1st pair of Siberian tigers in India reached Darjeeling after 12 years
- 1st pair of Siberian tigers in India reached Darjeeling after 12 years.
- Two endangered Siberian tigers reached at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
- Siberian tigers Lara and Akamas reached Darjeeling after 12 years in two special ambulances from the Kolkata airport.
- The last Siberian tiger died at the Nainital Zoo in November 2011 due to age-related problems.
- The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park has the highest altitude in India. It hosted Siberian tiger until 2007.
- They arrived Darjeeling from Cyprus as a part of an animal exchange programme.
- India sent Red Pandas to Cyprus’s Pafos Zoo as part of the animal exchange programme.
- The first ex-situ snow leopard conservation breeding programme was started at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in 1986.
