Housing of wild animals

Housing of wild animals is as essential as that of livestock species. The matter is so deepening in terms of its conservation especially in the context of India

1. Housing of
Wild Animals
Dr.Rameswar Panda
Teaching Asst.
Dept. of LPM
CVSC, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

2. •Shelter
•Drinking Water facility
•Free Roaming

3. Glass Barrier

4. PLASTIC PANEL BARRIER

5. Wire fencing

7. Wire Mesh Fencing

8. Stand off barrier

9. Facilitating the animal for living with natural
entity.

10. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION

11. Floor Management of Mammals

12. Floor for aviary

13. Reptiles floor
Pea sized gravel sand

14. Door of zoo animal houses
Safety
Durability
Easy handling

15. Housing for Different Sexes

16. Male
Female

17. Height of Entry gate

18. Wet Moat

19. Moat for Tigers

20. Time budget activity
Retiring during day time
Nocturnal cave
Indian Civet
Owl

21. Ventilation and
Environmental Factors
Using of Cooler for heat relief in Delhi zoo

22. Holding yards and biological needs

23. Deer in a holding yard

24. Mud pot for laying snake
eggs

25. Hanging wooden rod for langurs

26. Wallowing tank for Hippopotamus

27. UV lamp for diamond python

28. Basking spot for lizard

29. Feeding
Place

30. Watering facility
Drinking water facility for elephants
Foot bath facility
##avoid the slipperiness of floor

31. Size of cubicle of Some
important Wild animalS
Species l (m) b (m) h (m)Species l (m) b (m) h (m)
Tiger and
lion
2.75 1.80 3.00 Apes 2.00 1.00 1.50
Panther 2.00 1.50 2.00 Loris 1.00 1.00 1.50
Leopard 2.00 1.50 2.00Red panda 3.00 1.50 1.00
Elephant 8.00 6.00 5.50Indian civet2.00 1.50 1.00
Rhinoceros 5.00 3.00 2.50Jackel,wolf2.00 1.50 1.50
Swamp deer 3.00 2.00 2.50bears 2.50 1.80 2.00
Musk deer 2.50 1.50 2.00Wild ass 4.00 2.00 2.00
Mouse deer 1.50 1.00 1.50otters 2.50 1.50 1.00
Chinkara 2.50 1.50 2.00antelope 2.50 1.50 2.00