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Many facilities witness significant jump in footfalls, some register pre-Covid rush

State Tourism Department planning to launch 80-seat cruiser facility

In 2020, Friends of Snakes Society (FOSS) rescued 4,009 non-venomous and 4,886 venomous snakes from the State.

District Forest Officer Shantaram said that the cow was accidentally killed by the big cat when it was grazing in a dense forest

Though lockdown brought down pollution levels, Air Quality Index saw sharp rise in last two months

Forest Department had brought seven Mouse Deers from the Nehru Zoo in Hyderabad to Pocharam and they were kept in the enclosure for 45 days to make them get used to the environment

Officials attribute it to drop in tourists from other States despite introducing safety measures

Indrakaran Reddy said the rescue and rehabilitation centre was one of the several ideas of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to relocate monkeys to the forests and to see bountiful rainfall.

Arrangements in place to protect animals from the chill and ensure they survive seasonal ailments

Adilabad district Conservator of Forest CP Vinod Kumar said that they were going to use 10 enclosures to catch the big cat, besides installing CCTV cameras to track its movement in the forests of Digida and surrounding villages.

The chimpanzee was found lying on the floor and preliminary investigation revealed the animal had died between 7 am and 8 am.

125-year-plus-old Galapagos giant tortoise is also the oldest resident of the city zoo

The Zoo Day celebrations started on October 1 and continued till October 6.

The zoo was closed on Wednesday and Thursday to pump out water from animal enclosures and other areas where water was stagnated

According to zoo authorities, areas like the safari park, bear moat and primate area were the most affected ones.

The zoo said the big cat was relocated to its premises and kept in the veterinary hospital for observation.

The zoo ended the longest closure in its 57-year history. Visitors will get a taste of new normal before they walk through the front gate.

All visitors to undergo thermal screening at point of entry

It is mandatory for all visitors to wear face masks and undergo thermal screening and a visitor with high temperature will not be permitted to enter the zoo