Delhiites, You Can Now Adopt Exotic Animals Like Lions, Bears, Striped Hyenas & More & Here’s How!

Dilliwalo, if you’re an ardent animal lover, then we’ve got a surprising but delightful piece of news for y’all. The  National Zoological Park AKA Delhi Zoo has launched an animal adoption scheme allowing people to adopt the animals at the facility and here are all the deets! 

Adopt An Animal | With an aim to encourage the participation of people in wildlife conservation, The National Zoological Park AKA Delhi Zoo has launched an exclusive animal adoption scheme where people can sign up and adopt animals. Adopters won’t get to take animals home, instead, they will pay for the care of animals at the facility and they will be given an ‘adoption membership card’ afterwards that will allow them to enter the zoo during visiting hours once every month on showing the card. Also, the animal’s enclosure at the zoo will feature the name of the person who adopted it. How awesome is that?

The zoo has around 1,100 animals including mammals, birds, reptiles and more of around 92 species. Big cats, birds, snakes, bears, deer, elephants, star tortoises and striped hyenas are among the animals that are likely to be up for adoption. The rate to be paid for adoption per year varies depending on the species and is still to be approved. It can range from Rs 700 per year for birds like budgerigar to Rs 6,00,000 for lions, tigers, rhinos and elephants. Leopards are also likely to be up for adoption at a cost of around Rs 3,60,000 per year.

So, are you ready to become a lion mom/dad? 

Sourced Via The Indian Express