Delhi zoo will get 3 lions — two females and one male — from Gujarat quickly immediately after it reopens its gates for guests. The lions will arrive in the National Capital from Junagadh’s Sakkarbaug zoo and Kevadia zoo. Delhi zoo has only two lions at present and will probably conduct breeding upon the arrival of the animals. In turn, Delhi zoo will send hippopotamuses to the two Gujarat zoos.
Additionally, the Central Zoo Authority has also authorized the transfer of two wild dogs as effectively as 10 Star tortoises to Delhi zoo from the zoo in Vizag, National Zoological Park, Delhi, Director Ramesh Pandey stated. Delhi zoo does not have these species but.
Pandey stated the animal exchange programme will start by the finish of August. Pandey stated the animals will be transported as soon as the climate becomes conducive as transporting animals in warm and humid climate is neither comfy for the animals nor for these who care for them.
The zoo also has many more transfers in the performs. It is working to bring two tigresses as effectively as two sloth bears from Nagpur’s Gorewada zoo, although Chennai zoo will send a male tiger. At present, Delhi zoo homes 1,162 animals of 94 species. The zoo authorities want to boost the quantity of species to one hundred. Pandey stated the zoo is also mulling tree walks and bird-watching trips because it is home uncommon tree species.
Once it reopens, the zoo will operate in two slots — one from 8 am to noon, and the second from 1 pm to 5 pm. The zoo authorities will sanitise the premises through the one-hour window. It will permit the entry of 1,500 guests in a single slot. All guests will have to comply with Covid-19 protocols, which includes wearing masks and preserving social distancing.
The zoo’s booking counters will not open and tickets can be purchased on the internet only via the web page of the National Zoological Park. Online bookings will start out from July 31. The zoo will not let any meals things to be carried inside the premises.
The zoo was closed for practically a year, just before opening its gates for about 10 days in April. It was forced to close once more immediately after Covid-19 instances in Delhi witnessed a spurt.