Consider the following statements regarding “Nandankanan Zoological Park”: 1. It is India's first zoo to join the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). 2. It is the first zoo in the World to breed White tiger and Melanistic tiger. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: Nandankanan Zoological Park is a zoo and botanical garden established in 1960 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

It is India’s first zoo to join the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2009.
Nandankanan is the first zoo in the World to breed White tiger and Melanistic tiger.
It is the only conservation breeding centre of Indian Pangolins in the world.

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