{"id":330944,"date":"2025-03-27T11:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T05:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=330944"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:03:30","slug":"padmaja-naidu-himalayan-zoological-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/padmaja-naidu-himalayan-zoological-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News- <\/strong>Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park has become India\u2019s first zoo to preserve DNA samples of wildlife. <strong>Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-331373 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Padmaja-Naidu-Himalayan-Zoological-Park.png?resize=699%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park\" width=\"699\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Padmaja-Naidu-Himalayan-Zoological-Park.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Padmaja-Naidu-Himalayan-Zoological-Park.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Padmaja-Naidu-Himalayan-Zoological-Park.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Padmaja-Naidu-Himalayan-Zoological-Park.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>&#8211; It is situated in Darjeeling, in the Indian state of West Bengal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <em>largest high altitude zoo in India<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>It specializes in breeding animals adapted to <em>alpine conditions<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>It has successful captive breeding programs for the <em>snow leopard, the endangered Himalayan wolf<\/em> and <em>the red panda<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The zoo serves as the <em>central hub for Central Zoo Authority of India\u2019s red panda program.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>It is a member of the <em>World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>About the Project<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Project Name<\/strong>: Popularly known as India\u2019s first Frozen Zoo or DNA Cryogenic Conservation Project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>To preserve the genetic material of endangered Himalayan species for future research and conservation.<\/li>\n<li>To support assisted reproduction methods and protect biodiversity from the risk of extinction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Implemented By<\/strong>: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, in collaboration with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park has become India\u2019s first zoo to preserve DNA samples of wildlife. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park. About Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park Location&#8211; It is situated in Darjeeling, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Features:\u00a0 It is the largest high altitude zoo in India. 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