Road above subway to be open for traffic by March end; Subway to be completed by June Mysore/Mysuru: The subway works taken up from Mysuru Zoo parking lot to the Zoo entrance gate is going on at a brisk pace and the Zoo Road is expected to be thrown open from this month end. The…
Tourism Department seeks info on foreign tourists Chicken sale comes down drastically; prices crash Mysore/Mysuru: A high alert has been sounded at Mysuru Zoo, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary and tourist places in city following novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and bird flu (Avian Influenza) scare. While the Zoo, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary and lakes around the city that are…
Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai and Bondla Zoo in Goa are supporting Mysuru Zoo Mysore/Mysuru: Conservation breeding of Gaur (Bos gaurus) or Indian Bison, an endangered species, is expected to take off soon at the Mysuru Zoo, which is the coordinating for Conservation Breeding Programme (CBP) announced by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA). The…
Mysore/Mysuru: When Deepa Kumari finished her PUC, she did not have an inclination that one day she would be driving battery-operated vehicles at Mysuru Zoo. Discontinuing her education and coming from an agrarian background, life was not easy for this resident of Bannur. Now, her life is headed in a new direction with Deepa serving…
They were brought from Pilikula Zoo, Mangaluru on Feb. 28 Mysore/Mysuru: A King Cobra and a Tiger that were brought from Pilikula Biological Park in Mangaluru, under animal exchange programme on Feb.28, have died at the Zoo on Feb. 29 and Mar. 1 respectively. The Tiger and the King Cobra were among the pair of tigers,…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant boost to captive tiger breeding, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo, has planned to utilise the male tiger that was captured from the fringes of Bandipur for breeding. The tiger, named T-80 will be paired with Durgi. T-80 was captured in October 2019. It is a healthy male aged…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar A Quarantine Station for rescued wild animals for rehabilitation will soon come up at Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at Koorgalli on the outskirts of the city. A proposal to construct the Quarantine Station has been sent to the State Government for approval, said Mysuru Zoo Executive Director Ajit…
What it takes to feed carnivores, omnivores, frugivores, insectivores, foliavores and nectavores By S. Kenneth Shishir One might think feeding a Zoo is easy. But Zoo keepers say that a lot of planning and preparation goes into animal diets. With more than 100 species of animals, reptiles and birds residing at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens…
An Indian Gaur has given birth at Mysuru Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens) yesterday afternoon. The new-born calf is healthy and is seen with its mother in the enclosure at the Zoo.
Government gives nod for Swiss Challenge Method Mysuru Zoo asks New Zealand firm to submit DPR By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The much-touted modern aquarium at Mysuru Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens), which has been in limbo for over eight years, has now gained fresh traction, with the State Government giving its nod for the Swiss…
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