Kevadia: A new jungle safari will soon be established in Kevadia, offering visitors an up-close view of two wild felines - the Asiatic lions and tigers. It will be set up in the valleys of the Satpura and Vindhyachal hill ranges. It is learned that this new safari will be twice the size of the existing safari near the Statue of Unity, spanning 375 acres and featuring a geodesic dome aviary. The forest department, overseeing the project's development, has enlisted the expertise of the Greens Z...Read More

Kankariya: Six blackbucks and two royal Bengal tigers (female cubs) sent by Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Zoo to Kankaria Zoo in Gujarat are now open to view for visitors at Kankaria zoo. Kankaria zoo and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar zoo had exchanged animals. Kankaria zoo had more animals and birds than the requirement, so, 3 Indian foxes, 10 Indian porcupines, 2 Emus, and 6 spoonbills were sent to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar zoo. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, in exchange, sent 6 blackbucks and 2...Read More

Junagadh: A pair of Lions has been sent to the Mumbai-based National Park from Sakkarbaug zoo here, in exchange of a pair of Tigers. Two years old lions namely D-11 a D-22 have been sent to Mumbai in exchange of a 6-year-old tiger namely Bajrang and a 4-year-old tigress namely Durga. A pair of tigers will be kept in a closed manner and will be put up for public view only after a month. DeshGujarat Read More

Mumbai: Maharashtra will get a pair of Asiatic Lions from Sakkarbaug Zoo of Junagadh while Gujarat will get a pair of tigers in exchange from Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai. Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar made this announcement after his meeting with Gujarat Minister Jagdish Panchal on Monday. The approval of Central Zoo Authority will be sought jointly by two states for this. DeshGujaratRead More

Mahisagar: Residents of Pandarwara village of Khanpur taluka of Mahisagar district have made claims about a tiger eating their livestock. Even though any proof did not substantiate this claim till Wednesday, it has kept forest officials on their toes. According to villagers, the tiger is making the domesticated animals his food for about 15 days. After receiving the report from villagers, the Forest department has increased the area's vigil, but it might also be a false alarm. Deputy conse...Read More

Gandhinagar: Forest Minister Ganpat Vasava today dedicated new more open accommodations for the animals by GEER foundation in Indroda Nature Park of Gandhinagar. GEER foundation has developed ‘Open moat’ kind of accommodations for the lions, tigers and panthers using various natural resources such as plants, woods and stones. The accommodations are developed at a cost of Rs 2 crores. The inauguration of accommodation for two lions, two white tigers and six panthers was performed today. ...Read More

Surat: The visitors will soon be able to watch a pair of white tigers and a Lion cub at Sarthana Nature Park and Zoo in Surat. According to a note by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), Sarthana Nature Park and Zoo had received approval from Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi for bringing white tigers in the zoo in March 2021 through correspondence with Rajkot Zoo. Thereafter the process of exchanging the animals between Surat and Rajkot zoo was initiated. On 28th July 2021, the Surat Zoo team s...Read More

Lunavada: The forest department today said that the pug mark of the wild beast found in and around Signali forest in Mahisagar district where a tiger was found last month was not that of a tigress/tiger but of a leopard. DCF Mahisagar R M Parmar and RFO R B Patel today said that the night vision cameras installed in the area have also captured the pictures of a full grown leopard. 'The villagers in Kantar and other nearby areas had claimed that it was that of a tigress and her ...Read More

Lunavada: The around seven to eight year old tiger which was traced by the forest department recently in the forest of Mahisangar district in central Gujarat and was first ever confirmed presence of tiger in Gujarat after around 3 decades, has died seemingly due to non-adoption to the new environment. A senior official of the forest department said that the decomposed body of the beast has been found from a forest in Mahsisagar district. 'The beast was not killing animals to f...Read More

Lunavada (Gujarat): The forest department today confirmed the presence of tiger in a forest in Mahisagar district in central Gujarat. DCF of Mahisagar R M Parmar said that the team looking for such a beast after claim by a local teacher and photo taken by him in his mobile camera, has found its put mark in Santrampur forests this morning. His pictures and videos have also been caputured in the night vision cameras installed in that area. 'It is after 1992 that a tiger has been seen in Guja...Read More