Zoos two, four-legged friends get special arrangements
Artificial hills constructed in bird cages to give a feel of natural habitat
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BAHAWALPUR:
Special food and shelter arrangements have been made for birds and animals in Bahawalpur Zoo ahead of winter season.
Bahawalpur Zoo Curator Ayub Sabir said the diet of the animals and birds had been changed and warm food items had been included in their meals.
He added, “Animals and birds are being provided boiled eggs and other food items to keep them warm in cold weather.”
The best of Bahawalpur
He maintained that extra shades had been constructed on the cages of birds to keep them safe from cold breeze.
Ayub pointed out that artificial hills had also been constructed in the cages of birds to give them natural habitat and suitable conditions for reproduction.
Established in 1942 by the former Amir of Bahawalpur, Sir Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi, the Bahawalpur Zoo is the fourth-largest zoo in Pakistan. It was also named ‘Sher Bagh’ (Lion garden). The zoo is spread over an area of 25-acres. From 1977 to 1982, the zoo remained under the control of the Department of Livestock, Punjab
This zoo holds significant importance from others in Pakistan in terms of the procreation of the lions.
Entertainment industry suffers setback in Bahawalpur
Besides, the zoo holds the pride of the procreation of Bengal tiger, dapple tiger and black bear for the first time in Pakistan.
The zoo also houses an aquarium and zoological museum with stuffed birds, reptiles and mammals. A large pond in the zoo is home to pelicans, cranes, and geese. Several peafowl are also on exhibit. Blackbuck, hog deer, nilgai, European red deer, chinkara, and European mouflon are all housed in large paddocks.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 25th, 2017.
Special food and shelter arrangements have been made for birds and animals in Bahawalpur Zoo ahead of winter season.
Bahawalpur Zoo Curator Ayub Sabir said the diet of the animals and birds had been changed and warm food items had been included in their meals.
He added, “Animals and birds are being provided boiled eggs and other food items to keep them warm in cold weather.”
The best of Bahawalpur
He maintained that extra shades had been constructed on the cages of birds to keep them safe from cold breeze.
Ayub pointed out that artificial hills had also been constructed in the cages of birds to give them natural habitat and suitable conditions for reproduction.
Established in 1942 by the former Amir of Bahawalpur, Sir Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi, the Bahawalpur Zoo is the fourth-largest zoo in Pakistan. It was also named ‘Sher Bagh’ (Lion garden). The zoo is spread over an area of 25-acres. From 1977 to 1982, the zoo remained under the control of the Department of Livestock, Punjab
This zoo holds significant importance from others in Pakistan in terms of the procreation of the lions.
Entertainment industry suffers setback in Bahawalpur
Besides, the zoo holds the pride of the procreation of Bengal tiger, dapple tiger and black bear for the first time in Pakistan.
The zoo also houses an aquarium and zoological museum with stuffed birds, reptiles and mammals. A large pond in the zoo is home to pelicans, cranes, and geese. Several peafowl are also on exhibit. Blackbuck, hog deer, nilgai, European red deer, chinkara, and European mouflon are all housed in large paddocks.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 25th, 2017.