Under the peacock-breeding project launched by the Punjab Government, zookeepers at the Chhatbir Zoo will collect 50 peacock eggs from the lion safari here and send them to Bathinda to increase the peacock population in its Bir Talab forest and its adjoining areas.

Increasing urbanisation and use of pesticides has taken its toll on this bird in Mansa, Bathinda, Muktsar, Moga, Ferozepur and Sang

NEW DELHI: Union minister for environment Jairam Ramesh has proposed a common master plan for the Delhi zoo and adjoining Purana Qila. In a visit to the zoo on Monday to inspect Municipal Corporation of Delhi's work on sewer rehabilitation, the minister said both the places would benefit tremendously if they were integrated.

"Both places have common visitors.

The problem of contaminated water and its back flow at Delhi Zoo would be sorted out by this year end, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said.

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The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), the premier institution involved in finding, studying and classifying the vast animal population of the country, has 75 scientists. It also employs about 300 non-scientists.

Federal Minister for Environment, Samina Khalid Ghurki has said that wildlife is a beauty of the nature and all possible resources must be used for its conservation. National Council for Conservation of Wildlife (NCCW) should play its pro-active role to manage the issues of wildlife throughout the country by implementing related laws and policies.

GUWAHATI, May 16

MUMBAI: Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh has written to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan supporting the efforts to save the botanical garden in Veermata Jijabai Udyan.

"The proposal to convert this historical botanical garden into an international standard zoo is ill-advised as it will gravely endanger the 150-year-old garden," he wrote, adding, "The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) cautions

Tree-felling will not be allowed during the Byculla Zoo renovation, Municipal Commissioner Subodh Kumar said on Tuesday, even as he approved a significantly-altered revamp plan for the zoo.

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

Karnataka will soon come up with a world-class zoo near heritage site Hampi by relocating the Bellary zoo, officials said.

The zoo in Bellary would be relocated to a new site, next to Hampi, in Kamalapura reserve forest in Hospet Taluk as conditions for animals and birds are not ideal there, Karnataka's Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests M N Jayakumar told PTI.