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Hyderabad: A pair of tigers will be the newest attraction at the Kakatiya Zoological Park (KZP) in Hanumakonda. The 15-year-old female tiger, Kareena, and the 10-year-old male tiger, Shankar, were shifted to their new home from the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) in the city. They are warming up to the new enclosure that was created for them.
An amount of 70 lakh was spent on creating the enclosure for the tigers. “Considering the cold this winter, we have also placed water heaters and made arrangements to keep the tigers warm,” Hanumakonda district forest officer (DFO) B Lavanya told TOI on Wednesday.
The pair was picked from the 22 tigers in the Nehru Zoological Park, and sent to KZP. “The tigers have got accustomed to their new place,” DFO Lavanya said.
Though Kareena and Shankar are a pair, they are not a ‘couple’. “For physical intimacy, both tigers should be comfortable with each other. There should also be a psychological bonding between them,” a forest official said.
“Both the tigers were born at the NZP. It will not be a problem for them to adjust to a new place, but their behaviour should be observed,” said NZP curator J Vasantha.
The tigers were transported to Hanumakonda on Dec 2. Before that, animal keepers from KZP were trained in how to take care of the tigers, what they have to be fed, and at what times.
Kareena and Shankar will also be available for adoption in due course. The adoption fee for each tiger is 3 lakh per year. This will take care of the expenditure for the food of the carnivorous animal. A single leopard at Hanumakonda has also been adopted. The ‘adoption’ of the tigers can also happen for shorter periods of time, depending on how much individuals or corporates want to spend.
Hyderabad: A pair of tigers will be the newest attraction at the Kakatiya Zoological Park (KZP) in Hanumakonda. The 15-year-old female tiger, Kareena, and the 10-year-old male tiger, Shankar, were shifted to their new home from the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) in the city. They are warming up to the new enclosure that was created for them.
An amount of 70 lakh was spent on creating the enclosure for the tigers. “Considering the cold this winter, we have also placed water heaters and made arrangements to keep the tigers warm,” Hanumakonda district forest officer (DFO) B Lavanya told TOI on Wednesday.
The pair was picked from the 22 tigers in the Nehru Zoological Park, and sent to KZP. “The tigers have got accustomed to their new place,” DFO Lavanya said.
Though Kareena and Shankar are a pair, they are not a ‘couple’. “For physical intimacy, both tigers should be comfortable with each other. There should also be a psychological bonding between them,” a forest official said.
“Both the tigers were born at the NZP. It will not be a problem for them to adjust to a new place, but their behaviour should be observed,” said NZP curator J Vasantha.
The tigers were transported to Hanumakonda on Dec 2. Before that, animal keepers from KZP were trained in how to take care of the tigers, what they have to be fed, and at what times.
Kareena and Shankar will also be available for adoption in due course. The adoption fee for each tiger is 3 lakh per year. This will take care of the expenditure for the food of the carnivorous animal. A single leopard at Hanumakonda has also been adopted. The ‘adoption’ of the tigers can also happen for shorter periods of time, depending on how much individuals or corporates want to spend.
