Following Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s directive to speed up the process of tranquilising the tiger roaming in Rehmankheda forest of Lucknow for the past three months, the forest department has now roped in the Assistant Director of Nandankanan Zoological Park in Orissa, Kamal Lochan Purohit, for the operation.

Before Purohit, the department called Nawab Shafath Ali Khan of Hyderabad, a hunter who killed the 2009 maneater tigress of Faizabad, for tranquilising the animal, but failed.

BHUBANESWAR: With bird flu scare gripping several parts of the State, the Nandankanan Zoo on Tuesday went into a precautionary mode sanitising the sprawling facility and effecting preventive measures. The zoo authorities rid the entire premises of stray dogs. All poultry birds, including chicken, on the zoo premises were eliminated too.

BHUBANESWAR: The Nandankanan Zoological Park, which is adding new attractions in its Golden Jubilee year, is making the most of the year-end festivities and holidays. A whopping 33,400 visitors turned up at the animal park on Sunday, marking the Christmas celebrations, creating a record of footfalls. The authorities said it was the highest turnout on a single day in the history of the Zoo. The park attracts huge tourists on the run up to the new years. The last highest footfall recorded was 31,000 on X-Mas Day last year.

BHUBANESWAR: The Nandankanan Zoological Park is all set to add to its exhibits.

BHUBANESWAR: Wildlife authorities and conservationists on Monday joined forces and called for increased protection of elephant habitats and corridors to save jumbos which are facing a development onslaught.

Every year, October 4, the day before Wildlife Week observance begins, is celebrated as Elephant Day.

BHUBANESWAR: The wildlife wing of the Forest department has raised concerns over the setting up of 1,000 mw thermal power plant proposed by Tata Power Company at Naraj.

Its proximity to critical sites, impact of pollution on them as well as on the wildlife are issues the wildlife wing is worried about.

ANGUL: THERE has been a growing concern across the country over the fast dwindling population of vultures. Gone are the days when we found vultures in groups flying in the sky or fighting for a carcass.

The global warming which is inviting trouble to our earth is evident from its effect on the living creatures. The temperature in coastal Odisha is increasing day-by-day. The temperature during first week of April was the highest in the last decade.

BHUBANESWAR: The avenues for amusement and entertainment may have gone up in the city, but good old Nandankanan Zoo continues to draw in the crowd as the tourists

The ongoing year is inching closer to an end but the passing year would be not be a memorable one for the major big cat conservation projects in the State. This year, the State Forest Department had to face the ignominy and all round criticism for wipeout of tigers from Panna.