Study of Habitat Patterns of Captive Animals in the Assam State Zoo

Abstract

Conservation of animal species is very important to recover the loss which occurred in the past. Zoo provides the better place for ex-situ conservation of threatened animal species. The artificial habitat in zoo should resemble with that of natural habitat so that animal will not face difficulty in adapting to that place. Generally, habitat means the place where an organism lives but that habitat must be provided with all the basic requirements like proper food, cleanliness, proper size of the enclosure, proper breeding sites, etc. Key-wordsHabitat, Breeding, Behaviour, Space -------------------------------------------------IJLSSR----------------------------------------------INTRODUCTION Every individual have an equal right to live freely in the surroundings. In addition to human beings, animal too have that have right to live freely in their original habitat (Wild) and can move freely inside the forest. Due to poaching, forest destruction, environmental condition etc. the number of animals declining as time passes. However it is true that if extinction of animals continues, there will be nothing for the future generation. For exampleIndian One Horned Rhino, Royal Bengal Tiger, Pygmy Hog etc. are in a threatened category. The present census of these animals is very less as compare to that of past census. Therefore, now a day’s proper conservation of animal is very important in the artificial habitat. Zoo is the better place for their conservation as it can conserve large number of different animal species at a time.The zoos have historically been identified as sites for the entertainment of general public and continue to be dependenton the revenue through visitors. Contemporarily, zoos are now defined as active sites for wildlife conservation. They now act as sites for conservation, education, research and entertainment. [1] The animals which are kept in zoo have lost their original habitat. Normally the animals kept in captive conditions but in Assam State Zoo shows some exception of it. Access this article online Quick Response Code: Website: