Enrichment Activities Conducted for Animal

Animals Enrichment Remarks
Ungulates – Rhino, Hippo, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Barking Deer, Blue Bull, Hog Deer, Himalayan Ghoral, Four Horned Antelope Browse hanged at height and different locations Days when Browse are available
Hays and straws Everyday
Variety of browse, green and edible grasses When available
Present foods in different locations Once a week
Royal Bengal Tiger Meat in Coconut Inside enclosure
Meat in Pumpkin When available
Turmeric spray -inside enclosure Once a month
Dung of wild prey Once a month
Primates- Rhesus Macaque, Common Langur, Patas Monkey, Vervet Monkey, Mona Monkey, Siamang Nuts in small boxes in ground Every month
Coconut treat Every two months
Peanut butter and nuts Every Month
Honey treat Every two weeks
Seasonal foods Whenever available
Swing placement in Rhesus Macaque, Common Langur, Vervet Monkey, Patas Monkey and Mona Monkey Once
Hanging ropes and wooden log placement Once
Common Chimpanzee Tyres Once
Peanut butter and nuts Everyday
Different toys Whenever available
Honey Every day
Seasonal fruits/ varieties of foods Whenever available
Common Leopard Hanging meat Every week in July, August, September and October
Scented balls of hay Once
Meat in Pumpkin Twice
Olfactory with Turmeric Every week
Dung of Wild prey Every week in July
Large Indian Civet, Himalayan Palm Civet, Common Palm Civet Food in Branches Every week
Food hidden and dispersed in branches and ground Every month
Hand feeding (PRCT) (28 July, 2023) Once
Olfactory enrichment with Turmeric and spices (2 August, 2023) Once
Himalayan Black Bear, Sloth Bear PCRT (28 July, 2023) Once
Fruits with honey Every month
Seasonal new fruit/ Food Whenever available
Coconut treat Whenever available
Five Striped Palm Squirrel Hanging foods Every day
Environmental Enrichment When the enclosure was completed
White Mice and Guinea Pig Environmental Enrichment When the enclosure was completed
Hiding foods Once a week
Black Kite, Himalayan Griffon PRCT (Positive Reinforcement Conditioning Training) (28 July, 2023) Once
Food in different position Every month
Elephant Mud dust Every day
Tyres Twice
Birds (Plum headed Parakeet, Rose ringed parakeet, Senegal Parrot, Red Breasted Parakeet, Alexandrine Parakeet, Golden Pheasant, Silver Pheasant, Myna, Japanese Green Pheasant, Ring necked Pheasant, Black Headed Munia, Scaly breasted Munia, Budgerigar, Zebra Finch, Red Avadavat, Conure(Parakeet), Black Masked Lovebird, Peach faced Lovebird, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Owl Finch, Gouldian finch, Bunting bird, Weaver bird Twigs and branches placement Whenever necessary
Food enrichment Every day
Plantation inside enclosure Once
Nest box (Munia, Budgerigar, Black Headed Ibis) Once

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