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| September 6, 2009 | Darjeeling zoo, known for its rare Red Pandas, has poor security measures | | Darjeeling (West Bengal): The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan zoological park in West
Bengal’s Darjeeling district, which is known for its Red Pandas, lacks standard security measures. The zoo
is the only specialised centre in the country, which is globally recognised for
its conservation breeding programmes of Red Panda, Snow Leopards, Tibetan Wolf
and other highly endangered animal species. “You see when it is raining you went
inside so if anyone just choose a rainy day then no one is going to see when you
are going in, you can just walk through the doors, you don't get checks for anything.
So, it may be possible that if you really want to steal one (animal) you could
do it quite easily,” said William Menon, a tourist from England . However, forest
officials claim that sufficient security measures are maintained in the park and
said that their system was foolproof. “We divide the security of our zoological
garden in six different zones, each strictly monitored by two guards both day
and night we don't think stealing of animals is possible,” said Purna Singh, Assistant
Animal Supervisor of Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park. The Central Zoo
Authority has designated this zoo for the conservation and breeding of 10 endangered
high altitude animal species including Snow Leopard, Red Panda, Tibetan Wolf,
Blue Sheep, Himalayan Tahr, Himalayan Blood Pheasant and Satyr Tragopan. Thousands
of tourists from all across the globe come here every year to witness the rare
species of this Himalayan region.
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