Odisha’s Nandankanan Zoo To Import White Lion, Lemurs From Dubai

Bhubaneswar: Having lost it lone African lioness earlier this month, Nandankanan Zoological Park, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, is all set to bring four African white lions, two lions, two cheetahs and five ring-tailed lemurs, besides varied exotic species of animals and birds, through an exchange programme with Dubai safari park, sources said on Monday.

The zoo authorities have obtained permission for the same from Central Zoo Authority (CZA) and steps are being taken to get the go-ahead from MoEFCC and other authorities concerned to bring four African leucistic lions, one male and three female, and lemur species by March next year.

Another pair of African lion along with a pair of cheetahs, five ring-tailed lemur, a pair chimpanzee, three red-necked wallaby, eight hamadryas baboon, seven African grey parrot and five blue-and-gold macaw will also be brought from Dubai under the programme

In return, Nandankanan will export a female hippopotamus, six Sangai, five black-bucks, four hog deer, a pair of gaur and red jungle fowl and six gharials, the sources added.