Black panther to return to Vizag zoo after 40 years; formal release on April 21

A pistillate achromatic panther volition beryllium released into an enclosure astatine the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) successful Visakhapatnam connected Tuesday (April 21, 2026), ending a 40-year spread since the taxon was past connected show astatine the zoo.

The panther was brought from the Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden successful Guwahati past period nether an inter-zoo speech programme. The ceremonial merchandise volition beryllium done by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force P.V. Chalapathi Rao astatine 9.30 a.m. astatine the park, Zoo authorities announced successful an Instagram station connected Monday, (April 20, 2026).