HYDERABAD: Conservation efforts at Hyderabad zoo got a boost as pair of Himalayan Goral and a pair of Albino Blackbuck gave birth to a fawn each. Both the animals were brought to the zoo just last year from Chattbir Zoo in Punjab.
Himalyan Goral is listed as ‘Near Threatened’ in the IUCN(International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List. The zoo has been successful in breeding various endangered species including long billed vultures, mouse deer, tigers and Asiatic lions.