You will be able to adopt a deer or a tiger in Delhi, the facility will start soon in the zoo; How much will it cost for one day?
If you have a special love for wild animals and want to contribute to their care, then your dream may soon be partially fulfilled. Delhi’s National Zoological Park (Zoo) is going to start animal adoption facility for the common people from March. According to the information, under this scheme, people will be able to adopt an animal for a day on their birthday, wedding anniversary or other special occasions. This will not only mean being able to take the animal home, but will be able to bear the cost of its food, care and protection for the day and symbolically become its “guardian”.
Now the question in your mind will be that what needs to be done to adopt an animal and will it have to be paid for it? So the answer is yes, a fixed fee will have to be paid for this. In this scheme of National Zoological Park of Delhi, the adoption amount is decided according to the size, diet and care expenses of the animal.
According to the information, the fee for a small animal like a deer is around Rs 500, for a big animal like a tiger it is around Rs 50,000, through this amount the expenses for the food and care of the animal will be covered on that day. In return, the person adopting may also get facilities like certificate or special mention (as per rules). This initiative is being launched with the aim of increasing the participation of common people in wildlife conservation and developing sensitivity towards animals.
The proposal will be approved this month
According to officials associated with Delhi’s National Zoological Park, the proposal for short-term (one day) animal adoption is expected to be approved by the end of this month and can be implemented in March. Officials said the adoption fee for one day will be decided based on the annual adoption rate of each animal. That is, the fee for one day will be determined in the same proportion as the annual adoption fee of the animal. For example, if the annual adoption fee of an animal is Rs 50,000, then the adoption fee for one day will be kept at around Rs 500. With this initiative, people will be able to connect with wildlife conservation on special occasions and the zoo will also get additional support for the care of the animals.
How much does it cost for which animal?
In this unique scheme of National Zoological Park of Delhi, the one day adoption fee for different animals has been fixed on the basis of their annual cost. According to the information, spotted deer – annual cost of adoption is Rs 18,000, around Rs 500 for a day, sloth bear – annual cost of Rs 45,000, around Rs 500 for a day, tiger – annual cost around Rs 6 lakh, around Rs 50,000 for a day. To further simplify the scheme, the zoo administration is planning short-term (short term) and online adoptions. Is also going to launch the option. This will be especially useful for people who can’t commit to adopting an animal for the entire year, but want to contribute on a special day or occasion.
What will be the benefit?
With this initiative of the National Zoological Park of Delhi, it is expected that more and more people will participate in it and the participation of the general public in wildlife conservation will be strengthened. Besides, this can also help in increasing the number of visitors to the zoo and generate additional revenue. Under this scheme, the person or family adopting the animal will have to bear the expenses decided by the zoo, which will be used for the food, health and daily care of that animal. As per the package chosen to make the scheme attractive, adopters will also be given certificates, photographs or souvenirs to remember the experience.
Digital screen will be installed
To make this scheme of Delhi’s National Zoological Park accessible to more and more people, there is also a preparation to install a digital screen at the main entrance of the zoo. Adoption options, fees and information about the animals present in the zoo will be displayed on this screen, so that visitors can easily understand the plan. Let us tell you that the objective of the Animal Adoption Program started in the year 2022 was to promote wildlife conservation and connect people with wildlife. At present, zoos allow adoption of animals for one or two years, in which till now only corporate organizations have come forward.
Due to the existing process being long and complex, participation of common people has been low. So far only four companies have participated in this program. For this reason, the administration is now taking steps towards implementing a short-term and easy process, so that more and more people can join this initiative. After the implementation of the new system, it is expected that common citizens will also be able to easily contribute to wildlife conservation by adopting animals on any special day or occasion.
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