The Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP), popularly known as Vandalur zoo, in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpet district, has bought Hanuman Langurs, and endangered fowl species from the Kanpur Zoological Park in Uttar Pradesh as a part of an animal change programme.
Four species comprising 10 Hanuman Langurs, 5 Mottled Wood Owls, a pair of Himalayan Griffon Vulture and a pair of Egyptian Vultures had been transported from Kanpur Zoological Park on January 28.
In change, the AAZP has offered the Kanpur zoo a pair of reticulated pythons, two pairs of mouse deers, three ostriches, a pair of inexperienced iguanas and a male gray wolf on Monday.
According to authorities, the Vandalur zoo, situated on the outskirts of Chennai metropolis is among the largest and oldest zoos within the nation. Can u pl deliver this para to the underside. Preferably earlier than.. The zoo attracts an enormous crowd, significantly throughout the festive season. During Pongal, the harvest competition within the state, over 69,000 guests had visited the zoological park together with 10,000 kids below the age of 5.
The animals had been exchanged in compliance with the laws of the Central Zoo Authority of India and as per the animal change programme proposed in August final 12 months, officers mentioned.
“It (AAZP) has a successful captive breeding programme for wild animals and has been especially successful in breeding reticulated python, mouse deer and ostriches. Therefore, the above animals are often exchanged for other wild animals with other Indian zoos through the animal exchange programme,” a press release from the zoological park learn.
Kanpur zoo officers, together with forest vary officers and a veterinary assistant and veterinary assistant surgeon, accompanied the animals’ journey to Chennai.
The animals, on arrival, had been medically examined at AAZP and had been shifted to the non permanent cells to maintain them in quarantine for a prescribed interval. Later, the animals will probably be shifted to the show space within the zoo, the authorities added.
It is to be famous that the zoo attracts an enormous crowd significantly throughout the festive season. During Pongal, the harvest competition within the state, over 69,000 guests had visited the zoological park together with 10,000 kids below the age of 5.
