Ex-Situ updates - Central Zoo Authority
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Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh and in<br />
the Greater Manas area of Assam.<br />
The establishment and the success<br />
of the CBRC would not have been<br />
possible without the generous support<br />
of many individuals and institutions.<br />
The institutions include the British High<br />
Commission, <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Zoo</strong> <strong>Authority</strong><br />
and Animal Welfare Department<br />
– Government of India, and the<br />
individuals include Chukhu Loma, Abo,<br />
Tana Tapi, Nani Sha, Maneka Gandhi<br />
and Himanshu Malhotra.<br />
CBRC<br />
The article is by the Wildlife Trust of India, Noida<br />
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Photo credit:Himanshu Malhotra<br />
CZA NEW<br />
PUBLICATION<br />
Guidelines on<br />
Minimuim Dimensions<br />
of Enclosures for<br />
Housing <strong>Ex</strong>otic<br />
Animals of Different<br />
Species<br />
Copies of this publication has been<br />
sent to all <strong>Zoo</strong>s. For copies write to<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Zoo</strong> <strong>Authority</strong>.<br />
Photo credit:Himanshu Malhotra<br />
ZOO NEWS<br />
INTERNATIONAL VULTURE DAY<br />
CELEBRATED<br />
International Vulture Awareness<br />
Day was celebrated on 1<br />
September 2012 at the National<br />
<strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park, Delhi. A group of<br />
42 students from Progress Public<br />
School, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi,<br />
attended the programme. They<br />
were exposed to lectures and<br />
films on vulture conservation and<br />
the importance of vultures in our<br />
ecosystem.<br />
WORLD ECO TOURISM DAY<br />
The National <strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park,<br />
Delhi, celebrated World Eco<br />
Tourism Day on 27 September<br />
2012. Since 1980, the United<br />
Nations World Tourism Organization<br />
has celebrated World Tourism Day<br />
on 27 September. The purpose<br />
of this day is to raise awareness<br />
about the role of tourism within the<br />
international community and to<br />
demonstrate how it affects social,<br />
cultural, political and economic<br />
values worldwide.<br />
Photo credit: vibhu Prakash<br />
DARJEELING ZOO HAS TWO<br />
NEW INMATES<br />
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan<br />
<strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park has two new<br />
inmates. The Snow Leopard Ritu<br />
and the Red Panda Samridhi have<br />
given birth to cubs. Both species are<br />
highly endangered, and Darjeeling<br />
<strong>Zoo</strong> is one of the few zoos that have<br />
been able to breed these species<br />
successfully. The entire birth<br />
process was monitored through<br />
CCTV cameras. The cameras are<br />
being used to monitor the post-birth<br />
care also.<br />
CCTV image of Red Panda with young ones<br />
CCTV image of Snow Leopard with cubs
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