Sunday 30 August 2009

Zoological park receives star tortoises, white peacocks and parakeets

Staff Reporter

This is the first time Kurumbapatti zoo is getting parakeets

SALEM: A visit to the Kurumbapatti zoological park located a few kilometres away from the city is going to be more attractive hereafter.

Four Alexandrine parakeets, 20 rose-ringed parakeets and five plum-headed parakeets have arrived from the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur to be displayed in enclosures put up for them at the Kurumbapatti zoo.

First time

This is the first time that the zoo is getting parakeets.

Besides, the officials also brought four white peacocks, 23 pigeons and 20 star tortoises from Vandalur.

They will also become residents at the zoo.

The zoo administration had made necessary arrangements for the new members of the park.

Enclosures

Separate enclosures were made for the parakeets to ensure that the visitors have a good view of these magnificent birds.

The start tortoises were also kept in a separate area. Earlier, the park had only one star tortoise, which was seized by the police.

In April, the zoological park received two white peacocks from Vandalur. The park already has pairs of crocodiles, deer and tortoises.

After the recent development works undertaken by the Forest department, the zoo has started getting more visitors, particularly during the weekends.

As the park is located at the foothills of the Shevaroyan Hills, more and more people come to spend their leisure time in the lap of nature, officials say.

The park authorities were constructing separate enclosures for deer and crocodiles with the funds that had been made available from the Central Zoo Authority.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/30/stories/2009083051000300.htm

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