Zoo

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Zoo – Conservation Education
- Graphics Used in Zoo -Excerpts from International Zoo Educators Association (IZEA)
- Zoo – Just for Kids -Discovering the animal kingdom at the zoos
- Virtual Zoo -World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)
Mumbai Zoo- Byculla
- Jijamata Udyaan, Mumbai -Wiki Link
- A Virtual Tour of Byculla Zoo, Mumbai -Youtube
- Veermata Jijabai Udyan and zoo, Byculla, Mumbai -Feb 23, 2006 – Photo Gallery : Observations – PETA
- Cybernoon: A Shanghai dream for you, Singapore for zoo animals -Jul 10, 2006 – The proposal was to construct the zoo in four phases within a span of three years
- Cybernoon : Luck is yet on Laxmi’s side -Aug 8, 2006 – Tata Group is keen on flying down South African specialist vets to treat Leopardess
- Cybernoon : ‘We are ready to die for animals’, says Vansmith Animal Foundation -Aug 10, 2006
- Inspection Report on Mumbai Zoo- By PAWS -Aug 26, 2006
- Responses received – Inspection Report on Mumbai Zoo prepared -by PAWS
- DNA : Born free, but they aren’t living free – Say Activists -Sep 1, 2006 – Animals at Jijamata Udyan are ill-nourished and suffer from various diseases
- Bad condition of animals at Ranibagh zoo -Article in ‘Mahanagri Times’ – Sept 2, 06 (Language- Marathi)
- DNA : Finally, Byculla zoo is recognised -Oct 12, 2006 – Jijabai Bhosle Udyan at Byculla has received conditional recognition from CZA
- MM : Zoo with a view – Makeover of Byculla zoo -Oct 30, 2006 – BMC has allocated Rs 25 crore this year to Byculla Zoo for a complete makeover
- IE : Malaysian, American Consultants to Help Transform Byculla Zoo -Jan 7, 2007
- TOI : Extension of Veermata Jijabai Udyan at Byculla -Jun 7, 2007 – 7 acres of land will be given to zoo, state tells court.
- IE : Byculla zoo plans awareness courses for teachers -Sept 17, 2007 – The zoo plans to invite teachers from various city schools for an awareness course
- TOI : Zoo revamp: Tree lovers oppose civic plan -Oct 11, 2007 – Revamp the Byculla zoo will lead to the hacking of important and rare trees
- TOI : Byculla zoo makeover -Oct 31, 2007 – CZA asks BMC to make approved plan public
- IE: CZA okays Byculla zoo makeover, says not a single tree can be cut -March 05, 2008
- MM: Gear up for close encounter with animals at Byculla Zoo -April 23, 2008
- TOI: BMC’s signature drive seeks support for zoo revamp plan -May 11, 2008
- TOI: Greens oppose redvpt plan for Byculla zoo -March 19, 2009
- Animal rights groups seek closure of Mumbai zoo -May 03, 2009 – PETA has appealed to the Central Zoo Authority to close down the zoo in Byculla
- DNA: What right do we have to handle zoo animals this way? -May 12, 2009
- Zoo revamp gets heritage panel nod -Jun 12, 2009
- Mumbai zoo to don new look by 2012 -Jun 19, 2009 – The city zoo, which has been receiving flak since the death
- IE: Phase I of Byculla Zoo makeover takes off -Aug 19, 2009
- Now, Rs 500 fine if caught teasing animals at Byculla zoo -Dec 18, 2009 – HT
- Soon, you will get a guided tour at zoo -Dec 17, 2009 – DNA
- Special zoo authority tag for Borivli National Park -Jan 03, 2010 – Hindustan Times
- IE: Civic body’s Rs 150-crore zoo revamp plan fails to convince wildlife activists: November 07, 11
Central Zoo Authority ( CZA )
- Central Zoo Authority information and extracts from their website – Part I -compiled by Ms. Shobha Mathur
- Central Zoo Authority information and extracts from their website – Part II -Recognition of Zoo (Amendment), Rules, 2004
- Central Zoo Authority information and extracts from their website – Part III -Recognition of Zoos – Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (Chapter IV A)
- Central Zoo Authority information and extracts from their website -FORM A – Application for getting recognition from CZA
- PETA welcomes Central Zoo Authority ban on tuskers in zoos -Nov 16, 2009
- Do more to Help Elephants
- Zoos need to play vital role in wildlife conservation -Oct 7, 2009 – TOI’s conversation with CZA over the role of zoos in Wildlife Conservation
- Livemint : Show goes on at 302 derecognized zoos -Sept 25, 2007 – India has more officially derecognized zoos than ones that are approved by the CZA
- India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks -Nov 13, 2009 – CZA issued an order to India’s 26 zoos to shift the animals to more spacious envts
- DNA : What Zoo Authority stipulates -May 12, 2009 – Guidelines have been formulated, but the rules are not being followed strictly.
