ROLE OF ZOOS IN CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES

 

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The National Zoo Policy adopted by Government of India in 1988, has recognized the carrying out planned breeding program of endangered species by the zoos in India. Central Zoo Authority , as a regulatory statutory body of the Government of India, has been given responsibility to identify species of animals for this program and designate zoos to participate in this programme.

Information on the species identified for this programme , the name of the species coordinator / studbook keeper and the zoos participating in the programme can be seen.

Zoos have been successful in breeding many endangered species in captivity. Important births registered in various zoos over the years are :-

LIST OF SPECIES COORDINATORS AND PARTICIPATING ZOOS APPROVED BY THE CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY

S.NO

NAME OF THE SPECIES

(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

SPECIES COORDINATOR

PARTICIPATING ZOO
1. ROCK PYTHON

(PYTHON MOLURUS MOLURUS)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, TAMIL NADU
  1. CHENNAI SNAKE PARK TRUST, GUINDY
  2. CENTRE FOR HERPETOLOGY / MADRAS CROCODILE BANK, MAMMALLAPURAM
  3. ARIGNAR ANNA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHENNAI
2. GREAT INDIAN HORNBILL

(BUCEROS BICORNIS)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, WEST BENGAL
  1. ALIPORE ZOO, CALCUTTA
  2. ASSAM STATE ZOO, GAUHATI
3. BLYTH'S TRAGOPAN

(TRAGOPAN BLYTHI BLYTHI)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, NAGALAND
  1. HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK, GANGATOK
  2. PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK , DARJEELING
  3. RANGAPAHAR ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN, DIMAPUR
4. WESTERN TRAGOPAN

(TRAGOPAN MELANOCEPHALUS)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN,HIMACHAL PRADESH
  1. HIMALAYAN NATURE PARK , KUFRI
  2. PT. GOVIND BALLABH PANT HIGH ALTITUDE ZOO , NAINITAL
  3. PHEASANTRY AT CHAIL
  4. PHEASANTRY AT SARHAN
  5. PHEASANTRY AT MANALI
5. CHEER PHEASANT

(CATREUS WALLACHI)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN,HIMACHAL PRADESH
  1. HIMALAYAN NATURE PARK , KUFRI
  2. PT. GOVIND BALLABH PANT HIGH ALTITUDE ZOO , NAINITAL
  3. PHEASANTRY AT CHAIL
  4. PHEASANTRY AT SARHAN
  5. PHEASANTRY AT MANALI
6. MONAL PHEASANT

(LOPHOPHORUS IMPEJANUS)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN,HIMACHAL PRADESH
  1. HIMALAYAN NATURE PARK, KUFRI
  2. PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK, DARJEELING
7. WHITE WINGED WOOD DUCK

(CAIRINA SCUTULATA)

 CHIFE WILDLIFE WARDEN, ARUNACHAL PRADESH
  1. MINI ZOO, MIAO
8. FLAMINGO

(PHOENICOPTERUS ROSEUS)

 ZOO SUPERINTENDENT, KAMLA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHEMDABAD
  1. KAMALA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHMEDABAD
  2. KANPUR ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
  3. SANJAY GANDHI BIOLOGICAL PARK, PATNA
9. GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD

(CHORIOTIS NIGRICEPS)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, MADHYA PARDESH
  1. VANVIHAR NATIONAL PARK, BHOPAL
  2. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
  3. KAMLA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHMEDABAD
10. LESSER FLORICAN

(SYPHEOTIDES INDICA)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, MADHYA PARDESH
  1. VANVIHAR NATIONAL PARK, BHOPAL
  2. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
  3. KAMLA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHMEDABAD
11. NICOBAR PIGEON

(CALOENAS NICOBARICA)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, GUJARAT
  1. KAMLA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK,AHMEDABAD
12. HOLLOCK GIBBON

(HYLOBATES HOOLOCK)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, ASSAM
  1. ASSAM STATE ZOO, GAWHATI
  2. ALIPORE ZOO, CALCUTTA.
13. GOLDEN LANGUR

