Shivamogga zoo transports two Indian gaurs to Patna, to get wolves, gharials in return

A truck carrying two Indian gaurs from Shivamogga Zoo left for Patna on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A team of officials from the Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger Safari in Shivamogga left the city on Thursday with two male Indian gaurs for Patna in Bihar, as part of an animal exchange programme. In return, the Shivamogga zoo will receive eight wolves and four gharials.Two trucks carrying the animals left the safari around 5.30 p.m. on Thursday and are expected to reach Patna by Saturday evening. The team includes Shravan Singh Rathore, Veterinary Officer of the Shivamogga zoo; a Range Forest Officer (RFO); a Deputy Range Forest Officer (DRFO); two animal keepers; and two drivers.Before the gaurs were transported, officials carried out a restraint operation — comprising crate t