According to Tanveer Ahmed Janjua, deputy director of Safari Zoo in Lahore, new reforms were made four months ago, due to which the zoo made a profit of ten million rupees despite the extreme heat.
Former Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi had issued orders for the reforms of Lahore Safari Zoo, located at a distance of about 40 km from Allama Iqbal Airport of Lahore. Four months ago, the color of this park was completely changed.
Most people come here to enjoy the line safari, where they are also given the opportunity to spend time with the lions and feed them.
Lahore Safari Zoo Deputy Director Tanveer Ahmed Janjua told Independent Urdu that apart from line safari, night safari is also being conducted, which is from 8 to 10 pm.
Tanveer Janjua said: ‘We have 18 lions, including six cubs. We take them out in groups because when taken out together they fight each other. So one group goes on safari and the other is taken out the next week.’
He said that people enjoy the night line safari more because the tigers are more active at night.
“Sometimes they even climb on top of the van going in and if you want, you can feed the lions from inside the van, but the ticket is two thousand rupees.”
Tanveer Janjua said that this is a journey where you are locked in a cage and the tigers are in the open field.
Speaking to Independent Urdu, Asif Sheeranwala, who took the fans for a ride sitting inside the van in Line Safari, said: ‘I have been training lions for 32 years. I am being sought out by visitors to join them on safari.’
When Asif called Reshma, Raju and Saba’s names, Sher came running towards the van. Asif had chicken meat in his hand, which he opened the window of the van and placed on the bank, then the lions stood on their paws and received it.
Asif touched their claws and showed us that these tigers do not remove their claws and they hunt them with their claws.
Shahid, the driver of the van inside Line Safari, showed Independent Urdu his van, which had round wooden boards of the same size on top of its four wheels, while thick netting was placed on all four sides of the vehicle. Not only this, the car’s windshields were also covered with nets and jangles.
Shahid said that these vehicles are new but initially the wheels of the vehicles were torn off by the tigers with their claws, after which thick wood has been applied to the wheels.
He said that there are a total of six special vehicles for Line Safari, each of which holds 10 to 12 people and one vehicle makes 15 to 20 rounds a day. A round trip to the Safari Zoo takes 10 to 12 minutes.
Deputy Director Tanveer Janjua said that new animals have also been brought to Lahore Safari Zoo, including different types of deer. Similarly, African safaris have ostriches, fallow deer and zebras.
‘We are also bringing three elephants and nine giraffes here in the future.’
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The Safari Zoo is divided into different sections, including the Pakistani Safari which houses the deer found in the country.
Similarly, a desert area has been created where the black deer is found.
Electric vehicles have also been introduced to move around inside the Safari Zoo.
A separate section of marine life has also been allocated here, where dozens of species of fish have been kept. Among them, most rushes are seen on starfish, jellyfish, black tip whales and eels.
Tanveer Janjua said that more things are being introduced here in the next couple of months and visitors will be able to do camping and stay overnight if they want, while a high-level restaurant will also be built here.
He further informed that a lake is also being built in the Safari Zoo, where electric boat, paddle boat or paddle boat will also be introduced.
He said that there is a package of 800 rupees for coming to the safari, which includes the general area of the zoo, a tour of the forest on an EV and then the aquarium, while the amount for children is 450 rupees. .
Lahore Safari Zoo (Independent Urdu Screen Grab)
Some of the fans who visited the Safari Zoo praised the safari, while others complained that it was expensive and required tickets to visit different parts even after entering.
Some said they didn’t like Line Safari as much as they thought it would. The cycle here is also kept very short while the lions mostly remain seated.
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2024-08-14 13:20:51
