page_title: Nandankanan Zoological Park
section_title: Adopt-an-Animal programme
hierarchical_section_title: Nandankanan Zoological Park / Adopt-an-Animal programme
caption_attribution_description: ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ରାଜଧାନୀ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ଵର ନିକଟରେ ଥିବା ଚନ୍ଦକା ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ଭିତରେ ଥିବା ନନ୍ଦନକାନନରେ ସିଂହ । English: Lion in Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
context_page_description: Nandankanan Zoological Park is a 437-hectare zoo and botanical garden in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Established in 1960, it was opened to the public in 1979 and became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2009. It also contains a botanical garden and part of it has been declared a sanctuary. Nandankanan, literally meaning The Garden of Heaven, is located near the capital city, Bhubaneswar, in the environs of the Chandaka forest, and includes the 134-acre Kanjia lake.
  A major upgrade was done in 2000. More than 3.3 million visitors visit Nandankanan every year.
context_section_description: To help involve the general public in animal conservation and raise money, the zoo started the Adopt-an-Animal programme in 2008 for all of its animals. Adopters receive a customized adoption certificate and one free entry ticket for each animal adopted. In addition, the adopter's name is displayed on a special board and a special mention made in the annual report of the zoo. Adopters can pay from ₹500 for a small bird to ₹100,000 for a tiger for a year. The zoo authorities have made available two of the most attractive sites for adoption which are the Lion Safari and Tiger Safari for which the adoption cost is ₹1,000,000 and ₹500,000 respectively. Although other zoos also have adoption programs, Nandankanan was the first zoo to get a tax exemption under section 80G of the Income Tax Act. Funds received under the program are used to support the zoo's care and services for all its inhabitants by providing quality food to meet their nutritional requirements, medical care, equipment, enclosure upgrades, and biodiversity enrichment. The parents of two students Sristi and Prakriti from Cuttack were the first to adopt, paying ₹4,000 to adopt a blue and yellow macaw. The State Bank of India donated ₹500,000 to adopt six endangered animals including a one-horned rhinoceros, white Bengal tiger, chimpanzee, and an orangutan. The Confidence Factory, near Bhubaneswar, adopted a Royal Bengal Tigress Rebati in 2012.
caption: Asiatic lion in the zoo
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