Former Mayor alleges bid to move Thiruvananthapuram Zoo animals to Vantara, Puthur
Former Mayor V.K. Prasanth has alleged that the government plans to relocate animals from the historic Thiruvananthapuram Zoo to facilities in Gujarat and Thrissur. He claims this move is driven by commercial interests and privatization, warning that it would lead to the destruction of the city's green space.
Why it matters
The controversy highlights the tension between urban development, heritage conservation, and the privatization of public wildlife institutions in India.
Former Mayor V.K. Prasanth has alleged that the United Democratic Front (UDF) government is planning to relocate animals in the Thiruvananthapuram zoo to the Vantara zoological centre in Gujarat and the Puthur zoo in Thrissur. A team of senior officials has been sent to Vantara for this purpose, Mr. Prasanth, who had earlier slammed Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s proposal to relocate the Thiruvananthapuram zoo from the heart of the city to elsewhere, alleged on Saturday.
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