Madhubala goes to Safari Park today
Female African elephants, Sonia and Malka, roam in their enclosure at Safari Park where Madhubala is expected to arrive too from the Karachi Zoo. Photo: Express
The female elephant - Madhubala will be relocated from Karachi Zoo to Safari Park on Tuesday (today). All preparations have been completed in this regard.
The relocation process, which is expected to take around four hours, will be handled by a foreign NGO - Four Paws which earlier submitted a report that the zoo was unsuitable place for elephants, and recommend safari park as a better place.
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has established an international standard enclosure and swimming pool for the elephant so that it can live in a healthy environment. The private organisation also took part in the construction of high-quality fencing around the enclosure and the pool.
The KMC has renovated the seven-acre elephant enclosure. There are also other female elephants named Malka and Sonia in the Safari Park.
According to the park administration, the operation to shift Madhubala to Safari Park will start from 8am on Tuesday. Madhubala will be shifted to the Safari Park from around 11am to 12 noon in a container. The route will be cleared for this operation and police personnel will also be deployed.
The zoo management said that the elephant will be sedated while being moved so that all the procedures can be carried out in a better manner.
Madhubala will spend time with her new companion elephants, Malka and Sonia, in the Safari Park.
The park management sais that initially Sonia and Malka will be kept in Block B while Madhubala will be kept in Block A. However, as they become familiar, both the blocks will be merged.
Four Paws has installed wires and poles around the enclosure, which is called a centuary. Due to which this place is presenting a very attractive view and the visitors will have more enjoyment.