KATHMANDU: On the stroke of 10 each morning on the solely zoo in Nepal, a 41-year-old pelican arrives on the entrance of the animal kitchen, ready patiently for program officer Ganesh Koirala to reach. The pelican is aware of that with Koirala will come breakfast — a one-kilogram (2-pound) fish.
Contained in the busy kitchen, zookeepers wash greens and reduce meat and fish for the zoo’s residents.
The Central Zoo in Kathmandu is residence to greater than 1,100 animals and 114 species, together with Bengal tigers, snow leopards, purple pandas, one-horned rhinos and Asian elephants.
Greater than 15 of 38 native endangered species reside within the zoo, which welcomes round 1 million guests per yr.
The zoo originated in 1932 because the personal assortment of a ruler, however now could be managed by a authorities belief and is open to the general public.
“When I’m on my time off, I can not cease considering whether or not the animals bought their meals on time. They’re like small infants,” mentioned Rojina Shrestha, a zookeeper for over a decade.
A number of the animals had been dropped at the zoo with accidents, had been orphaned, or had been inflicting a nuisance to communities, Koirala mentioned. However house is restricted to accommodate them within the 6-hectare (15-acre) website.
Authorities hope to maneuver the zoo to a unique location exterior the capital, however authorities assets are restricted.
Contained in the busy kitchen, zookeepers wash greens and reduce meat and fish for the zoo’s residents.
The Central Zoo in Kathmandu is residence to greater than 1,100 animals and 114 species, together with Bengal tigers, snow leopards, purple pandas, one-horned rhinos and Asian elephants.
Greater than 15 of 38 native endangered species reside within the zoo, which welcomes round 1 million guests per yr.
The zoo originated in 1932 because the personal assortment of a ruler, however now could be managed by a authorities belief and is open to the general public.
“When I’m on my time off, I can not cease considering whether or not the animals bought their meals on time. They’re like small infants,” mentioned Rojina Shrestha, a zookeeper for over a decade.
A number of the animals had been dropped at the zoo with accidents, had been orphaned, or had been inflicting a nuisance to communities, Koirala mentioned. However house is restricted to accommodate them within the 6-hectare (15-acre) website.
Authorities hope to maneuver the zoo to a unique location exterior the capital, however authorities assets are restricted.
