padmaja naidu zoological park

Darjeeling's Padmaja Naidu Zoo is India's first frozen zoo, using cutting-edge science to save endangered red pandas and protect Himalayan wildlife.

With its fiery red coat, masked face, and ringed tail, the red panda may seem like a creature out of a storybook. Yet, in the wilds of the Himalayas, it is a symbol of an ecosystem in peril. The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park has been tackling this crisis from the front through its conservation breeding programmes.