Amid the bird flu scare, the Delhi zoo is expecting birth of over 500 painted stork births this breeding season. “We generally receive a batch of 800-1,000 painted storks every year. The zoo has always recorded impressive painted stork births. We have counted over 500 eggs this season,” said zoo curator Riyaz Khan.
The zoo is reeling under a bird flu outbreak after 20 birds died in the last few months. Authorities have stopped arranging food for migratory birds due to fear of spread of infection. “We have not arranged food for exotic birds this time as we do not want them to descend and mingle with the local migratory birds,” he said. — PTI
