(IN): Rare animals getting old in Nainital zoo

[Guest guest]

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/119063

 

Rare animals getting old in Nainital zoo

 

 

ANI Nainital, Tue, 25 Aug 2009

 

 

Nainital, Aug 25 (ANI): Ageing of rare animals in the zoological park in

Nainital becomes a cause of concern for the authorities.

 

 

The 'Bharat Ratna Govind Ballabh Pant High Altitude Zoo' is one of its kind,

which provides safe haven to rare Himalayan black

bears, snow leopards, and Siberian tigers and other high altitude fauna.

 

Authorities are now concerned that the rare Siberian tigers, bears and

leopards are now ageing and have thus asked central zoo authorities for new

species.

 

" Our Siberian tiger is almost 15 years old and its getting ere old. We lost

recently one snow leopard and three years ago, we lost Siberian tiger also.

So I wrote to central zoo authority through proper channels to get all these

animals from other zoos. Central zoo authority also agrees to give us

animals from other zoos, " said Bajulal T.R, director, Bharat Ratna Govind

Ballabh Pant High Altitude Zoo.

 

 

Veterinary doctor says that special arrangements have been made and normal

monitoring is done keeping in mind the age of animals

 

 

" Some of our animals are ageing which means that they are crossing the age

of 12-13 years. Average age of an animal is generally about 20 years.

Special arrangements have been made for the ageing animals like they are

given boneless meat. And multi-vitamins and anti-oxidants are mixed in their

food, " said L K Sanwal, veterinary doctor.

 

 

The Zoo was established in 1984 with the objective of conserving and

protecting the wild life and bio-diversity of the hill region of Uttarakhand.

Spread over an area of 4.693 hectares, it houses some of the rare and endangered

species of animals like Siberian tiger, Himalayan black bear, hill fox, palm

civet cat, goral, silver pheasants, barking deer and sambhar deer.

 

 

Utilizing the available topography and geography of the region, the

authorities have developed appropriate facilities for animals and birds on the

hilly sides of the location. By Vipul Goel (ANI)

 

--

http://www.stopelephantpolo.com

http://www.freewebs.com/azamsiddiqui