New arrivals at Pilikula Zoo include parakeets, macaque

An Indian eagle-owl. Credit: Special Arrangement

People for Animals, Bengaluru has handed over an Indian eagle-owl, an Alexandrine parakeet, a Rose-ringed parakeet and a Rhesus macaque for conservation and display at Pilikula Biological Park, situated on the outskirts of Mangaluru.

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Biological Park Director H Jayaprakash Bhandary said that the new arrivals will be quarantined for 15 days and will be later shifted to enclosures for public viewing.

Pilikula Zoo has been classified as a major zoo by the Central Zoo Authority of India.