Nihar Parulekar News Today

The reason for this seems to be the green cover in the zoo and the arrangements made for the visitors.

The zoo education officer, Nihar Parulekar, said that the two Rainbow Lorikeets were brought to the city zoo and they will now live in the aviary at the zoo.

The Zoo Snooze which is a night walk at the city zoo is a walk in which the participants could experience the animals' habitat at night.

Around 30 people participated in the nature walk conducted by ARPF volunteers under the zoo administration.

“When we grow or save one tree, we give life to almost 20 species. We are also planning to make seed balls and plant them along Barwaha Road and several other places in the city. Last year we planted seeds in an area near Jam Gate and in a jungle along the Maheshwar Road,” said Parulekar.

Breeding farms in the region are part of a larger network to procure and supply exotic animals.

The final event of day 2 saw massive participation in the most awaited Expert talk - the ​Snake ​A​wareness Show chaired by Nihar Parulekar. About 70 people attended the snake talk.

The World Elephant Day is celebrated every year on August 12 with the aim to make people aware of better treatment of elephants and also illegal poaching across the world. The World Elephant was celebrated on August 12 in 2012.