Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park

Pune, Maharashtra
July 2005

• The food that had been given to the animals, such as the porcupines, was exposed to the rain and sun.
• The bears’ retiring cubicle was too small and did not provide privacy.
• The leopard was kept alone and displayed stereotypical neurotic behaviour. There were no platforms for him to perch on.
• The peacock enclosure was bare and cluttered with debris.
• The stream running through the zoo was filled with trash.

• One group of tigers was kept in small cages that were placed behind the white tiger enclosure. The two groups of tigers seemed agitated by each other’s presence.
• There was inadequate mental and physical enrichment.

• There is inadequate mental and physical enrichment.

Squirrels eat the food in the porcupine enclosure.

This leopard paces around constantly and is kept alone.

A small body of water runs through the park.