(PRESBYTIS GEEI)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, ASSAM
  1. ASSAM STATE ZOO, GAWHATI
  2. ALIPORE ZOO, CALCUTTA.
14. NILGIRI LANGUR

(PRESBYTIS JOHNI)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, TAMIL NADU
  1. ARIGNAR ANNA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHENNAI
  2. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
  3. TRIVANDRUM ZOO
15. LION TAILED MACAQUE

(MACCACA SILENSUS)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, KARNATAKA
  1. ARIGNAR ANNA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHENNAI
  2. SRI CHAMARAJENDRA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, MYSORE
  3. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
  4. TRIVANDRUM ZOO
  5. KANPUR ZOOLOGICAL PARK, KAPUR
  6. NANDANKANAN BIOLOGICAL PARK, BHUBANESHWAR
  7. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, DELHI
16. SLOW LORIS

(NYCTICEBUS COUCANG)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, ASSAM
  1. ASSAM STATE ZOO, GUWAHATI
17. ASIATIC LION

(PANTHERA LEO PERSICA)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, GUJARAT
  1. SAKKARBAG ZOO,JUNAGARH
  2. KAMALA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHEMEDABAD
  3. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, DELHI
  4. M.C.ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHATBIR,PUNJAB
  5. VAN VIHAR ZOO,BHOPAL
  6. KANPUR ZOOLOGICAL PARK, KANPUR
  7. ARIGNAR ANNA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHENNAI
  8. SRI CHAMARAJENDRA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, MYSORE
  9. ALIPORE ZOO, CALCUTTA
  10. NANDANKANAN BIOLOGICAL PARK,BHUBANESHWAR
18. SNOW LEOPARD

(PANTHERA UNCIA)

 1.CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, WEST BENGAL

2. DIRECTOR , PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK,DARJEELING
  1. PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK, DARJEELING
  2. HIMALAYAN NATURE PARK, KUFRI
19. CLOUDED LEOPARD

(NEOFELIS NEBULOSA)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN , WEST BENGAL
  1. SANJAY GANDHI BIOLOGICAL PARK, PATNA
  2. ALIPORE ZOO, CALCUTTA
  3. ASSAM STATE ZOO,GUWAHTI
20. FISHING CAT

(FELIS VIVERRINA)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, WEST BENGAL
  1. ALIPORE ZOO,CALCUTTA
  2. ASSAM STATE ZOO,GUWAHATI
  3. SANJAY GANDHI BIOLOGICAL PARK , PATNA
21. CARACAL

(FELIS CARACAL)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, MADHYA PRADESH
  1. VAN VIHAR NATIONAL PARK, BHOPAL
  2. KAMLA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHMEDABAD
  3. SAKKARBAG ZOO, JUNAGARH
22. RUSTY SPOTTED CAT

(FELIS RUBIGINOSA)

 1. CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, GUJARAT

2. DIRECTOR, KAMLA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHMEDABAD
  1. KAMLA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHMEDABAD
23. RED PANDA

(AILURUS FLUGENS)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN , WEST BENGAL
  1. PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK , DARJEELING
  2. HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK , SIKKIM
24. WILD DOG

(CUON ALPINUS)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, ANDHRA PRADESH
  1. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
  2. ARIGNAR ANNA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHENNAI
  3. INDIRA GANDHI ZOOLOGICAL PARK, VISHAKHAPATNAM
25. ASIATIC WOLF

(CANIS LUPES PALLIPES)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN , KARNATAKA
  1. ARIGNAR ANNA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHENNAI
  2. NANADANKANAN BIOLOGICAL PARK, BHUBANESWAR
  3. INDIRA GANDHI ZOOLOGICAL PARK , VISHAKAPATNAM
  4. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK , HYDERABAD
  5. KAMLA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK , AHMEDABAD
  6. SAKKARBAG ZOO , JUNAGARH
26. SWAMP DEER

(CERVUS DUVACELI DUVACELI)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, UTTAR PRADESH
  1. PRINCE OF WALES ZOOLOGICAL PARK , LUCKNOW
  2. KANPUR ZOOLOGICAL PARK , KANPUR
  3. M.C ZOOLOGICAL PARK , CHATBIR, PUNJAB
  4. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK , DELHI
27. SWAMP DEER-HARD GROUND

