Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan Zoological Park, one of the famous zoos in the country observed Elephant Day has today.
Elephants were dressed-up traditionally with chalk-arts on their body for the occasion. They were brought to the main-gate of Nandankanan in order to give a special experience to the visitors.
The visitors including school children were also allowed to feed banana, sugar cane and other fruits to the elephants of the Nandankanan Zoological Park which locally designed the day as 'Elephant Day'.
The Park Director Sudarshan Panda said they organised the 'Day' to create awareness on the protection of elephants by facilitating the visitors to mingle with the elephants.
"The people have shown interest in the protection of jumbos," he said.
"There are about 2,000 elephants in Odisha. I urge people to work for the safety and security of elephants and conservation of their habitat," Forest Secretary Raj Kumar Sharma said.
Nandankanan Forest Ranger inaugurated the occasion by feeding fruits to the Elephants. Visitors then followed the custom of feeding the Elephants.
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