Mysuru: Following persons have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the adoption fee: Shreyas G. Nataraja, Bengaluru – King Cobra and Indian Soft Shell Turtle – Rs.5,500; B.R. Gangadhar, Bengaluru – Peacock (2), Indian Cobra (2) and Australian Rainbow Lorikeet (2) – Rs.15,000; Ananda Mattur, Bengaluru – Red-Billed…
Mysuru: The Aquarium near the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo, half-built by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be handed over to the Zoo for refurbishing and maintenance. The aquarium structure, built at a cost of Rs. 3 crore, is lying in a state of neglect now and has become a place…
Mysuru: Mysuru Zoo had organised a talk on the subject “Ecology and conservation of Lion-Tailed Macaques (Macaca silenus)” by Dr. Ajith Kumar, Director, Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology and Conservation, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Benguluru, at its premises recently. This was the eighteenth ‘Conservation Speak’ programme. He spoke at length on the captive management,…
Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly called as Mysuru Zoo, celebrated the longest-necked animal day (World Giraffe Day) on the longest day of the year today. The Day is meant to raise support, create awareness and provide a deeper understanding of the challenges that these animals face in the wild. As part of the celebrations,…
Mysuru: The nine-year-old male tiger, which was severely injured in a territorial fight and rescued by the Forest staff at Hediyala Range and shifted to Koorgalli Rehabilitation Centre of Mysuru Zoo here on June 10, succumbed to its injuries early this morning. The injuries were so severe that the tiger’s jaw was broken, there were…
Mysuru: The following persons have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the adoption fee: Medha Shivarant, Bengaluru – Sun Conure (Rs.2,000); Nalini Kumar, Bengaluru – Indian Cobra (Rs.2,000); R. Vanitha, Mysuru – King Cobra (Rs.3,500); M.K. Ranganatha, Mysuru – King Cobra (Rs.3,500); Sharada Subhashini, Bengaluru – King Cobra…
Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) has organised following events to celebrate World Environment Day (Theme: ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’) tomorrow with the involvement of public, students, environmentalists, NGOs, media and Zoo volunteers: At Lalithadripura Lake area at 2.30 pm: Talk on the importance of water resources and its conservation in the urban landscape by…
A Hippopotamus and a female Giraffe was born at Mysuru Zoo on May 16 and 26 respectively. While Hippopotamus calf was born to Krishna & Jaleshi Hippopotamus, the female Giraffe calf was born to Krishnaraja & Kushi Giraffes. Both the mothers are nursing their babies very well and feeding the calves. Also, the Zoo Veterinarians…
Mysuru: Not taking any chances like it happened during the bird flu scare where Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens or the Mysuru Zoo was shut for a month from Jan. 4, 2017, this time, the Zoo authorities have geared up to combat the deadly Nipah Virus (NiV) threat. Apart from spraying disinfectants to all trees, the…
Mysuru: The following persons have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under “Adoption of Animals” scheme by paying the Adoption Fee. Aditya S. Desai, Bagalkot – Badgerigar and Grey Parrot (Rs.3,000); Madlurgandha Kulkarni, Mumbai – Tortoise (Rs.10,000); C.R. Kiran Kumar, Bengaluru – Indian Cobra (Rs.2,000); J. Likitha, Mysuru – Star Tortoise (Rs.2,000); R.A. Aryan, Mysuru…
Jumbo moms-to-be exit Dasara line-upJuly 18, 2025
Anger to CompassionJuly 18, 2025
Rs. 2,578 crore worth projects for MysuruJuly 18, 2025
Rush of Devotees on last Ashada FridayJuly 18, 2025
Recent Comments