New Delhi: Delhi zoo is planning to develop an aviary and has sent a proposal for it to the central zoo authority.
It will be a two-acre, walk-in enclosure in which the birds will get their natural habitat, such as waterbodies, trees, grasses and bogs and enough space to fly around.
Zoo officials said all the birds of the zoo, barring raptors or bird of prey, will be housed in this facility.The aviary will have chambers to keep certain types of birds separate from others.
“We have sent the proposal to develop the aviary. It will be spread out over 2 acres and will have all the existing birds in it. The birds will also get a bigger space, enough for small flights. It will have a height of 12-15 metres and be made of woven mesh. We are planning to develop it in the existing bird areas. Meanwhile, we will have to renovate the areas where these birds will be temporarily shifted, a facility that we already have in the zoo. Work is under way. We expect it to be done by the next financial year,” Akanksha Mahajan, the director of Delhi zoo, said.
A participant zoo for the conservation breeding programme of five species — the Bengal tiger, Asiatic lion, Sengai from Manipur, Rhinoceros and red jungle fowl — Delhi zoo has over 40 species of birds from around the world that includes raptors (all native) and pheasants. The other participating zoos are in Patna and Kanpur, as mandated by the Central Zoo Authority in 2010.
The zoo currently has two schedule1 species, officials said, which includes the peafowl (ordinary and white) and the kalij pheasant.
Among the major attractions are birds from the Amazon — macaws, African grey parrots, Australian cockatoos, zebra finches and cockatiels, among others.
It will be a two-acre, walk-in enclosure in which the birds will get their natural habitat, such as waterbodies, trees, grasses and bogs and enough space to fly around.
Zoo officials said all the birds of the zoo, barring raptors or bird of prey, will be housed in this facility.The aviary will have chambers to keep certain types of birds separate from others.
“We have sent the proposal to develop the aviary. It will be spread out over 2 acres and will have all the existing birds in it. The birds will also get a bigger space, enough for small flights. It will have a height of 12-15 metres and be made of woven mesh. We are planning to develop it in the existing bird areas. Meanwhile, we will have to renovate the areas where these birds will be temporarily shifted, a facility that we already have in the zoo. Work is under way. We expect it to be done by the next financial year,” Akanksha Mahajan, the director of Delhi zoo, said.
A participant zoo for the conservation breeding programme of five species — the Bengal tiger, Asiatic lion, Sengai from Manipur, Rhinoceros and red jungle fowl — Delhi zoo has over 40 species of birds from around the world that includes raptors (all native) and pheasants. The other participating zoos are in Patna and Kanpur, as mandated by the Central Zoo Authority in 2010.
The zoo currently has two schedule1 species, officials said, which includes the peafowl (ordinary and white) and the kalij pheasant.
Among the major attractions are birds from the Amazon — macaws, African grey parrots, Australian cockatoos, zebra finches and cockatiels, among others.