Thursday, July 18, 2013

Haryana allows to adopt zoo animals



By Haryananewswire
Chandigarh, July 18
 With a view to conserve environment and wild life, Haryana Government has launched a new scheme under which the people can adopt animals of zoos on reasonable rates and the employees of the zoo would take care of these animals.
While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that as environment could be conserved only with the help of people, the State Government has launched this unique scheme. Any person may adopt an animal  as a gift to a loved one  on   anniversaries or other occasions.
He said that names of all persons adopting animals would be displayed on a board in the zoo and free entry pass would be provided to five members of each such family. The passes would be valid for 12 times in a year. He said that the rates have been decided to adopt animals and the people would have to deposit charges per year which would be Rs 3.60 lakh for tiger, Rs 52,000 for Indian Fox, Rs 38,000 for crocodile and alligators, Rs 22,500 for deer, Rs 1.41 lakh for Hippopotamus, Rs 50,000 for bear, Rs 1000 each for partridge, red jungle fowl, cockatiel, Rs 600 each for Java Sparrow, Love Bird and Budgerigar, Rs. 8500 each for langoor, monkey, baboon and Rs. 22,500 for black buck.
He said that at present, Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Mini Zoo  has about 268  wild animals including Crocodile, Black Buck, Sambhar, Barn Owl, Alligators, Silver Pheasant, Tiger, Love Bird, Java Sparrow, Indian fox, deer, cockatiel, black bear, leopard and hippopotamus. If any citizen is interested to adopting these animals, he should contact the concerned officer of the Forest Department.

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