Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Article /
World Wildlife Day 2023: Who eats what, and how much, at National Park?
Updated On: 03 March, 2023 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
From tigers that eat 12 kg a day, to leopards content with 3 kg, mid-day RTI query reveals all you need to know about what’s on the menu
Listen to this article :
The pair of lions at SGNP receives 6-7 kg of meat each as they are sub-adult. File Pic/Sameer Markande
It appears that wild animals kept in captivity at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) enjoy gorging on water buffalo meat. The SGNP administration, in response to an RTI request from this reporter, revealed that caged tigers, lions, leopards and other such animals consume water buffalo flesh worth over Rs 40 lakh annually. The amount of money spent on the procurement of water buffalo meat from 2018 to 2022 was Rs 1.96 crore.
In order to learn how much money the SGNP administration spends on buying food for confined carnivores and wild animals each fiscal year, from March 2018 to 2022, this reporter had filed an RTI application. Vijay Barabde, a range forest officer and the superintendent of the tiger and lion safari, responded to the query. At present, there are six royal Bengal tigers, 18 leopards, two lions, three captive jackals and four vultures in captivity at SGNP. Every year, the park administration invites tender for the supply of water buffalo feed for them.
Trending Stories
Latest Photos
Latest Videos
Latest Web Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
Mid-Day Fast
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT