surat with a view to attract more visitors and increase its revenue authorities at sarthana nature park are planning to import wild animals like rhinos wild buffaloes giraffes and zebras from african countries zoo department of surat municipal corporation smc has been scouting for international agencies involved in the exchange and transportation of such animals from africa at fair prices sources said the department plans to import two pairs each of rhinos and wild buffaloes and three pairs each of giraffes and zebras the required enclosures have already been constructed incharge zoo superintendent praful mehta told toi we have set a target of increasing the revenue income from the zoo by almost 15 to 20 for this we need more animals there are many international agencies dealing in exchange and transportation of the wild animals from africa but they are quoting very high prices on an average the zoo is visited by around 10 lakh visitors per annum mehta said the zoo authorities are in touch with their counterparts in ahmedabad and rajkot for bulk purchase of animals from africa if they agree the animals can be imported at a fair price ahmedabad and rajkot zoo authorities are ready to enter into a bulk deal we are waiting for the go ahead from the civic body to invite tenders from the international agencies said mehta