Mysuru: The District Outreach Programme of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Mysuru, under Nidhi Aapke 2.0 was conducted at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), Ittigegud, on Sept.27. Mahesh Kumar, Zoo Executive Director, was the chief guest. A. Balaji, Accounts Officer / District Nodal Officer, K.P. Prakash, Section Supervisor, Manjunath, Sr. SSA and Shubham…
Wildlife Week Celebrations-2024: Mysuru Zoo to host various events
October 1, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru Zoo has organised a number of activities aimed at educating masses and creating awareness about the importance of wildlife and its conservation as a part of 70th Wildlife Week 2024. This year, the Zoo is organising cyclothon, photography exhibition, waste to wealth, quiz competition and many more activities. Following are the events from…
IFS Officers attend training at Mysuru Zoo on ‘Management of captive animals’
September 9, 2024Mysuru: The five-day compulsory training for IFS Officers on ‘Captive Management of wild animals and zoo management for zoo managers,’ began at Mysuru Zoo in city this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the training programme, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF), Gangtok, Sikkim, P. Senthil Kumar, said that in recent days, the population of endangered…
Mysuru Zoo to conduct Wildlife Photography Competition
September 6, 2024Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) will be conducting Wildlife Photography Competition and Exhibition as part of Wildlife Week celebrations from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8. The competition will be held under two categories — ex-situ conservation (zoo category) and in-situ conservation (wildlife category). Each category consists of two cash awards and three Certificates…
Sloth bear enclosure inaugurated at Zoo
August 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: An exclusive enclosure for sloth bears constructed by Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) through CSR Funds at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens was inaugurated, here recently. The enclosure has sufficient space for the bears to relax, have food and to move around freely. Arrangements have also been made to for visitors to…
‘Walkmate’ Mysuru donates battery-operated vehicle to Zoo
August 3, 2024Walkmate Footwear, Mysuru, donated an eco-friendly battery-operated vehicle to Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), for use by Zoo visitors, under its CSR activities. Walkmate Managing Director Bastian Joseph, Director Roshan Bastian and General Manager Kumaraswamy are seen handing over the key of the vehicle to Range Forest Officer (RFO) M.T. Ramachandrappa and Mysuru Zoo…
Vision Document on Project Tiger in offing – Ample opportunities to double Tiger population in State: Ramesh Kumar
July 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Conservator of Forest (CF- Project Tiger) Dr. P. Ramesh Kumar, has opined about the possibility of doubling the population of tigers, in the available forest cover of the State. Ramesh Kumar, shared his observations, while delivering the main address on the first day of a two-day seminar organised on account of Global Tiger Day-2024,…
Global Tiger Day today: Seminar on ‘Big Cat’ at Zoo
July 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day seminar on the topic ‘Roaring Forward: Effective Actions For Big Cat Conservation,’ organised on account of Global Tiger Day-2024, was inaugurated at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) this morning. Delivering the inaugural address, Subhash K. Malkhede, PCCF- Wildlife and Chief Wildlife Warden, opined that in the present days, big cats, irrespective…
Global Tiger Day: Mysuru Zoo to host two-day seminar
July 15, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) will be hosting a two-day seminar on the occasion of Global Tiger Day at its premises in city on July 29 and 30. The theme for the seminar is “Roaring Forward: Effective Actions for Big Cat Conservation.” A forum has been arranged for comprehensive discussion to develop innovative…
Sandalwood Museum to be shifted to Mysuru Zoo
June 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Sandalwood Museum, a first-of-a-kind, set up by the Mysuru Forest Division at the Sandalwood Depot in Aranya Bhavan, Ashokapuram, will be relocated to the premises of the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo). This announcement was made by Minister of Forests, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre after a meeting at the Chamundi Wild…
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