Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Town zoo may quickly have African zebras so as to add to the greater than 1,300 wild animals that it already has. It will make Indore Zoo the primary zoo of Madhya Pradesh to have these animals with distinctive black-and-white striped coats.
The zoo administration has despatched a proposal underneath the animal alternate programme to zoos in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. Within the proposal, the zoo has given a listing of the animals it has. These embrace tigers, lions, deer, chitals and jackals. Their quantity has elevated within the zoo to allow them to simply be given to different zoos.
Earlier too, the zoo administration had deliberate to carry the zebra three years in the past. A proposal for getting the African zebra was despatched to Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Zoo of Mumbai and the zoo administration had additionally acquired the inexperienced sign from the Central Zoo Authority underneath the animal alternate programme for the switch. Nevertheless, the alternate couldn’t materialise at the moment as a consequence of Corona.
245 overseas birds and animals obtained underneath alternate
Animals have been dropped at the zoo many occasions underneath an animal alternate programme. 5 tigers and 6 lions got to Jamnagar Zoo. In return, greater than 245 unique birds and animals of greater than 80 species have been introduced from there. These embrace snakes, macaws, iguanas, turtles, pocket monkeys, finches, canines, lory and different birds.
Greater than 1,300 wild animals
There are greater than 1,300 wild animals within the metropolis zoo unfold over 52 acres. These embrace 9 lions, 11 tigers and 4 leopards. Of those, 10 cubs had been born within the final 11 months. In addition to, the variety of deer and jackals can be greater than 50. A snake home and a fowl home have additionally been constructed right here, that are attracting loads of guests nowadays. There are greater than 40 species of birds within the fowl home. These embrace many birds together with Inexperienced Wig Macau, Blue Ed Gold Macau, Capdove, Lory, Flying Squirrel, Glider and others.
“Negotiations are happening for zebras with three zoos. We’ve requested them about animals which they need to undertake. In the event that they like all of the wild animals current in Indore, a zebra shall be introduced as a substitute. We’ve despatched the record of animals out there with us.”
Dr Uttam Yadav
Incharge
Kamala Nehru Zoological Museum, Indore
