Odisha: Nandankanan to get cheetahs, white lions from abroad soon

Priya Ranjan Swain Published On : Dec 27, 2023 at 6:39 PM

Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) in the Odisha capital here will soon get a pair of cheetahs and a few white lions from abroad.

A pair of cheetahs and a few exotic white lions will be brought to Nandankanan from a zoo in Dubai under an animal exchange programme in January next year, said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (wildlife) Susanta Nanda today.

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This apart, some new species of birds will be brought to Nandankanan from abroad under the programme, he added.

Moreover, the authorities of NZP have planned to bring a few giraffes from Alipore Zoological Garden in West Bengal under another animal exchange programme, revealed the PCCF.

The NZP will bring a male and a female cheetah in exchange for five Manipur brow-antlered deer, sources said.

Similarly, Nandankanan will get a few African white lions in exchange for five blackbucks with Dubai Safari Park in UAE, sources added.