Archive · 29 May 2025
Lucknow Zoo and Safari Reopen After Bird Flu Closure
The Lucknow zoo and the Etawah Lion Safari are reopening after being closed for two weeks because of bird flu concerns.
Other zoos, like those in Kanpur and Gorakhpur, will stay closed for another week because some animals there have tested positive for the virus.
The closures started after a tigress died from bird flu in Gorakhpur.
Lucknow's zoo is safe, and animals are healthy, so it can reopen.
Lucknow zoo and Etawah Lion Safari will reopen after a two-week closure.
The closure was due to bird flu concerns.
Zoos in Kanpur and Gorakhpur will remain closed for another week.
The closure was initially implemented as a precaution.
Lucknow zoo director confirmed the reopening after authorities declared safety.
- Who
- Lucknow Zoo and Etawah Lion Safari.
- What
- Lucknow Zoo and Etawah Lion Safari are reopening.
- When
- Reopening on Thursday after two weeks of closure.
- Where
- Lucknow and Etawah.
- Why
- Reopening is allowed because no new cases of bird flu have appeared.
- Closure Duration
- Closed for about two weeks
- Initial Closure Date
- May 14
- Reopening Date
- Thursday
- Zoos Still Closed
- Gorakhpur and Kanpur
- Extended Closure Date for Some Zoos
- June 3
