Top officials signed up for zoo’s animal adoption programme but discontinued promised payments

Zoo staff say 104 individuals and seven institutions have adopted various animals, but the money raised is too little for the upkeep of the facility.

On March 3 last year, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the Jawalakhel-based Central Zoo launched ‘Adopt an animal’ campaign as it was struggling to feed the animals and pay staff salaries due to months-long closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.