Updated: April 5, 2015 10:04 IST
A white peacock from the Chennai zoo will be arriving in Pilikula zoo soon. File photo
A white peacock from the Chennai zoo will be arriving in Pilikula zoo soon. File photo
Hippopotamuses from the zoo in Thiruvananthapuram, Asiatic Lions from
Gujarat and a white peacock from Chennai zoo will soon be arriving into
Dr. Shivarama Karanth Biological Park, according to Director of the park
H. Jayaprakash Bhandari.
He told presspersons that preparations were on to get the animals and
also to send some of the animals and reptiles to other zoos in the
country from here.
He said the approval of the Central Zoo Authority was awaited for the
transfer of three hippopotamuses, a pair of Asiatic lion and the white
peacock. The zoo will need additional hands to take care of these
animals and efforts were on the recruit the required staff.
The biological park, which is the only captive breeding centre for king
cobra (kalinga sarpa) will exchange the reptiles with the zoos that come
forward to give animals or birds to it. The Pilikula Zoo was also
breeding barking deer and mouse deer, which too could be exchanged.
Zoos notified the access animals, reptiles and birds available with them
and those that do not have a species could seek their transfer, subject
to approval of the Central Zoo Authority.
He said the zoo had attracted over 5 lakh people in the last financial
year and the gate collection had touched Rs. 1.5 crore compared to Rs.
60 lakh to Rs. 70 lakh during the previous years. Adults are being
charged Rs. 50 and children Rs. 20 for entry into the park. Students
coming from schools and colleges were enjoyed a concession.
Mr. Bhandari said an additional aviary was under construction. The existing aviary shelters several species.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/pilikula-to-get-hippos-lions-white-peacock/article7070099.ece
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