India's richest family unveil plan for the world's biggest zoo with 280-acre plot of land – but spark anger among animal groups

India's richest family unveil plan for the world's biggest zoo with 280-acre plot of land – but spark anger among animal groups

• The Ambani family, who own $168 billion company Reliance, planning to house around 100 different species in the zoo
• But the Ambanis, who have seen the likes of Hillary Clinton and actress Priyanka Chopra attend their family weddings, sparked anger among activists
• The family transferred two rare black panthers from a state-run zoo to their own private zoo in a 'hush-hush' move, the activists claim 

India's richest family have unveiled their lavish plan for the world's biggest zoo with a massive 280-acre plot of land. 

The Ambani clan, who own the $168 billion company Reliance, are planning to house around 100 different species in the zoo and build an animal rescue sanctuary in the city of Jamnagar, western India.  

But the Ambanis, who have seen the likes of Hillary Clinton and Priyanka Chopra attend their family weddings, have sparked anger among animal rights activists after two rare black panthers were transferred from a state-run zoo to their own private establishment in a 'hush-hush' move.  

The project is the brain child of Anant Ambani, 25, the son of the 12th richest man in the world and chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani, reports The Week. 

The zoo, which will be called 'Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom', will be home to 100 different species of animals, birds and reptiles from around the world including the African lion, Komodo dragon, gorillas and giraffes, according to local media.  

The exotic animals will be housed in sections called Forest of India, Marshes of West Coast and Exotic Island among others. 

Despite it being in its early days, the zoo has already stirred up controversy among local animal rights groups.

In January, the Ambani family, who have a net worth of about $80 billion, were able to strike a deal and acquire a pair of two rare black panthers from the state-run Guwahati zoo, reported the Times of India. In exchange, Reliance Industries gave the zoo two pairs of zebra from Israel. 

Source: The Mail