Zoos in Bengal, shut since March 17 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be open from October 2, the government said on Friday and released a set of guidelines for the reopening. Tickets have t...

The two workers electrocuted at Alipore zoo on Thursday might have come in contact with an underground cable, CESC sources said.  A team from the power utility visited the site, near the elephan...

Two men, part of a group of labourers putting up hoardings at the Alipore zoo, were electrocuted on Thursday morning. A third was injured and is in hospital. An official of the hospital said his cond...

The Alipore zoo is closed to visitors because of the Covid pandemic. But animal lovers can now get a peek into the enclosures every day. The zoo authorities have started to upload live feed of the ani...

The pair of Keel-billed toucans that were seized by the BSF in Bongaon, North 24-Parganas, on Thursday are in quarantine at the Alipore zoo hospital. The birds are “traumatised and have not bee...

The BSF seized a pair of Keel-billed toucans near the Angrail border outpost in Bongaon, North 24-Parganas, on Thursday, an officer said. Officers at the outpost along the India-Bangla...

Eleven babies born to a yellow anaconda are the centre of attention of the keepers and employees of Alipore zoo. The babies and mother are doing fine, a zoo official said. The mother is one of the f...

The new footbridge in front of Alipore zoo is to be opened by mid-January, promising a safer crossing for pedestrians and a snarl-free road for traffic but missing the busiest days of winter.Christmas...

A zebra and its newborn at Alipore zoo. The female foal, weighing around 25kg, was born on February 14 and has since been kept with its mother in a mini-shelter carved out of the zebra enclosure. Zoo ...

Cheerleaders are at work in one corner. Cupid has struck in another.Alipore zoo has remained shut to visitors for over a month and a half but keepers are trying to ensure life goes on as normal for 1,...