New Delhi : The National Zoological Park has begun rolling out its winter management measures, with blankets for young primates, species-wise segregation, and intensified heating arrangements forming the first line of action.

A detailed species- and age-specific protocol has been prepared this year, and the team has already started implementing it “as per the intensity of the weather,” Zoo Director Sanjeet Kumar told PTI.

The director said additional measures will be taken as the temperature drops further.

As part of the winter plan, dominant males in species such as the Manipuri deer — where young ones are typically born in winter — are being segregated to reduce pressure on mothers and newborns.

Herbivores and birds are receiving paddy-straw bedding, while carnivores and primates

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