Adopting animals, trees should be encouraged
Updated On: 29 October, 2013 07:17 AM IST | | MiD DAY Correspondent
It is good that Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray's desire to adopt two tigers in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) has made headlines. But it should not be for just publicity and little else
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The SGNP’s proposal for the animal adoption scheme is yet to get official clearance, but the scheme for adoption of trees is in full swing. The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) recently initiated the programme wherein people can pay a one-time fee of Rs 10,000 to adopt a tree at its Conservation Education Centre (CEC) reserve in Goregaon (E). The 33-acre reserve has over 125 indigenous tree species.
Similarly, the SGNP proposes that about 50 to 60 animals can be adopted for a period of one year, with the money raised through adoption contributing to the animal’s food, maintenance of enclosure and its medical treatment for the year. Adopters and their families can visit their animal once a month.
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