Darshan Names Tiger After Son Vineesh! Renews Adoption Of Wildlife At Mysuru Zoo
On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Kannada actor Darshan renewed his adoption ties for another year. One of the tigers he adopted has been named after his son Vineesh.
Sandalwood
actor
Darshan's
love
for
wildlife
is
well
known.
He
often
talks
about
the
conservation
of
the
environment
and
has
taken
several
initiatives
to
support
the
same.
The
actor
has
been
chosen
as
the
brand
ambassador
of
the
Karnataka
Forest
Department
and
has
also
adopted
a
few
animals
at
the
Mysuru
Zoo.
On
the
occasion
of
International
Tiger
Day,
Darshan
renewed
his
adoption
ties
for
another
year.
One
of
the
tigers
he
adopted
has
been
named
after
his
son
Vineesh.
The
director
of
Mysuru
Zoo,
Ajit
M
Kulkarni,
told
TOI,
"This
is
the
sixth
consecutive
year
that
Darshan
has
renewed
the
adoption
of
a
particular
tiger.
We
appreciate
his
concern
and
care
towards
wildlife.
His
gesture
will
be
an
inspiration
for
people
to
adopt
wild
animals
housed
at
the
zoo."
Apparently,
Darshan
has
paid
nearly
Rs
3
lakh
to
maintain
these
animals.
For
the
uninitiated,
the
Yajamana
actor
is
also
actively
involved
in
wildlife
photography.
A
few
months
ago,
an
exhibition
was
held
at
Mysuru
to
showcase
some
of
his
best
captures.
The
event
was
highly
successful
and
reportedly
collected
Rs
3.75
lakh
in
three
days.
Darshan's
fans
were
highly
impressed
with
his
photography
skills.
The
three-day-long
event
attracted
many
wildlife
lovers
and
as
many
as
75
photographs
from
the
display
were
sold
for
an
impressive
price.
The
money
collected
through
the
Darshan's
Life
And
The
Wildlife
exhibition
was
submitted
to
the
Wildlife
department.