nandanvan jungle safari

nandanvan jungle safari in Atal Nagar Nava Raipur has launched a neonatal care unit, administrative building, and souvenir shop to improve wildlife conservation and visitor experience. Other initiatives include a canteen in collaboration with IHM Raipur, an elephant monitoring cell, and an electric vehicle service.

The Chhattisgarh Forest Department is preparing to move four disabled leopards and a hyena from Nandanvan Zoo to a newly built rescue center at Jungle Safari due to space constraints. These animals, rescued from various forest ranges, have permanent disabilities preventing their release into the wild.

A zebra at nandanvan jungle safari in Nava Raipur died early Friday morning after being bitten on the face by a venomous snake, likely a viper. The animal, recently arrived from Gujarat, succumbed within thirty minutes. Officials stated that while snake bites on herbivores are rare, the zebra may have startled the snake, leading to the defensive bite.

After receiving approval from Central Zoo Authority (CZA) for master plan and its structural components, Chhattisgarh's first and largest man-made Jungle Safari at Naya Raipur is expected to be ready for visitors by May next year.

Addressing the gathering during inauguration of Chhattisgarh's 16th Statehood Day celebrations, he said, "I am sure more people will come to Naya Raipur to visit jungle safari.

Joint teams of health and food and drug department raided as many as 40 drug stores in the city on Sunday to check hoarding and black marketing of sanitisers and masks.Thirty shops were scanned on Saturday.

An injured male tiger, approximately four to five years old, was rescued from the Bijapur buffer zone of the Indravati Tiger Reserve after villagers reported it limping. The tiger, caught in a wire snare, suffered a severe leg injury. It has been moved to Naya Raipur’s nandanvan jungle safari for intensive care and treatment.

Chhattisgarh has achieved a conservation milestone with the successful rehabilitation of Jatayu, a Himalayan Griffon Vulture. After being rescued and treated, Jatayu was released and tracked via radio-telemetry, completing a 1,165 km journey to Nepal. The Chhattisgarh Forest Department also rescued and released a White-rumped Vulture and an Egyptian Vulture.

An ailing eight-year-old Royal Bengal tigress, Bijli, was transported from Raipur to Gujarat's Vantara Jamnagar Wildlife Rescue and Care Centre for advanced medical treatment. Bijli, suffering from increasing creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels, required specialized diagnostic evaluation unavailable locally. Experts from Vantara and the Chhattisgarh forest department are accompanying her on the Howrah–Ahmedabad Express.

A three-year-old leopard died after spending 12 hours in a wire trap in Chhattisgarh's Mohla Manpur, as foresters waited for tranquiliser darts to arrive. The leopard, trapped by farmer Naval Singh to protect livestock, could have been saved if rescued within two to three hours, according to DFO Dinesh Patel.

Royal Bengal tigress Bijli, an eight-year-old from Raipur's Jungle Safari and Nandanvan Zoo, has passed away at Gujarat's Vantara Wildlife Rescue and Care Centre. She was transferred for advanced treatment after falling ill with suspected hemoprotozoa infection, despite prolonged efforts to save her.