there are two surviving off-springs Kalpana, born on […]

Covid-19 scare: Nandankanan Zoo closed for public till March 31

14/03/202015/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Alarmed by novel coronavirus aka Covid-19 scare, the Nandankanan Zoological Park authorities has announced its decision to shut down the zoo for public with immediate effect till March 31. “Nandankanan Zoo and State Botanical Garden is closed to public with effect from March 15, 2020 till March 31, 2020 as a precautionary measure against […]

Cyclone-hit Nandankanan Zoo, Botanical Garden reopen after 19 days

21/05/201921/05/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Nineteen days after remaining closed due to the Cyclone Fani, Nandankanan Zoological Park and adjoining State Botanical Garden were reopened for visitors on Tuesday. The zoo and the garden were severely damaged as the Cyclone Fani wreaked havoc on it on May 3. Elaborate arrangements for visitors’ amenities have been made at the two […]