<p>The Pilikula Biological Park at Shivarama Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama has received four Dholes (wild dogs) from Visakhapatnam zoological park.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under an animal exchange programme, approved by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), the biological park at Pilikula has received two male and two female dholes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Pilikula Park has given two male tigers, four red jungle fowls, and a crocodile to Visakhapatnam zoological park. Along with dholes, the park has also received five painted storks and five Alexandrine Parakeets from Visakhapatnam.</p>.<p class="bodytext">These dholes were once commonly seen in western and eastern ghats region and are called Chenninai in Tulu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Now, their numbers have dwindled so much that they are listed under endangered category. The dholes are known for their hunting skills in a pack. “At present, the dholes have been kept in quarantine to adjust to the environment here and will be allowed in the display enclosure after a week,” Park Director H Jayaprakash Bhandary said. </p>
<p>The Pilikula Biological Park at Shivarama Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama has received four Dholes (wild dogs) from Visakhapatnam zoological park.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under an animal exchange programme, approved by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), the biological park at Pilikula has received two male and two female dholes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Pilikula Park has given two male tigers, four red jungle fowls, and a crocodile to Visakhapatnam zoological park. Along with dholes, the park has also received five painted storks and five Alexandrine Parakeets from Visakhapatnam.</p>.<p class="bodytext">These dholes were once commonly seen in western and eastern ghats region and are called Chenninai in Tulu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Now, their numbers have dwindled so much that they are listed under endangered category. The dholes are known for their hunting skills in a pack. “At present, the dholes have been kept in quarantine to adjust to the environment here and will be allowed in the display enclosure after a week,” Park Director H Jayaprakash Bhandary said. </p>