The National Zoological Park (NZP) will re-open to visitors on November 8th, 2025. The Delhi Zoo will implement usual safety and preventative measures for visitors. The NZP was closed to visitors on August 30th, 2025, due to a positive case of avian influenza in the water bird aviary on August 28th, 2025. All biosafety and surveillance guidelines were followed. Guidelines under chapter 6 of 'Action taken for preparedness, control and containment of Avian Influenza (revised 2021)' issued by Union Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying were strictly followed during the closure period. Sampling was repeated every 15 days for 4 times and all samples from the last positive case were found negative as per report of NIHSAD, Bhopal.
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Posted on November 7th, 2025 at 7:23 PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
National Zoological Park: Also referred to as Delhi Zoo, to be re-opened for visitors.
Avian Influenza (revised 2021): Guidelines under chapter 6 of 'Action taken for preparedness, control and containment of Avian Influenza (revised 2021)' issued by Union Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying were strictly followed
NIHSAD, Bhopal: The samples from last positive case were found negative as per report of NIHSAD, Bhopal
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
National Zoological Park to open for Visitors
from 8th November, 2025
Posted On: 07 NOV 2025 7:23PM by PIB Delhi
The National Zoological Park (NZP) would be re-opening for visitors with effect from 08.11.2025.
The Delhi Zoo informed that usual safety and preventive measures shall be followed after its re-
opening for visitors.
The NZP was closed for visitors w.e.f. 30.08.2025, after the report of positive case of avian influenza
virus in water bird aviary on 28.08.2025. All prescribed biosafety and surveillance guidelines issued
by the competent authorities were followed thereafter.
Guidelines under chapter 6 of ‘Action taken for preparedness, control and containment of Avian
Influenza (revised 2021)’ issued by Union Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying
were strictly followed during the closure period. Sampling was repeated after every 15 days for 4
times and all the samples from last positive case were found negative as per report of NIHSAD,
Bhopal.
The National Zoological Park remains committed to the health and well being of its precious wild
animals and the safety of the visitors and staff.
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