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November 24, 2009 | Lucknow zoo bans elephants, says it's too big to keep | Lucknow: Elephants will not be allowed in Lucknow zoo, acccording to a directive of the central zoo authority, which says
that the elephants are too big to be kept in zoo and they should either be left in the forests or in the wildlife sanctuaries. Renu Singh, director of Lucknow
Zoo said that this circular was very good keeping in mind the welfare of animals.
"We got a circular from central Zoo authority two days back and it says that elephants
will be banned from the zoo. According to them the elephants are very big animals
they are mega herbivorous. In the forests they cover large distances whereas in
the zoo they are confined to a small place and they can't get enough exercise
and they don't even breed in the zoo. Sometimes male elephants even attack visitors
that creates big problems, "said Renu Singh. Pankaj Singh, a visitor, to the zoo
said that he would feel sad if he does not find elephants next time he came to
the zoo. "If this is the case with the elephants then even the tigers and the
lions should be moved out of the zoo and I will feel sad when I come next time
and don't find the elephants here," said Singh. |
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