New Arrivals at Nandankanan Zoo in recent years
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New Arrivals at Nandankanan Zoo in recent years. Nandankanan Zoological Park is a premier large zoo of India. Unlike other zoos in the country, Nandankanan is built right inside the forest and set in a completely natural environment. The animals are housed in enclosures with greenery with a feel of real forest and live with no fear or apprehension of becoming the hunter’s prey.
Nandankanan is 15 kms from Odisha’s capital, Bhubaneswar. The Bhubaneswar railway station is at a distance of 18 kms and the Biju Patnaik International Airport is at a distance of 20 kms. Tourist cottages inside Nandankanan are available for accommodation, only during day time, on prior reservation from the office of Deputy Director, Nandankanan Zoological Park.
| Serial No. | Species | Sex (M:F:U) | Zoo / Farm Name | Date of arrival |
| Indian Wolf | 1:1:0 | Nahargarh Biological Park, Jaipur | 09/10/2021 | |
| Leopard | 1:1:0 | Nahargarh Biological Park, Jaipur | 09/10/2021 | |
| Gharial | 2:2:0 | Nahargarh Biological Park, Jaipur | 09/10/2021 | |
| Chinkara | 2:2:0 | Nahargarh Biological Park, Jaipur | 09/10/2021 | |
| Himalayan Black Bear | 1:1:0 | Aizwal Zoological Park, Mizoram | 07/02/2021 | |
| Asiatic Wild Dog | 1:1:0 | Aizwal Zoological Park, Mizoram | 07/02/2021 | |
| Asian Brown Tortoise | 3:3:0 | Aizwal Zoological Park, Mizoram | 07/02/2021 | |
| Assamese Macaque | 1:1:0 | Aizwal Zoological Park, Mizoram | 07/02/2021 | |
| Stump Tailed Macaque | 3:3:0 | Aizwal Zoological Park, Mizoram | 07/02/2021 | |
| Asiatic Lion | 0:2:0 | Kamala Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya, Indore | 20/12/2020 | |
| Gharial | 2:1:0 | Kamala Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya, Indore | 20/12/2020 | |
| Indian Grey Wolf | 2:0:0 | Kamala Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya, Indore | 20/12/2020 | |
| Indian Fox | 0:1:0 | Kamala Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya, Indore | 20/12/2020 | |
| Asiatic Lion | 4:0:0 | Kanan Pindari Zoological Garden, Bilaspur | 17/03/2020 | |
| Indian Fox | 1:1:0 | Kanan Pindari Zoological Garden, Bilaspur | 17/03/2020 | |
| Nile Crocodile | 2:1:0 | MCBT, Mahabalipuram | 22/10/2019 | |
| Yellow Anaconda | 0:0:8 | MCBT, Mahabalipuram | 22/10/2019 | |
| Tufted Capuchin | 1:1:0 | Purchased from Jai Farm, Chennai | 03/10/2019 | |
| Squirrel Monkey | 1:1:0 | Purchased from Jai Farm, Chennai | 03/10/2019 | |
| Indian Fox | 1:1:0 | Kamala Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya, Indore | 08/08/2019 | |
| Indian Grey Wolf | 0:1:0 | Kamala Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya, Indore | 08/08/2019 | |
| Black tufted marmoset | 0:2:0 | Purchased from AFAZ Farm, Madurai | 15/02/2019 | |
| Long billed vulture | 6 pair(12 no) | Gandhi Zoological Park, Gwalior | 27/11/2018 | |
| Indian grey wolf | 2(1:1) | Chamarajendra Zoological Garden,Mysore | 29/09/2018 | |
| Assamese Macaque | 1:1 | Aizwal Zoological Park | 21/06/2018 | |
| Wild Dog | 1:1 | Aizwal Zoological Park | 21/06/2018 | |
| Himalayan Bear | 0:1 | Aizwal Zoological Park | 21/06/2018 | |
| Painted Stork | 10U | Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandaloor, Chennai | 26/09/2017 | |
| Reticulated Python | 1M + 1F | Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandaloor, Chennai | 26/09/2017 | |
| Nilagir Langur | 1M+ 1F | Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandaloor, Chennai | 26/09/2017 | |
| White Pea Fowl | 2M + 2F | Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandaloor, Chennai | 26/09/2017 | |
| Green Lguana | 2M+ 2F | Purchased | 24/09/2017 | |
| Red Lguana | 2M+ 2F | Purchased | 24/09/2017 | |
| Ring necked Parakeet (albino) | 5U | Purchased | 19/06/2017 | |
| Ring necked Parakeet (lutino) | 15U | Purchased | 19/06/201
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