Adoption, keepers’ talk, rally and competitions for students marked the World Tiger Day celebrations at the Nehru Zoological Park here on Wednesday.
SBI local head office at Koti once again adopted five tigers for a period of one year, with chief general manager Nilesh Dwevedi handing over a cheque of Rs 15 lakh to Zoo curator J Vasantha.
To create awareness among people, an animal keepers talk show was conducted at the Tiger enclosure where the keeper briefed the visitors about his daily duty activities and the behaviour of Tigers in captivity.
The zoo management, as part of the celebrations, organised several events, including drawing, painting, essay writing, quiz, elocution and debate competitions, for school students.
A mega slogan writing programme on a 50-foot banner was conducted near the bioscope hall. A selfie point was erected at the Tiger enclosure, supported with face paintings at the bioscope hall. Earlier, a tiger rally was flagged off at the Main entrance, with about 240 students participating in it.
