Royal Bengal Tiger Vijay in Vandaloor finally had his bride
Posted on: 27/Dec/2012 2:24:44 PM
The transportation of endangered species, sources added, involved consideration of two factors: the climate, including the temperature of the places where the two zoos were located, as well screening the animal for diseases. Since the tigress is arriving under an animal exchange programme, Vandalur will part with a female bison which will be taken to Visakhapatnam. The exchange has already been approved of by the New Delhi-based Central Zoo Authority, a mandatory requirement for such exchanges. Both zoos also got the nod from their respective state governments.
The two species of tigers were paired off by zoo officials, as all earlier attempts to get a Royal Bengal tigress for Vijay, had failed.then the zoo keepers shifted the white tigresses to Vijay’s enclosure, but it took nearly a year-and-a-half for the big cats to become acquainted.
Vijay a lone young male Royal Bengal tiger, it was brought from the Visakhapatnam zoo in 2007 under the animal exchange programme. The zoo now has a total of 11 Royal Bengal tigers and 13 white tigers including the four newborn cubs.
Captive Breeding Results in the large number of extension to the species may it could be left out of the threatened species list.