- 2020 Vision Document to revamp zoos -Jul 12, 2009 – Forest Minister announces CZA’s 2020 Vision Doc on revamping of 196 Zoos across India
- No jumbo performance in Pune circus -Circus may soon phase out elephants after an order from Central Zoo Authority
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Zoo – India
- List of Zoos / Circuses / Animal Rehabilitation (Rescue) Centres in India (doc)
- State Wise
  - Andhra Pradesh
    - Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam -Wiki Link
    - Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad -Wiki Link
    - Andhra Govt. to translocate captive elephants from zoos, circuses to national parks -This is consequent to the CZA suggesting translocation of captive animals to their natural habitat
  - Assam
    - Guwahati Zoo (Assam State Zoo) -Wiki Link
    - Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling -Wiki Link
    - Deer to save tiny zoo from extinction -Jun 24, 2009 – Assam’s only mini zoo ,’Bijni’ in Chirang is set to transform into a deer theme park
  - Bihar
    - Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, Patna -Wiki Link
  - Delhi
    - National Zoological Park Delhi -Wiki Link
  - Gujarat
    - Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden, Junagadh -Wiki Link
    - Tigers reach Indroda park -Sep 20, 2009 – CZA has recently given its clearance to house a pair of tigers at the nature park.
  - Jharkhand
    - Tata zoo on tech track -Jul 27, 2009 – A visit to Tata Steel Zoological Park is now just a click away.
  - Karnataka
    - Mysore Zoo -Wiki Link
    - Night Safari: HC orders notice to State, Union govt -Jan 4 2010 – Deccan Herald, Bangalore
    - Organic practices at Mysore zoo -The Mysore zoo has been converting organic waste generated at the zoo into vermicompost
    - Infoscians adopt 31 zoo animals in Mysore -Oct 12, 2009 – A group of IT professionals from Infosys Technologies, Mysore, set an example
  - Kerala
    - Trivandrum Zoo, Thiruvananthapuram -Wiki Link
    - Parassinikkadavu Snake Park, Kannur -Wiki Link
    - Forest Dept plans tiger safari in Malabar Sanctury -April 26, 2009 – Tiger safari, one of the 16 projects under project – Nature Conservation Park
  - Maharashtra
    - Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune -Wiki Link
    - IE: Much-delayed Byculla zoo revamp plan to be sent for CZA approval: August 23, 2012
    - IE: Byculla Zoo faces another blow, board orders probe into animal cruelty: January 05, 2012
    - IE: CZA visits Byculla Zoo after MP’s ‘poor living conditions’ complaint: December 16, 2011
    - HT: Rooting for rare, old trees: April 11, 2011
    - HT: Byculla zoo makeover stuck: April 08, 2011
    - DNA: Byculla Zoo revamp plan rejected again: March 13, 2011
    - HT: Zoo revamp cost up by 40%: January 19, 2011
    - DNA: Trees come between grand zoo plan: December 29, 2010
    - TOI: Bid to shift birds from zoo slammed: November 14, 2010
    - Mid-Day: Flora vs fauna at Byculla zoo: November 17, 2010
    - MM: New school in town: Byculla zoo!: September 24, 2010
    - TOI: Modernisation of Byculla zoo will hit over 1,100 trees: October 19, 2010
    - IE: Experts visit Byculla Zoo to take stock of makeover plan: September 17, 2010
    - DNA: High-rise, parking proposed on land meant for Byculla zoo: September 07, 2010
    - MM: In 3 months, 11 animals have died at the city zoo: September 06, 2010
    - IE: On anvil, biodiversity mapping of Byculla Zoo: July 13, 2010
    - DNA: Heritage panel wrath over zoo makeover: July 09, 2010
    - HT: BMC to overrule heritage panel on zoo makeover: July 08, 2010
    - MM: A group of college students have taken it upon themselves to guard the zoo animals: May 20,2010
    - DNA: Rework zoo revamp plan, heritage panel tells BMC: May 22, 2010
