On Magh Bihu, Assam CM visits State Zoo, drives himself

The CM, known to do things differently, drove himself during his visit to the Zoo.

Assam State Zoo bans poultry meat amid bird flu outbreak

The Assam State Zoo on Friday banned the import of poultry meat as a precautionary measure after several states across the country reported outbreaks of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in poultry, crows, and migratory birds, commonly known as bird flu. Confirmed cases of bird flu have been reported from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal […]

Endangered ‘Hargila’ bird gives birth through artificial breeding in Assam Zoo

Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and Aaranyak, a city based NGO have been successful in artificially breeding a pair of greater adjutant stork chicks in the zoo. This was the first experiment which gained success. Dr Purnima Devi Barman, who led the greater adjutant conservation project of Aaranyak said, “Greater adjutant stork is an […]