Secunderabad: Man adopts macaw at Nehru Zoological Park for 3 months

HYDERABAD: A resident of Secunderabad, S Siddarth, adopted a macaw for three months at Nehru Zoological Park on Saturday.
The animal lover, who was visiting the place along with his family, paid Rs 7,500 in favour of the zoological park’s curator for the same.
“I hope that my commitment to conservation of wild animals will inspire others. I really wish more people would come forward to adopt the animals at the Nehru Zoological Park.”
Speaking on the occasion A Nagamani, deputy curator, Nehru Zoological Park, thanked Siddharth for showing interest in adopting the macaw.“These adoptions will play a great role in strengthening the wildlife conservation programme in the zoo,” said Nagamani.
Last week, a couple, along with family members adopted the 121-year-old Galapagos giant tortoise at the park.
Saroj Devi and her husband Ashish Kumar, along with family members visited the zoo and offered to adopt the Galapagos giant tortoise, which is also known as a senior citizen of the zoo.
They handed over a cheque for Rs 30,000 to the zoo authorities towards the adoption of the giant tortoise.