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Nandankanan Zoological Park Nandankanan Zoological Park is a premier large zoo of India. 1. Host zoo for white tigers. White tigers born to normal coloured parents in the year 1980.
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First captive breeding centre for endangered Gharials in the year 1980.
3. Kanjia Lake – A wetland of National importance (2006).
4. Conservation Breeding Centres for Indian Pangolin and Long billed vultures.
5. Largest pools for housing Gharials and Hippopotamus.
6. Second largest heronry for open billed storks (more than 9,000) in Odisha during last year (2018).
7. Situated inside a natural fore

st of semi-ever green and moist deciduous nature (725 spp. of plants).
8. Only zoo having Captive Fodder farm (over 33 Acs.) & Slaughter house
9. First record of breeding of Indian Ratels in captivity (in 2012).
10. First zoo in the country to become member of World Association of Zoos & Aquarium (WAZA).
11. Only zoo in India after which an express train (Nandankanan Express) has been named by Indian Railways.
12. Wonderful site for wildlife conservation and education – integration of ex-situ and in-situ conservation (free living birds - 120 spp.; reptiles – 15 spp. mammals – 13, butterflies – 85 spp., fish – 46 spp. & prawn – 3 spp.).
13.The Postal Department released special cover on Nandankanan.
14.One among the three zoos in India for breeding Long billed vulture.
15. First birth of Melanistic tiger in captivity in the year 2014.
16. Nandankanan has been recognized by Central Zoo Authority (CZA) for Conservation breeding of tigers, Indian pangolins and long billed vultures.

05/09/2024

Communal nesting of Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans ) at Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. It is the Second largest heronry after Bhitarkanika.

129th Sunday Bird Walk was conducted at Nandankanan with 27 participants where 627 birds of 40 species were observed. ...
03/09/2024

129th Sunday Bird Walk was conducted at Nandankanan with 27 participants where 627 birds of 40 species were observed.

Nandankanan Zoological Park welcomes 2 Giraffes from Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata under Animal Exchange Programme....
03/09/2024

Nandankanan Zoological Park welcomes 2 Giraffes from Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata under Animal Exchange Programme.

Thanks to Anagha Inamdar from Pune, Maharashtra for adopting Long Billed Vulture for one month i.e. from 02nd Septemb...
03/09/2024

Thanks to Anagha Inamdar from Pune, Maharashtra for adopting Long Billed Vulture for one month i.e. from 02nd September, 2024 to 01st October, 2024. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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Thanks to Vihaan from Paschim Vihar, New Delhi for adopting Common Sand Boa for one year i.e. from 01st September, 20...
03/09/2024

Thanks to Vihaan from Paschim Vihar, New Delhi for adopting Common Sand Boa for one year i.e. from 01st September, 2024 to 30th August, 2025. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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Thanks to Anagha Inamdar from Pune, Maharashtra for adopting Rosy Pelican for one month i.e. from 19th August, 2024 t...
20/08/2024

Thanks to Anagha Inamdar from Pune, Maharashtra for adopting Rosy Pelican for one month i.e. from 19th August, 2024 to 18th September, 2024. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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Thanks to Gurpreet Singh from Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh for adopting Laughing Dove for three months i.e. from 17t...
20/08/2024

Thanks to Gurpreet Singh from Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh for adopting Laughing Dove for three months i.e. from 17th August, 2024 to 16th November, 2024. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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A group of 38 foresters undergoing induction training from OFRC Angul visited Nandankanan for their study tour today. ...
15/08/2024

A group of 38 foresters undergoing induction training from OFRC Angul visited Nandankanan for their study tour today.

15/08/2024

A glimpse of World Elephant Day 2024 celebration at Nandankanan Zoo

Nandankanan wishes everyone a happy and prosperous 78th Independence Day.
15/08/2024

Nandankanan wishes everyone a happy and prosperous 78th Independence Day.

World Lion Day was celebrated at Nandankanan on 10th of August 2024 with visitors. Zoo Volunteers assisted the programme...
13/08/2024

World Lion Day was celebrated at Nandankanan on 10th of August 2024 with visitors. Zoo Volunteers assisted the programme with awareness quiz competition and various games on lion.

