Darjeeling Zoo Restocks Two Pairs of Endangered Red Pandas in Singalila National Park (See Pics)

New Delhi/Darjeeling, January 20: Two pairs of Red Pandas, an endangered species, from the Darjeeling Zoo have been restocked in the Singalila National Park, the second such restocking by the zoo since 2003-4. Over the many years, the inhabitants of Red Pandas is lowering as a result of of a quantity of threats to their habitats. The effort at restocking them in the wild was to make sure that their inhabitants in the wild stays steady. "A similar attempt was made in 2003-04, when the zoo had released two female Red Pandas. The effort this time round has been made following advanced studies and technology-based inputs, and with better equipment such as satellite collars," Darjeeling Zoo director Basavraj Holeyachi informed IANS over telephone. Rare Red Panda Born in Berlin Zoo From Indian Parents As Part of Global Breeding Program, Watch Video. As per the World Wide Fund-India (WWF India), Red Panda, the arboreal mammal, thrives finest at 2,200-4,800 metres in deciduous and coniferous forest with dense understories of bamboo. See Pics:

Two pairs of Red Panda particularly Smile, Shifu, Noel and Yeshe from PNHZP have been restocked in Gairibans Singalila National Park on 15.01.2023 in presence of CCF Wildlife North, Director PNHZP and DFO Darjeeling, Wildlife Division.#redpanda #pnhzp #singalilanationalpark #cza_delhi pic.twitter.com/vE5zgngOTZ — Darjeeling zoo (@PnhzPark) January 18, 2023

There are solely about 2,500 Red Pandas left in the world. Listed as 'Endangered' in the IUCN purple record of threatened species and below Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, Red Panda is discovered throughout the contiguous areas of Nepal, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Bhutan, Tawang and different western districts of Arunachal Pradesh and even in components of Meghalaya. Saket Badola of Traffic India, working to lift consciousness about wildlife trafficking, whereas appreciating the step by the zoo, tweeted: "The major threats faced by Red Pandas include their illegal extraction from the wild for pet trade and their poaching for pelt that is used to make traditional fur articles." The 4 Red Pandas -- Smile, Shifu, Noel and Yeshe, aged 4 years, 6 years, 8 years, and 9 years, respectively -- have been launched in the mushy launch facility situated throughout the park two days in the past. The facility is unfold throughout 2 hectares of land throughout the National Park. Once the Red Pandas are completely wild, they are going to be launched outdoors the ability. Behavioural evaluation and different analysis have been executed constantly whereas turning the zoo-bred Red Pandas into wild ones to some extent. "The soft release will make them completely wild. We need to reduce the human imprint. We don't want to see humans as their benefactors," Holeyachi mentioned, including that the complete course of went on for nearly 7-8 months. The Red Pandas' pedigree and genetic evaluation have been carried out to make sure that animals with identical parentage are usually not launched in the wild. Most distant people have been chosen from among the many inhabitants. "Through pedigree analysis, with the help of experts from Rotterdam Zoo, the Netherlands, the genetic study was carried out with the assistance of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad," Holeyachi mentioned. Giant Panda 3D View on Google Not Working, View Cutest HD Photos & WhatsApp Stickers of Pandas and Download Them for Free Online!. Darjeeling Zoo is known for conservation breeding of Red Pandas, Snow Leopards, Himalayan Herbivores, and Himalayan Pheasants because the Nineties. Recently, two zoo-bred Gorals and Red Jungle Fowls have been launched in the wild. January-February is the breeding season for Red Pandas. It can be solely by June that the zoo staff would come to know if the Red Pandas have bred amongst themselves because the litter will probably be seen solely then. "Otherwise also, we will be monitoring them for 72 weeks. So, if not this breeding season, next breeding season we are sure to get some good news," mentioned an elated Holeyachi.

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