Zoo-keepers' Training Opens in Patna
Patna: June 2, 2008
 An 11-day training program for zoo officials designed to raise awareness about the needs of the animals and their proper upkeep within a confined environment opened at Patna's Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Garden with officials from Bokaro, Tata, and Darjeeling Zoo taking part in the program opened on Monday.
The Patna Zoo resident veterinarian Dr. Shashi Kant urged the zoo officials to treat the animals with kids' gloves. "They are your responsibility and you must treat them like your own children. If you see slight change in their attitude and behavior, you must report to your seniors without delay so proper steps are taken to prevent them from getting sick," Dr. Kant said.
Zoo director Rakesh Kumar, during his inaugural speech, presented a brief history of the Patna Zoo and its respectable position in the world, particularly in the area of hippopotamus breeding.
"Because of our care and intensive medical research, we have come to occupy a special position in the world of zoo and that is what we should try to get out of this program," Kumar said.
The visiting team also took an excursion of the zoo and got familiarized with other aspects of zoo maintenance and animal care.
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