Bhubaneswar's Nandankanan Zoological Park has started an Adopt-An-mal programme to mobilise resource for mals and promote conservation of mals.
Shashi Paul, Director of the Zoological Park said, "The programme is going on really well this year. 170-175 adoptions have already been done."
"We started the scheme in 2008 but it couldn't pick up much due to some issues. We made changes and this year the programme is going on very well. A total of 170-175 adoptions have already been done and we received Rs 22-23 lakh. 60 per cent of adoptions are from Odisha itself," he added.
( With inputs from ANI )
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