    - HT: BMC move to hand over structures in zoo to INTACH stayed: April 07, 2010
    - IE: BMC’s zoo makeover plan hits a green roadblock: April 08, 2010
    - MM: Zoo you have any shame?: March 30, 2010
    - Plight of Solapur Zoo -Apr 26, 2005 – A Report by Nilesh Bhanage, Gen. Secretary, PAWS
    - DNA: 27 Maharashtra zoos may shut down soon -Dec 10, 2006 – Barring Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune, no zoo follows standards prescribed
    - TOI: Proposed zoo `lands’ in trouble -July 14, 2009 – The international zoo proposed by the state at Aarey Milk Colony faces hurdle
    - The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation draws up Rs 10-crore masterplan for small zoo -Jul 20, 2009 – PCMC has prepared a Rs 10-crore masterplan for setting up a small Zoo in Akurdi
    - Mumbaikars queue up to adopt endangered birds -Nov 11, 2009 – At 13, Michelle Saldanha is already a proud parent of an endangered baikal teal
  - Orissa
    - Nandankanan Zoo, Bhubaneswar -Wiki Link
    - Other zoos to emulate Nandankanan model -May 25, 2009 – A Parasite management protocol being developed in Nandankanan is doing wonders
    - Nandankanan Zoo study on FPL status -Jun 11, 2009 – BHUBANESWAR: Feline Panleukopenia (FPL) Study
    - Nandankanan Zoo records first captive bred pango -Jul 19, 2009-For the first time these toothless mammals have successfully bred in captivity in India
  - Punjab
    - Punjab Government kicks off animal adoption scheme -Jan 13, 2010
    - Chhatbir to barter animals with Delhi zoo -May 12, 2009 – In the first initiative of its kind to cut down on mortality rate due to inbreeding..
    - Chorni-a three-year-old Royal Bengal tigress, to make cross breeding history -Apr 30, 2009 – First success in a fresh tiger preservation and breeding programme.
    - ChattBir Zoo, Zirakpur, Punjab -Wiki Link
    - Punjab zoo introduces battery-run vehicles for visitors -Oct 28, 2009 – Eco-friendly Vehivles do not make much noise so they are ideal for zoo conditions
  - Rajasthan
    - Hormonal treatment to big cats in Jaipur zoo -May 14, 2009 – The vets are giving hormonal treatment to big cats to help them breed faster.
  - Tamil Nadu
    - Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (Reptile Zoo), Chennai -Wiki Link
    - Arignar Anna Zoological Park (Vandalur Zoo), Chennai -Wiki Link
    - Zoo’s animal adoption programme takes off -Jul 29, 2009 – Helping foster a bond between wildlife and people
    - Vandalur zoo gets rare birds from Kanpur zoo -Jul 23, 2009 – Arignar Anna Zoo gets 2 pairs each of Ring Necked, Silver Pheasant & Red Jungle Fowl
    - Snake thieves expose poor zoo safety -Jul 14, 2009 – Are Zoos really safe?
    - 26 fresh water crocodiles hatched at Vandalur zoo -Jun 16, 2009-after a gap of more than two-and-a-half decades, 26 fresh water crocodiles were hatched
  - Uttar Pradesh
    - Lucknow Zoo -Wiki Link
    - Allen Forest Zoo, Kanpur -Wiki Link
    - Work on Gorakhpur Zoo likely to begin from next year -Dec 10, 2009 – worldzootoday
    - Rare deer breed at Kanpur zoo -Nov 5, 2009 – KANPUR: Here is a piece of good news for all nature and wildlife lovers.
  - West Bengal
    - Marble Palace Zoo, Kolkata -Wiki Link
    - Alipore Zoological Gardens, Kolkata -Wiki Link
    - Sonarpur zoo project stuck on drawing board -Aug 12, 2009 – Zoological-cum-safari park at Sonarpur in South 24-Parganas still at conceptual stage
Zoo – World Wide
- The Ecologist Zoo Debate – on the need of zoos in the 21st Century -Transcript of an article first published in ‘The Ecologist’ magazine
- Sad Eyes & Empty Lives- The reality of zoos -Sept 13, 2006 – More than 10,000 zoos, with hundreds of thousands of animals held captive
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