Two families adopt animals under IGZP’s Animal Adoption Programme

The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) has announced that two families have adopted five animals under its Animal Adoption Programme. To mark her birthday, V. Nishkala Nakshatra adopted a spotted deer and a star tortoise, and jointly with V. Aarick Nihal, a meerkat, for one year, contributing ₹50,000.

Separately, a family from Uttar Pradesh, impressed by the scheme during a zoo visit, adopted a red-necked wallaby for a year and a leopard for a month, contributing ₹32,000. Curator G. Mangamma said donations qualify for tax exemption under Section 80G(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.