Mysuru/Mysore: As a precautionary measure to contain the COVID-19 spread, the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) has ordered shut down of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) and Karanji Lake Nature Park in city for nine days from today (Mar.15) till Mar.23. The ZAK Has also ordered closure of Bannerghatta National Park at Bengaluru and…
Zoo Director clarifies on Bird Flu
March 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: There is no bird flu scare at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), clarified Zoo Executive Director Ajit M. Kulkarni. In a communication to media, Kulkarni has stated that lab tests have revealed that there is no bird flu at the Zoo, a home for rare bird species from across the world. Following the…
Zoo subway works on schedule
March 10, 2020Road 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…
COVID-19, Bird Flu Scare: High alert in Mysuru Zoo, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
March 9, 2020Tourism 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…
CZA to launch captive breeding to protect endangered species
March 9, 2020Arignar 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…
Women’s Day today: Mysuru Zoo leads the way
March 8, 2020Mysore/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…
Tiger, King Cobra die at Mysuru Zoo
March 3, 2020They 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,…
Captive breeding: T-80 to be paired with Durgi
February 25, 2020Mysore/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…
Quarantine Station for rescued wild animals at Koorgalli Rehab Centre
February 25, 2020By 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…
Feeding a Zoo!
February 16, 2020What 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…















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