The zoological park in Darjeeling

Darjeeling, Aug. 13: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park here will flag off its year-long golden jubilee celebration tomorrow.

“We will hoist the zoo flag and present awards to our workers tomorrow. There will be a cultural show as well. We are also planning a major function in November as part of the celebration,” said A.K. Jha, the director of the zoo.

In the jubilee year, the Bengal Natural History Museum will be shifted from Chowrasta here to the zoo premise.

The director said there were plans to bring in two more red pandas from Australia and New Zealand to the zoo.

The park, which was classified as the best in the country by the Central Zoo Authority, is the first to have a programme for conservation breeding of wild animals — first of snow leopard and then red panda.