Ludhiana: After spending 21 days quarantined, on Wednesday, one of the royal Bengal tigresses, Inchara, who recently arrived in Ludhiana zoo, was released officially into tiger safari. Divisional forest officer Khushwinder Singh Gill, forest in charge Narinder Singh and senior veterinary officer Dr M P Singh were present during the release.
According to the officials, the third royal Bengal tigress is set to arrive next month. The wildcat will be shifted from Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. The two-year-old will be the youngest wild cat to arrive.
Four big cats will be transported from Bilaspur to Rohtak, and three cats will stay back at Rohtak zoo and one will come to Ludhiana zoo.
Ludhiana zoo has the only tiger safari in Punjab and attracts visitors not only from Punjab but also from the adjoining states as it is located on the national highway 1. The tiger safari is spread over an area of about 10 hectares.
After the arrival of the third female royal Bengal tigress, the tiger population at Ludhiana will increase to four, of which three are females. The officials, meanwhile, claim that they contemplating bringing in another healthy male for breeding.
A zoo official informed, “Money, Ludhiana’s oldest tiger, will be released in the safari on Mondays as the zoo stays closed on Mondays. The rest of the days, Inchara and Chirag will be released in turns so that visitors could spot tigers. The tigers at present are not used to each other and thus cannot be left together. The vets will gradually introduce the big cats to each other.”
Ludhiana zoo is also planning to acquire gharial, chital deer and avian species in future, the enclosures for which have been approved.
After the recent report in The Times of India about the department’s animal adoption scheme which allows people to adopt an animal or bird kept in the zoo by paying an annual fee — on which tax benefit can be availed as well — the zoo authorities said they have received adoption requests.
According to the officials, the third royal Bengal tigress is set to arrive next month. The wildcat will be shifted from Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. The two-year-old will be the youngest wild cat to arrive.
Four big cats will be transported from Bilaspur to Rohtak, and three cats will stay back at Rohtak zoo and one will come to Ludhiana zoo.
Ludhiana zoo has the only tiger safari in Punjab and attracts visitors not only from Punjab but also from the adjoining states as it is located on the national highway 1. The tiger safari is spread over an area of about 10 hectares.
After the arrival of the third female royal Bengal tigress, the tiger population at Ludhiana will increase to four, of which three are females. The officials, meanwhile, claim that they contemplating bringing in another healthy male for breeding.
A zoo official informed, “Money, Ludhiana’s oldest tiger, will be released in the safari on Mondays as the zoo stays closed on Mondays. The rest of the days, Inchara and Chirag will be released in turns so that visitors could spot tigers. The tigers at present are not used to each other and thus cannot be left together. The vets will gradually introduce the big cats to each other.”
Ludhiana zoo is also planning to acquire gharial, chital deer and avian species in future, the enclosures for which have been approved.
After the recent report in The Times of India about the department’s animal adoption scheme which allows people to adopt an animal or bird kept in the zoo by paying an annual fee — on which tax benefit can be availed as well — the zoo authorities said they have received adoption requests.
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