The four pairs of Asiatic lions currently located at the lucknow and the Kanpur Zoo will be shifted to the lion Safari by the end of this month.
Minister lucknow Zoological Gardens Dr Shiv Pratap Yadav who reviewed the construction work at the lion Safari at Etawah on Friday said that the work at the Safari was on the verge of completion. Talking to "The Pioneer" Dr Shiv Pratap Yadav said that the lions will be shifted by the end of January or the start of Feburary.
The Minister said that the construction was progressing successfully."The construction is seventy five percent complete and the Breeding Centre is ready. We are awaiting the Central Zoo Authority Team’s nod after which the lions will be shifted to the lion Safari. The staff is also being recruited at the lion Safari and the hospital will become functional as soon as the lions are shifted" he said.
The Minister said that after they reach the lion Safari, the lion cubs will be shifted to the core area of the lion Safari only after a certain period of time when the cubs attain a certain age. "The lion Safari will be opened to the public after the lions grow to a certain age after which they will be shifted to the core area of the lions. As per the Central Zoo Authority rules there are certain standards that have to be met before the cubs can be shifted" he said.