Darjeeling’s Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park welcomed two Siberian Tigers from Cyprus as part of an exchange program.
The two Siberian Tigers arrived at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Saturday evening.
In exchange for the Siberian Tigers, Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park sent two Red Pandas to Pafos Zoo in Cyprus.
The proposal for the exchange program was initiated about a year and a half ago, and now the Siberian Tigers have arrived.
The last Siberian Tiger in India, named 'Kunal,' died in November 2011 at Nainital Zoo due to age-related ailments.
According to Zoological Survey of India’s officer in charge, there are currently no Siberian Tigers in captivity in India.
The newly arrived Siberian Tigers, a male and a female aged one and a half years, will undergo quarantine and health check-ups for a month.