Nine unique animals died in zoo close to Gujarat’s Statue of Unity in two years

Express News Service

AHMEDABAD: Over the final two years, a dozen animals and birds — 9 of them of unique selection — died on the zoo at Jungle Safari Park close to the Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Narmada, the BJP-led Gujarat authorities instructed the Assembly on Wednesday. The deaths had been attributed to respiratory arrest, cardio-pulmonary arrest, and “unintentional shock”.

There are 1,024 animals within the zoo, a few of that are uncommon species. Among the animals and birds that perished had been a striped hyena, an Indian gray wolf, a gharial, three marsh crocodiles, two Thamin deer, a solar conure (vibrantly colored parrot), a budgerigar (long-tailed parakeet), a love hen, and a rose-ringed parakeet.

State Tourism, Forest, and Environment Minister Mulubhai Bera was responding to a query by Congress Jamalpur MLA Imran Khedawala in the course of the ongoing Assembly session. He stated the deaths came about between February 1, 2021, and January 31, 2023.

According to the minister, within the fiscal 12 months that concluded on January 31, 2022, the federal government transported 940 animals of 17 species to the park. In the fiscal 12 months that ended on January 31, 2023, 84 animals from 14 species had been delivered to the zoo.

As many as 28 marsh crocodiles, six gharials, 300 budgerigars, 200 lovebirds, 200 finches, 102 rose-ringed parakeets, 66 cockatiels, 30 diamond doves, 5 thamin deer, and three Indian gray wolves had been among the many 940 animals introduced within the first 12 months.

The park, popularly generally known as the ‘jungle safari’, is a state-of-art sanctuary teeming with unique animals and birds from the varied biogeographic areas of the world. It is situated on the picturesque hills close to the tallest statue on the earth ‘The Statue of Unity’. The important function of the park is that guests can see animals in an open setting with the forest offering a safari form of setting.

More than 1k animals in ‘jungle safari’

There are 1,024 animals within the zoo, a few of that are uncommon species. Among the animals and birds that perished had been a striped hyena, an Indian gray wolf, a gharial, three marsh crocodiles, two Thamin deer, a solar conure, a budgerigar, a love hen, and a rose-ringed parakeet.

AHMEDABAD: Over the final two years, a dozen animals and birds — 9 of them of unique selection — died on the zoo at Jungle Safari Park close to the Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Narmada, the BJP-led Gujarat authorities instructed the Assembly on Wednesday. The deaths had been attributed to respiratory arrest, cardio-pulmonary arrest, and “unintentional shock”.

There are 1,024 animals within the zoo, a few of that are uncommon species. Among the animals and birds that perished had been a striped hyena, an Indian gray wolf, a gharial, three marsh crocodiles, two Thamin deer, a solar conure (vibrantly colored parrot), a budgerigar (long-tailed parakeet), a love hen, and a rose-ringed parakeet.

State Tourism, Forest, and Environment Minister Mulubhai Bera was responding to a query by Congress Jamalpur MLA Imran Khedawala in the course of the ongoing Assembly session. He stated the deaths came about between February 1, 2021, and January 31, 2023.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

According to the minister, within the fiscal 12 months that concluded on January 31, 2022, the federal government transported 940 animals of 17 species to the park. In the fiscal 12 months that ended on January 31, 2023, 84 animals from 14 species had been delivered to the zoo.

As many as 28 marsh crocodiles, six gharials, 300 budgerigars, 200 lovebirds, 200 finches, 102 rose-ringed parakeets, 66 cockatiels, 30 diamond doves, 5 thamin deer, and three Indian gray wolves had been among the many 940 animals introduced within the first 12 months.

The park, popularly generally known as the ‘jungle safari’, is a state-of-art sanctuary teeming with unique animals and birds from the varied biogeographic areas of the world. It is situated on the picturesque hills close to the tallest statue on the earth ‘The Statue of Unity’. The important function of the park is that guests can see animals in an open setting with the forest offering a safari form of setting.

More than 1k animals in ‘jungle safari’

There are 1,024 animals within the zoo, a few of that are uncommon species. Among the animals and birds that perished had been a striped hyena, an Indian gray wolf, a gharial, three marsh crocodiles, two Thamin deer, a solar conure, a budgerigar, a love hen, and a rose-ringed parakeet.