The Nandankanan Zoological Park (meaning Garden of Heavens) in Bhubaneswar comprises the zoo and a botanical garden, part of which is a sanctuary. Among the 126 species of animals it claims to house, the Royal Bengal White Tiger is Nandankanan…
New Species of Spider discovered named after Lord Jagannath
A team of students from IP University, led by a professor from the university’s School of Environmental Management have discovered a new species of spider in Delhi’s Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. The students have named it Stenaelurillus jagannathae after Lord…
Extraordinary sight of buffaloes swimming across Devi River for fresh pastures
It’s a guided migration. Of bovines tended by humans. Every year, the milkmen of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district steer large numbers of domesticated water buffaloes across the River Devi. This happens during the hot summer months when seeking fresh grazing…
Four Lions and Zebra added to Nandankanan Zoo from Tel Aviv Israel
Four lions and equal number of zebras arrived in Bhubaneswar Nandankanan zoo from Israel’s Tel Aviv yesterday. The lions have been kept in the special feeding chambers of the lion safari while the zebras have been stationed in enclosure 34-A. Notably,…
World Elephant Day celebrated in Nandankanan Zoo Bhubaneswar
Eight elephants of the biological park today came out with decorated robes and mingled with the crowd, including the guests and the invited students. For the past 10 years during the wildlife week celebration (first week of October),…
Whale Skeleton found in Astarang Beach to be open to public today
The skeletal frame of 31 feet Whale, which was washed ashore on the beach near Puri’s Astarang in December last year, is ready to be exhibited at the Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar on Monday. After the chemical…
Tiger Family with new kids celebrating first year in Nandankanan zoon in the city
Four cubs, including the melanistic duo, were born to a four-and-a-half-year-old white tigress, Sneha, and her partner, Manish, an eight-year-old Royal Bengal tiger, in an off-exhibit enclosure in the zoo last year. Also Read: First Zoo in India…
First Zoo in India to have rare melanistic or black tiger Nandankanan starts showing them
Two black tigers, born at the Nandankanan Zoological Park on July 28 last year, were today put on public display in an enclosure in the zoo. Four cubs, including the melanistic duo, were born to a four-and-a-half-year-old white tigress, Sneha,…
National Geographic Features Odisha Olive Ridley Turtles
On a stretch of beach where the Rushikulya River meets the Bay of Bengal, thousands of olive ridley turtles arrive to nest around February and March. The sandy beach disappears under glistening domes stretching as far as the eye can…
Video of Newly Hatched Olive Ridley Turtle at Odisha Coastline – a treat to watch
In the prominent turtle nesting grounds in Odisha — Gahirmatha wildlife and marine sanctuary in Kendrapara district and another on the sea beach near the mouth of river Rusikulya in southern Ganjam district have witnessed the hatching of more…