Kolkata Zoo says no to kangaroos

January 06, 2016 11:24

With the death of the lone red kangaroo in captivity in India, the Kolkata Zoo authorities have decided against keeping the pouched mammals in the future.

"We have decided that we won't bring anymore kangaroos in the near future," a West Bengal Zoo Authority official told PTI.

"Henceforth, our focus will be on species found in eastern India and not exotic species", he said.

In case of exotic species which are not found in India or in a neighbouring state, the environment, he said, may not be suitable for their survival.

"There may be issues with the environment, management of the animal or suitability of the enclosure. We don't know there can be so many problems so we will avoid them," the official said.

Native to Australia, the red kangaroo is the largest of all marsupials.

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