Green Zoological, Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom, Lalpur, Jamnagar

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Himanshu Kaushik, July 3, 2022: The Times of India

The Green Zoological, Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom, Lalpur, Jamnagar
From: Himanshu Kaushik, July 3, 2022: The Times of India

Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s pride is set to swell from being the sole a bode of Asiatic lions to owning the planet’s largest zoo in two years from now, where people can marvel at the beauty of African lions and the “fearful symmetry”, to borrow William Blake’s p hrase, of Royal Bengal tigers. 
A280-acre swath in the state is being readied for the world’s biggest wildlife showcase — the Green Zoolo gical, Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom — in Lalpur taluka of Jamnagar on the Dwarka-Jamnagar Road, about 300km from Ahmedabad.

Aside a veritable pantheon of big cats, it will house majestic, exotic, and en dangered animals. As of now, earthmovers and r oad levellers are bustling about, paving the way for enclosures that will accommodate 1,689 animals belonging to 79 species. Of these, 27 sp ecies will be exotic, consisting of 257 animals such as cheetahs, jaguars, jaguarundis, pygmy hippos, giraffes, zebras, kangaroos, white rhinos, and African elephants.

The zoo plan envisages 10 major zones and 73 specialised enclosures. A major attraction will be the largest, an exotic island. This will feature the 257 animals, including caimans (a tropical American reptile similar to the alligator), capy baras (a South American mammal), Malayan tapirs (a stout mammal), meerkats, marmosets (a tiny tropical American monkey), and binturong (a tree-dwelling civet). The Indian Forest zone will consist of 238 animals, including giant squirrels, pangolins, swamp deer, one-horned rhinos, and dhols (wild dogs).

The zoo is being built by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). A few African lions and Royal Bengal tigers are already in Gujarat as part of the zoo’s rescue missio n and are acclimatising to the state’s conditions in enclosures set up 27km from the zoo enclave.

The big cats currently share the acclimatisation zone with American bears (grizzly and black), jaguars, ocelots, and an albino lion. All these animals brought in by the RIL zoo’s rescue effort will be eventually housed in the public-viewing area if they are deemed fully fit. They will be in the zoo’s s pecial precincts for exotic animals, which is expected to welcome more species in the coming months. The animal rescue centre has received deliveries from two cargo flights, one landing in Ahmedabad and the other in Jamnagar. These an imals are being tended to by a dedicated team of nutritionists and veterinarians. A special CCTV network is being established to m onitor these animals’ well-being.

“Due to the pandemic, work on this project had been delayed. But we hope to have it ready in two years if there are no further contingencies. ” The paddocks for the animals will be largely open, but at many enclosures PVB (polyvinyl butyral) laminated glass barriers will placed for safety — similar to the one used at Statue of Unity. But in case of the aviary, visitors can walk into the enclosure.