Now, Mysore Zoo making a pitch for Indian Rhinos

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsMore than a dozen Indian Rhinoceros died in Kazhiranga National Park in the floods that swept Assam recently. But strangely, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens has not been able to get even a single rhino since the last few decades.The Mysore Zoo which has not seen any Indian Rhino on its land, has long been trying to get a pair from anywhere in the country, but has not been successful.After the death of the only African Black Rhino and the Zoo left with only one African White Rhino, it is again planning to make fresh requests to zoos in other states for Indian Rhinos. Karnataka Zoo Authority (KZA) chairman M Nanjundaswamy told Express that Mysore Zoo is the only one among the major zoos in the country that does not have an Indian Rhino, though there are many of these animals in the country. Recently, the Mysore Zoo held talks with its Hyderabad counterpart and they have given their consent to exchange an Indian Rhino for a Giraffe calf.He said if they are able to get it, they will try for a companion for it from some other Zoo. In fact, Karnataka Wildlife Board chairman Anil Kumble had written to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi three months ago requesting for a rhino.“I will request Kumble to remind Gogoi and write another letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi who also hold the Forest portfolio,” said M Nanjundaswamy.Nanjundaswamy along with KZA member-secretary had visited Patna some time ago and held discussions with the officials about the exchange of animals. The Mysore Zoo had given a list of animals that are excess to choose from, and had requested for a rhino among the ten the Patna Zoo has.He said Indian Rhinos get adjusted to the local conditions better than those from Africa. Nanjundaswamy said that survival of Indian Rhinos will not be a problem as they do well even in hotter conditions in Hyderabad and elsewhere.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST 
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