Tigress Dies Of Bird Flu In UP, Govt Closes Zoos And Lion Safari For A Week
Bird Flu in Uttar Pradesh: All zoological parks and the lion safari in Uttar Pradesh have been temporarily closed for a week after a tigress at the Gorakhpur Zoo, aka Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological Garden, tested positive for bird flu. The infected tigress, Shakti, succumbed to the virus on May 7. Anuradha Vemuri, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), confirmed the closure of zoos in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, and the Etawah...
2025-05-14T05:25:14Z