Measures to keep animals warm in Nehru Zoological Park

Hyderabad: Temperature is falling in Hyderabad city due to cloudy sky and gusty winds. Taking seasonal precautions, Nehru Zoological Park officials have made every possible effort to ensure that the animals in the enclosure are kept warm this winter. Heaters have been installed in all the little cats’ night houses, in the caves of Tigre and El León, and in the small houses next to the summer houses, in the safari parks of León and El Tigre, to create a comfortable environment. “We have covered all the night houses of the carnivores with jute bags to protect them from winter hailstorm and protect them from pneumonia”, a zoological official said, adding that the enclosures of the common langur and the breeding center of poisonous rats have been closed. Has been covered. , With a page of dry rice and wooden trunk with red shade from the outer part. For carnivores, officials also placed wooden boards inside their cages to avoid traps on their legs. In areas with elephant and giraffe burrows, neem leaves are used to protect against mosquitoes and the cold winter wind. Additionally, the enclosures for the small monkeys are also equipped with wooden boxes containing dry rice. While the air conditioning in the nocturnal animals’ home has been switched off for three months, officials say they are keeping dry leaves, bulbs and small pots inside the reptiles’ home. Special attention is also given to the diversity of animals and birds. The roof of the bird enclosure is 75 percent covered with red shade of green and jute rolls. For architects, the roof is partially closed and provides a separate quarantine room. All nocturnal houses for birds, especially those in the field of guacamayas and cacatuas, contain nest boxes and mats with insulation material for laying eggs and building the nest.