Amid the death of around 15 painted storks in Gwalior zoo in the last three days, the authorities today shut down the park and sent a couple of samples for bird flu virus tests.
"In the last three days, nearly 15 birds died following which their viscera and other body parts were sent to Jabalpur and Bhopal-based laboratories for testing," zoo officer Pradeep Srivastava told PTI.
After a bird flu scare at Delhi zoo and a deer park in the national capital, the authorities here are not taking any chances.
Following the directive of Gwalior Municipal Corporation Commissioner Anay Dwivedi this evening, the zoo was closed till further order, Shrivastava said, adding that spraying (of disinfectant) and cleaning was underway.
The National Zoological Park in Delhi has been shut down temporarily amid a bird flu scare following the death of some fowls recently.
The Delhi government also shut down the famous Hauz Khas Deer Park and appealed the people not to touch any dead birds and instead call its helpline number.
While the H5N1 virus can infect people, no human bird flu case has ever been recorded in India despite several outbreaks among birds.
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