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Bhubaneswar’s Nandankanan zoo revives ‘adopt-an-animal’ scheme
Why is it in News?
- The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) in Bhubaneswar suffered a huge loss following its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- It has revived its innovative ‘Adopt-An-Animal’ programme to mobilise resources for animals.
Details:
- The NZP is one of the leading zoos in the country in terms of its fauna population and species diversity.
- When one adopts an animal or a bird, the contribution goes to its care, feeding, enclosure enrichment and renovation.
- NZP:
(1) It is a zoo and botanical garden in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
(2) It was established in 1960 and opened to the public in 1979.
(3) It became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2009.
(4) Nandankanan, literally meaning The Garden of Heaven.
(5) To help involve the general public in animal conservation and raise money, the zoo started the Adopt-an-Animal programme in 2008 for all of its animals.