World Elephant Day was celebrated at Nandankanan.Sri Debidutta Biswal, PCCF & HoFF graced the occasion with felicitation...
13/08/2024

World Elephant Day was celebrated at Nandankanan.
Sri Debidutta Biswal, PCCF & HoFF graced the occasion with felicitation of elephant care takers, winners of quiz competition, followed by inauguration of a signature campaign and elephant themed selfie booth.

Thanks to Pragnya Paramita Das from Khurda, Odisha for adopting Star Finch for one month i.e. from 10th August, 2024 t...
10/08/2024

Thanks to Pragnya Paramita Das from Khurda, Odisha for adopting Star Finch for one month i.e. from 10th August, 2024 to 09th September, 2024. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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Thanks to Kaushik Mitra from Pune, Maharashtra for adopting Binocellate Cobra for three months i.e. from 09th August, ...
10/08/2024

Thanks to Kaushik Mitra from Pune, Maharashtra for adopting Binocellate Cobra for three months i.e. from 09th August, 2024 to 08th November, 2024. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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Thanks to Deepavna Goswami from New Delhi for adopting Binocellate Cobra for one month i.e. from 09th August, 2024 to ...
10/08/2024

Thanks to Deepavna Goswami from New Delhi for adopting Binocellate Cobra for one month i.e. from 09th August, 2024 to 08th September, 2024. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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Thanks to Anand from New Delhi for adopting Leopard Cat for one month i.e. from 07th August, 2024 to 06th September, 2...
07/08/2024

Thanks to Anand from New Delhi for adopting Leopard Cat for one month i.e. from 07th August, 2024 to 06th September, 2024. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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Thanks to Jyotirmay Sethy from Keonjhar, Odisha for adopting Barn owl for three months i.e. from 06th August, 2024 to ...
07/08/2024

Thanks to Jyotirmay Sethy from Keonjhar, Odisha for adopting Barn owl for three months i.e. from 06th August, 2024 to 05th November, 2024. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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Zoo Ambassador Nabya Pradhan along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahotsav at B...
06/08/2024

Zoo Ambassador Nabya Pradhan along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahotsav at Bapujee UP school, Bargarh.

Zoo Ambassador Shreeyansh Swarup along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahotsav ...
06/08/2024

Zoo Ambassador Shreeyansh Swarup along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahotsav at Niranjan Bhoi School.

One platoon of OISF( Odisha Industrial Security Force) inducted for Security of Nandankanan Zoological Park from today o...
01/08/2024

One platoon of OISF( Odisha Industrial Security Force) inducted for Security of Nandankanan Zoological Park from today onwards.

Zoo Ambassador Susils Munda along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahotsav at M....
01/08/2024

Zoo Ambassador Susils Munda along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahotsav at M.M.S.B High School, Keonjhar.

Zoo Ambassador Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahot...
30/07/2024

Zoo Ambassador Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahotsav at DN High School, Patia, Bhubaneswar.

Thanks to Maitreyee Naha from Bhubaneswar, Odisha for adopting Indian Porcupine for six months i.e. from 27th July, 2...
30/07/2024

Thanks to Maitreyee Naha from Bhubaneswar, Odisha for adopting Indian Porcupine for six months i.e. from 27th July, 2024 to 26th January, 2025. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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Thanks to Orange Securitas Pvt. Limited from Bhubaneswar, Odisha for adopting Tufted Capuchin for one year i.e. from 27...
30/07/2024

Thanks to Orange Securitas Pvt. Limited from Bhubaneswar, Odisha for adopting Tufted Capuchin for one year i.e. from 27th July, 2024 to 26th July, 2025. You can adopt an animal at Nandankanan Zoological Park. Click the link below--->
https://www.nandankanan.org/adopt-an-animal.php






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International Tiger Day was celebrated at Nandankanan Govt. High School with 400 students.
29/07/2024

International Tiger Day was celebrated at Nandankanan Govt. High School with 400 students.