(CERVUS DUVACELI BRADERI)

 1. CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, MADHYA PRADESH

2. DIRECTOR, VAN VIHAR NATIONAL PARK , BHOPAL
  1. VAN VIHAR NATIONAL PARK, BHOPAL
28. BROW-ANTELERED DEER

(CERVUS ELDI ELDI)

 DIRECTOR ,WII , DEHRADUN
  1. ALIPORE ZOO , CALCUTTA
  2. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK , DELHI
  3. MANIPUR ZOOLOGICAL PARK , IMPHAL
29. FOUR HORNED ANTELOPE

(TETRACEROS QUADRICORNIS)

 DIRECTOR , NANDANKANAN BIOLOGICAL PARK
  1. SRI CHAMARAJEDRA ZOOLOGICAL PARK , MYSORE
  2. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
  3. NANDANKANAN BIOLOGICAL PARK, BHUBANESWAR
30. MOUSE DEER

(TRAGULUS MEMINNA)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, ANDHRA PRADESH
  1. KAMALA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHMEDABAD
  2. INDIRA GANDHI ZOOLOGICAL PARK, VISHAKAPATANAM
  3. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
  4. NANDANKANAN BIOLOGICAL PARK, BHUBANESWAR
31. CHINKARA

(GAZELLA GAZELLA)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN
  1. KAMALA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHMEDABAD
  2. JAIPUR ZOO
  3. M.C. ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHATBIR, PUNJAB
  4. KANPUR ZOOLOGICAL PAR, KANPUR
  5. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, KANPUR
32. GAUR

(BOS GAURUS)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, KARNATAKA
  1. NANDANKANAN BIOLOGICAL PARK, BHUBANESWAR
  2. SRI CHAMARAJEDRA ZOOLOGICAL PARK , MYSORE
  3. ARIGNAR ANNA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHENNAI
  4. NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
33. INDIAN WILD ASS

(EQUS HEMIONUS KHUR)

 CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN, GUJRAT
  1. SAKKARBAUG ZOO, JUNAGARH
  2. KAMALA NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, AHMEDABAD
  3. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, DELHI
34. NILGIRI TAHR

(HEMITRAGUS HYLCRIUS)

 CHIEG WILDLIFE WARDEN, TAMIL NADU
  1. DEER PARK, OOTY
35. INDIAN RHINECEROS

(RHINECEROS UNICORNIS)

 DIRECTOR, WILDLIFE PRESERVATION, (Addl. IGF (WL)) MIN. OF ENVIRONMEMNT & FORESTS, GOI
  1. ASSAM STATE ZOO, GUWAHATI
  2. KANPUR ZOOLOGICAL PARK, KANPUR
  3. ALIPORE ZOO, CALCUTTA
  4. SANJAY GANDHI BIOLOGICAL PARK, PATNA

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CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY NOMINATED STUD BOOK KEEPERS

SL. NO. SPECIES STUD BOOK KEEPER
1. 1. ASIATIC LION

2. WILD ASS

 SAKKARBAG ZOO, JUNAGARH,GUJARAT
2. BROW-ANTLERER DEER-SANGAI ALIPORE ZOO, CALCUTTA, WEST BENGAL
3. INDIAN ELEPHANT SRI CHAMARAJEDRA ZOOLOGICAL PARK , MYSORE
4. GOLDEN LANUR ASSAM STATE ZOO, GUWAHATI, ASSAM
5. SWAMP DEER NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, NEW DELHI
6. BENGAL TIGER NAHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK, HYDERABAD
7. INDIAN RHINO KANPUR ZOO, KANPUR, UTTAR PARDESH
8. SLOTH BEAR PRINCE OF WALES ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN,LUCKNOW ZOO, UTTAR PARDESH
9. LION TAILED MACAQUE ARIGNAR ANNA ZOOLOGICAL PARK, CHENNAI
10. SNOW LEOPARD PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN,DARJEELING
11. RED PANDA PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN,DARJEELING
12 GAUR NANDANKANAN ZOO, BHUBANESHWAR

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Year 1995-1996

S.No

Name of the Zoo

Species

No of Birth

1

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Garden, Darjeeling

Red Panda

5

2.

