City zoo, lion safari to reopen today after two weeks of closure
bird flu
scare, Lucknow zoo and Etawah Lion Safari will reopen for visitors on Thursday.
However, the zoos in Kanpur and Gorakhpur will remain closed for yet another week till June 3, as some of the inmates have tested positive for H5N1 (
avian influenza
virus).
The three zoos in UP, including Gorakhpur, Kanpur and Lucknow zoo and lion safari, were closed for a week on May 14 as a precautionary move, after a tigress, Shakti, died of bird flu in Gorakhpur zoo on May 7. On May 21, the closure was extended for another week, until May 27.
While closure of Gorakhpur and Kanpur zoo was extended on Tuesday the decision on reopening Lucknow zoo and lion safari in Etawah was taken on Wednesday.
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Park Lucknow director Aditi Sharma said: "As per the order from principal chief conservator of forests, wildlife since there are no cases related to bird flu in Lucknow zoo and all the wild animals are healthy and safe, the zoo will reopen on Thursday."
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