Vizag zoo’s new arrivals draw praise from Deputy Chief Minister
Pawan Kalyan describes the arrival of 128 animals and birds across 12 species as heartening news and says the scientific conservation and breeding programmes run by the Forest Department have yielded good results
Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan praised the Forest Department and the staff of the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) in Visakhapatnam for their successful births of 128 animals and birds across 12 species. The Deputy Chief Minister highlighted the artificial incubation of Red Jungle Fowl and Blue-gold Macaw chicks as noteworthy, emphasizing the importance of scientific conservation and breeding programs for protecting the country's natural wealth.
The IGZP recently announced the births of 40 star tortoises, 35 wild boars, 20 spotted deer, 10 red jungle fowls, seven Indian peafowls, five sambar deer, three striped hyena cubs, two each of Indian porcupines, grey pelicans, and marmosets, one bison, and one blue-gold macaw, with two arrivals resulting from artificial incubation.
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