By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] Star of Mysore (SOM): What were the other things that impressed you at Mysuru Zoo? Anne Knapp: Plastic-free zones. No one has taken it as seriously as Mysuru Zoo. When you enter the Zoo they check your bags and if you have plastic bags, they put a barcode…
Indians rarely appreciate the achievements of others. It is only when the Western world sings praises, we wake up. This is exactly what happened when a Zookeeper from the United States of America visited Mysuru. Anne Knapp, Director of Animal Resources at Zoo England, was on a Rotary exchange programme visiting the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological…
Running zoos is a big challenge; become self-sufficient, say experts Mysuru: The day- to-day affair of running zoos in the country is a big challenge these days and zoos should become self-sufficient, said a few experts at the Annual Conference of Indian Zoos organised by Central Zoo Authority and Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuru here…
Mysuru: Following are the winners of quiz competition conducted by Mysuru Zoo recently: S. Vaishakh Prasad of JSS Public School and S. Bharath of Rotary Brindavan School (I prize); S. Karthik of Sadvidya High School and A. Mohammed Musthafa of R.G.A. High School (II prize); Jayanth K. Iyengar of Sadvidya High School and S. Akash…
Mysuru: Mysuru Zoo will be hosting the annual conference of Indian Zoos in collaboration with Central Zoo Authority (CZA), New Delhi, from Dec.18 to 21. Announcing this at a press meet at Mysuru Zoo auditorium here yesterday, Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Chairperson Mallige Veeresh said that the first two-days (Dec.18 and 19) of the…
Mysuru: The authorities of Mysuru Zoo have decided to gift three-and-a-half-year-old giraffe named Bubbly to Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru, said Zoo Executive Director C. Ravishankar. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Ravishankar said that the cage in which Bubbly would be transported is kept inside her enclosure for Bubbly to get familiarised with…
Mysuru: Mysuru Zoo is organising a Quiz competition for high school students on Dec. 12 at 11 am at Zoo auditorium in city. Only 4 students can participate in the quiz competition from each high school. Last date for enrolment of names through their respective institutions is Dec.11. The topic for the quiz competition is…
Mysuru: A leopard and four leopardess, which were in excess at Thyavarekoppa Lion Safari of Shivamogga Wildlife Division, have been handed over to the Mysuru Zoo here. The five wild cats were handed over to Mysuru Zoo following instructions from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), New Delhi and Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife)…
Mysuru: The plans of Mysuru Zoo authorities to send giraffes to Bannerghatta Biological Park and the faraway Nandankanan Zoological Gardens, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, hit a roadblock following the death of Krishnaraja, the oldest Giraffe early this morning. Krishnaraja was the centre of attraction at the Mysuru Zoo and was 21-years-old. Krishnaraja was the fourth calf born…
Mysuru: The registered delegates of the Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana can walk into the Mysuru Zoo for free from Nov.24 to 26. The Mysuru Zoo which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, has granted free entry to all registered delegates attending the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in the city. The registered…
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