International Tiger Day 2024
29/07/2024

International Tiger Day 2024

Participate in an "Online Quiz" on the occasion of International Tiger Day. Test your knowledge on "Tigers" and grab an ...
28/07/2024

Participate in an "Online Quiz" on the occasion of International Tiger Day. Test your knowledge on "Tigers" and grab an e-certificate. Visit our website www.nandankanan.org on 29.07.2024 from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm.

3rd day of Workshop on "Understanding Human-Wildlife Conflict and Chemical Restraint Techniques for Mitigation" organize...
28/07/2024

3rd day of Workshop on "Understanding Human-Wildlife Conflict and Chemical Restraint Techniques for Mitigation" organized by Odisha wildlife organization in collaboration with Wildlife Pharmaceuticals (South Africa) & WII, conducted at Nandankanan today.

Study tour of F.T.S., G.Udayagiri Forest Guard trainees to Nandankanan Zoological Park & State Botanical Garden. ...
28/07/2024

Study tour of F.T.S., G.Udayagiri Forest Guard trainees to Nandankanan Zoological Park & State Botanical Garden.

Zoo Ambassador Barsha Digi along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahotsav at Dam...
26/07/2024

Zoo Ambassador Barsha Digi along with other students of the school organised a plantation program on Van Mahotsav at Damana High School, Bhubaneswar.

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Communal nesting of Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans ) at Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. It is the Second largest heronry after Bhitarkanika. . . #CentralZooAuthority #pccfwl_odisha #forestdeptt #openbillstork #birds #wildlifesanctuary #heronry #nandankananzoologicalpark #Bhitarkanika

A glimpse of World Elephant Day 2024 celebration at Nandankanan Zoo #CentralZooAuthority #pccfwl_odisha #forestdepartment #WorldElephantDay #elephants

A ' Moth Watch' was conducted at Nandankanan on the occasion of National Moth Week (July 20-28). . . #CentralZooAuthority #pccfwl_odisha #ForestDepartment National Moth Week #nationalmothweek2024 #moths #MothWeek #lepidopterans

World Giraffe Day 2024 #ForestDepartment #pccfwl_odisha #CentralZooAuthority #giraffe #conservation

Today Nandankanan completed it's 100th bird walk. #CentralZooAuthority #pccfwl_odisha #forestdeptt #birdwalk

https://youtu.be/zF3s2yhhxjI Theme song of Nandankanan released on the occasion of 64th Foundation Day.

Nandankanan Biological Park wishing you a happy new year 2024.

Thanks to our little patron Aadarsh Satapathy who adopted one Slender tailed Meerkat on his birthday. #CentralZooAuthorityNewDelhi #pccfwl_odisha #ForestDepartment #adoption #meerkat #animaladoption #animallover

Nandankanan Ropeway is open. Visitors can enjoy the serene beauty of Nandankanan. #CentralZooAuthority #pccfwl_odisha #ForestDept #ropeway #nandankananzoologicalpark

Nandankanan Ropeway got inaugurated by Sri Pradip Kumar Amat, Hon’ble Minister, F,E & CC Dept in presence of MLA, Bhubaneswar, MLA (Jatni), ACS (F,E & CC Dept), PCCF & HOFF, PCCF (WL) & CWLW. The ropeway connecting Nandankanan and State Botanical Garden is now open for visitors to enjoy the serene beauty while passing over Kanjia Lake. #CentralZooAuthority #cza_delhi #pccfwl_odisha #forestdeptt #zooprogram #ropeway

Nandankanan wishes you a Happy Diwali. #CentralZooAuthority #pccfwl #forestdeptt #nandankananzoologicalpark #HappyDiwali #diwaligifting #diwali2023

Black-tufted marmoset #nandankananzoologicalpark #CentralZooAuthority #pccfwl_odisha #animalslover #animallover #ForestDepartment #marmoset #blacktuftedmarmoset

Black Swan #nandankananzoologicalpark #CentralZooAuthority #animallover #cza_delhi #pccfwl_odisha #ForestDepartment #BlackSwan

Nandankanan wishes you a happy Dussehra. #nandankananzoologicalpark #CentralZooAuthority #animallover #indialroller #birds #DidYouKnow

A glimpse of International Tiger Day at Nandankanan Zoological Park.

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