Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

Technical Session I
• Two to four zoos in the habitat range of the targetted species will take part in
the breeding programme of the targetted species. Conservation breeding
facility in the form of off-display centres or in the form of satellite facility
will be created only in one or two zoos of the region.
• The immediate target will be the planned coordinated ex-situ conservation
breeding of endangered species whose population in the wild is in few
hundreds/thousands. Preference will be given to the species having localized
distribution.
• The possibility of identifying around 25 animals as founders will be assessed
from the existing captive population in Indian zoos. Efforts will be made to
acquire suitable founders from foreign zoos. If required, the Government of
India will also be approached for allowing acquisition of animals of wild
origin from the rescue centres or from wild.
• The target will be to have at least 100 physically, genetically and behaviorally
healthy animals in Indian zoos from all the critically endangered species, of
which 2000 animals of the species are left in the wild.
• Necessary infrastructure, trained manpower, finances and linkages between
in-situ and ex-situ managers is being developed for successful implementation
of the project.
Development of Ex-situ and In-situ Conservation Linkages: Vision for future;
case studies
Red Panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens
Inhabits temperate forest in the Himalayas at an altitude of 13,000 feet Found in
a mountainous stretch from Nepal, through north-eastern India and Bhutan into
China, Laos and Myanmar. Recent surveys have indicated a small population in
Singhalila and the Neora Valley National Park in West Bengal and parts of
Arunachal Pradesh.
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Protected Areas of Darjeeling