RESEARCH PROGRAMAT NZP

Overview

As research constitutes one of the objectives of the zoo, it is proposed to make this section functional. This section will continue to collect data on biological behavior, population dynamics, and veterinary care, documented in the prescribed history card. For this, active participation of scholars from other institutions shall be obtained. Such research shall be partly or completely funded by NZP.

National Zoological Park is encouraging scientific research by scholars in areas such as:

• Maintaining stud book and animal history cards
• Chemical analysis
• Pathology and parasitology of endangered animals

Proposed Research Problems for Study

• Breeding behavior of endangered species of the park
• To study the nutritional requirement in captive animals
• To study the ecto and endo parasites of the Zoo animals and their remedial measures etc.
• To study breeding behavior, feeding and nutritional deficiencies in reptiles and pheasants etc.
• Hematological studies of wild animals
• Comparative studies of endo skeleton of cervids, carnivores and reptiles
• Histological studies of hairs of mammals
• Factors affecting migratory birds’ population in the park

Research Studies Undertaken in NZP during 2016-17

• Breeding patterns in pheasants – by student from School of Env. Management GGS Indraprastha University, Dwarka
• Internship – thirteen II yr. (B.Sc. Zoology) students from S. G. T. B. Khalsa College, Delhi University
• Study on Asiatic lion in captivity – by student (B.Sc. Zoology) from S. G. T. B. Khalsa College, Delhi University
• Behavioural study of Sangai deer – by research scholar from School of Env. Management GGS Indraprastha University, Dwarka
• Internship – student of (M.Sc Wildlife Science) from Amity University, Sector-125, Noida (UP)
• Case study – by student (M.Phil/Ph.D) from School of Life Science, JNU
• Internship – by student (Bachelor of Applied Science) from Unite Institute of Technology, Auckland