Context: Recently, the Nandankanan Zoological Park which suffered a huge loss following its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic has revived its innovative ‘Adopt-An-Animal’ programme to mobilise resources for animals.
Adopt-An-Animal programme

• When one adopts an animal or a bird, the contribution goes to its care, feeding, enclosure enrichment and renovation.
• The adoption scheme would bring public, corporate bodies and institutions closer to the zoo and heighten their love and passion for captive animals and birds.
• More than 100 organisations and individuals have come forward to adopt animals pledging Rs 22 lakhs.

Nandankanan Zoological Park

• Nandankanan Zoological Park is a premier large zoo of India located near Odisha’s capital Bhubaneswar.
• It is one of the leading zoos in the country in terms of its fauna population and species diversity.
• The zoo is built right inside the forest and set in a completely natural environment.
• It is the first zoo in the world to breed White tiger and Melanistic tiger.
• It is the only conservation breeding centre of Indian Pangolins in the world.
• It is the only zoological park in India to become an institutional member of World Association of Zoos and Aquarium (WAZA).