“Trip to Lahore zoo” “Herbivore mammals”

 “Trip to Lahore zoo”

“Herbivore mammals”

Animal Name	Health Condt.	Captivity	Cleanliness	Food
Black & white monkey	Average	Good	Good	Fruits(1.5kg) Roti(200-300g)
Vervet Monkey	Average	Good	Good	Fruits(1.5kg) Roti(200-300g)
Olive Baboon	Average	Average	Average	Fruits(1.5kg) Roti(200-300g)
Wallaby	Average	Average	Average	Fruits(1.5kg) Black Grams(400g) Fodder (1.5-1kg)
Indian White Rhinoceros	Good	Good	Good	Plants, fruits, leaves
Hog deer	Average	Average	Good	Fodder (4-7kg) Parched Grams (250-500g)
Blue Bull	Good	Average	Good	Fodder (15-20kg) Parched gram (1.5-1 kg)

Spotted Deer	Poor	Average	Good	Fodder (4-7kg) Parched Grams (250-500g)
Chimpanzee	Average	Poor	Poor	Fruits (3-4kg) roti(250-400g) Milk (1-2 lit)
Chinkara	Good	Poor	Good	Fodder (4-7g) Parched grams  (250-500g)
Mouflon Sheep	Average	Average	Average	Grasses and Shurbs
Zebra	Good	Average	Average	Grasses, Bushes, Leaves
Giraffe	Average	Poor	Poor	Tree’s leaves, bushes, shurbs
Punjab Urial	Good	Average	Good	Grasses, leaves and Fruits, Fodder (4-7kg)

Sambar Deer	Good	Average	Good	Fodder (15-20kg) Parched Grams (1.5-1kg)
NilGai	Good	Average	Good	Grasses, Fodder (15-20kg) Parched Grams (1.5-1kg)
African elephant Rabbits	Good Average	Average Poor	Average Poor	Fruits, Leaves Carrots, grasses

NOTE: Time to feed animals is 11 Am. And diet measures are on daily basis.

General summary:

Overall, health of mostly animals was average. They were not active. Many of them were resting in their cages. Most of the cages were clean except a few. Unpleasant smell was spread around especially chimpanzee’s cages. People were trying to touch animals and throw food items to them which is prohibited by the administration but as no administrative body was around so it was openly violated.

Improvements which should be made for the maintenance of Lahore Zoo:

1.       First Protect, conserve, manage and sustain diversified wildlife species and their natural habitat in the Zoo.

2.       Search for new wildlife potential areas located in the Zoo.

3.       Lahore Zoo has been criticized for not having the level of medical facilities expected in a modern zoo therefore it should have recommended to make the proper medical staff for taking great care of animals.

4.       Zoo maintenance can be improved by public awareness through posters, brochures, hoardings and media campaigns.

5.       Reintroduction of different indigenous wildlife species in their original habitat by increasing captivity breeding potential at Wildlife Breeding Centers as well as in the Zoo.

6.       Develop ecologically-balanced wildlife policy for the development of the Zoo

7.       Promote wildlife-based tourism (Eco-tourism) through development of safaris and trophy hunting i.e. creating the best possible opportunities for sport hunting under legal cover to reduce pressure of illegal hunting.

8.       Protection of endangered wildlife species in Zoo through establishment of Protection Force.

9.       Feasibility studies of Lahore Zoo.

10.   Rehabilitation of Zoo for better management.

11.   For the betterment of Zoo it should be necessary to make proper conservancy and works for machinery, stores, tools and equipment also for provide commodities & services to the visitors and make a proper cost of establishment.