Deaths, a total closure, and final revival: how Delhi Zoo fared through 2025

From conservation breakthroughs and animal losses to a prolonged shutdown and revival, 2025 exposed Delhi Zoo’s fragile balance between ambition, infrastructure gaps and ecological vulnerability

World Sparrow Day: Meet the man who has dedicated his life to conserving sparrows

Rakesh Khatri has created seven lakh nests and trained 14 lakh people for conserving the sparrow, which has grown extinct in the Capital

Visitors in for a treat: Male hyena to be introduced at Delhi Zoo soon

Besides the male hyena, the National Zoological Park in Delhi is also set to receive a four-horned antelope in March

Experts hail bird survey, call it need of the hour

Delhi government’s decision to come up with a trimonthly bird atlas will help in conservation and prevention of diseases among human beings, say experts

‘People love breeds, not animals’

Animal activist Manavi Rai, who quit her job to focus on helping animals, says people adopt foreign breeds only to abandon them later; wants people to go for desi breeds

Why Delhi is seeing a rise in leopard attacks

Growing urbanisation and habitat modifications have contributed to a surge in leopard encounters, posing risks both to humans and wild cats; conservationists emphasise the need for awareness and safety measures

Migratory birds land in Delhi’s polluted winter

Bird-watchers and avian experts lament decline in the number of species of birds due to concretisation, deforestation and water scarcity in places like Okhla Bird Sanctuary; however, Sultanpur National Park stands as a beacon of hope

Call of the monsoon birds

Even though winter is the best season to watch birds, there is no shortage of avian wonders in the rainy season at the bio-diversity parks and sanctuaries