Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will open a world zoological park in Nagpur on January 26, an official stated on Sunday. The venture is called Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park, he stated.
“This is one of the largest zoological parks in India spread over an area of over 564 hectares. If the Gorewada Rescue Centre and the Gorewada Reserve are included, the total area of the park is 1,914 hectares,” Managing Director of Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra N. Vasudevan stated.
Indian Safari, a serious attraction of the park, is prepared for the individuals to take pleasure in. It has 4 completely different safaris: leopard safari, sloth bear safari, tiger safari and herbivore safari, he stated.
The first animal which was launched in the safari is a tiger referred to as Rajkumar that was captured in 2017 from Tumsar in Bhandara district. A tigress, Lee. can even be a part of the safari.
“There is a plan to introduce two more tigers in that safari,” he stated. The leopard safari may have seven leapords — two males and 5 females. These animals have been procured from completely different sources and shifted to Gorewada with the approval of the Central Zoo Authority.