Seven lions from Gujarat to be shifted to Zoo in UP's Gorakhpur

As a part of an animal exchange programme, Seven lions from Gujarat's Sakkarbaug zoo soon to be shifted in UP's Gorakhpur. It was not yet decided as to which animal will be transferred from Gorakhpur to Gujarat under the exchange pact.

Ahmedabad: Seven lions from Gujarat will soon be shifted to a zoo in Uttar Pradesh as part of an animal exchange programme, a forest official said on Monday. These lions are currently lodged at Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat's Junagadh.

"As part of the animal exchange programme, two lions and five lionesses from Sakkarbaug will be shifted to a zoo at Gorakhpur in UP. The Central Zoo Authority has allowed the transfer of seven big cats," Junagadh wildlife chief had said.

However, it was not yet decided as to which animal will be transferred from Gorakhpur to Gujarat under the exchange pact, he added.

Sakkarbaug zoo is said to be the second oldest in the country. It is the nodal centre for providing Asiatic lions to other zoos and safaris in the state and the country.