Sri Venkateshwara Zoological Park, Tirupati

Wild Dog

1

3.

Sakkarbaug Zoo,Junagarh

Wild Ass

2

4.

Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan, Bombay

Adjutant Stork

2

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Year 1996-1997

S.No

Name of the Zoo

Species

No of Birth

1

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Garden, Darjeeling

Red Panda

1

2.

Sakkarbaug Zoo,Junagarh

Wild Ass

2

3.

Sri Chamarajendra Zoo , Mysore

African Black Rhino

1

4.

Sepahijala Zoo, Agartala

Phayre's Leaf Monkey

1

5.

Aringnar Anna Zoo, Chennai

Wild Dog

7
   

Lion Tailded Macaque

2

6.

Madras Crocodile Bank, Mamallapuram

King Cobra

29
   

Ganges soft Shelled Turtle

6

7

Sundervan Nature Discovery Centre, Ahmedabad

Rock Python

13

8

Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad

Indian Pied Hornbill

2
   

Mouse Deer

1
   

Gaur

1

9

Sayaji Baug Zoo , Baroda

Indian Pied Hornbill

2

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Year 1997-1998

S.No

Name of the Zoo

Species

No of Birth

1

Nehru Zoological Park,Hyderabad

Sanghai

3
   

Gaur

1
   

Asiatic Lion

4

2.

National Zoological Park, Delhi

Chinkara

4
   

Swamp Deer

1
   

Rhino

1

3.

Sakkarbaug Zoo,Junagarh

Four horned Antelope

14
   

Asiatic Lion

5
   

Chinkara

1

4.

Kamla Nehru Zoo , Ahmedabad

Mouse Deer

2

5.

Sri Chamarajendra Zoo , Mysore

Swamp Deer

3
   

Gaur

1
   

Elephant

1

6.

Kanpur Zoo , Kanpur

Swamp Deer

1

7.

Alipore Zoo, Calcutta

Chinkara

2
   

Sangai

3

8.

Lucknow Zoo,Lucknow

Swamp Deer

4

9.

Indira Gandhi Zoo, Vishakapatnam

Indian Wolf

1

10.

Aringnar Anna Zoo, Chennai

Sangai

2
   

Nilgiri Langur

2

11.

Assam State Zoo, Guwahati

Serow

2
   

Leopard Cat

3
   

Golden Langur

1

12

Nandankanan Zoo, Bhubaneshwar

Leopard Cat

2
   

Pangolin

1

13.

M.C. Zoological Park , Chhatbir

Swamp Deer

2

14.

Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park , Patna

Leopard Cat

1

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Year 1998-1999

S.No

Name of the Zoo

Species

No of Birth

1

Nehru Zoological Park ,Hyderabad

Mouse Deer

1
   

Swamp Deer

1
   

Wolf

1

2.

National Zoological Park, Delhi

Chinkara

2
   

Sangai

12
   

Swamp Deer

2

3.

Alipore Zoo , Calcutta

Chinkara

3
   

Sangai

3

4.

Sakkarbag Zoo, Junagarh

Four Horned Antelope

3
   

Chinkara

2

5.

Nandankanan Biological Park, Bhubneshwar

Himalayan Black Bear

2
   

Pangolin

1

6.

Prince of Wales Zoological Park, Lucknow

Swamp Deer

3

7.

Sri Chamarajendra Zoo , Mysore

Swamp Deer

2
   

Gaur

2

8.

Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai

Sangai

2
   

Wild Dog

4
   

Lion Tailed Macaque

1

9.

Indira Gandhi Zoological Park , Vishakapatnam

Water monitor Lizard

1

10.

Assam State Zoo, Guwahati

Serow

1
   

Leopard Cat

4

11.

Veermata Jijabai Udyan Zoo , Mumbai

Four Horned Antelope

3

12.

Kanpur Zoological Park, Kanpur

Swamp Deer

2
   

Sangai

1

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