Mysore/Mysuru: With her son busy in the hustings for Lok Sabha elections, member of erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar along with her grandson Aadyaveer Narasimharaja Wadiyar explored the animal world at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) yesterday. Pramoda Devi’s son Yaduveer Wadiyar is in the fray as BJP candidate from Mysuru-Kodagu Lok…
Summer camp begins at Mysuru Zoo
April 15, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The first batch of the 10-day summer camp for children, organised as part of Mysore Zoo’s in-reach activities, was inaugurated at amphitheatre in Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens) premises this morning. During the inauguration of the summer camp, Zoo Executive Director D. Mahesh Kumar highlighted the rich history and development of the Mysuru Zoo…
Veda Krishnamurthy renews Zoo leopard adoption
March 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Indian woman cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy demonstrated her ongoing commitment to wildlife conservation by renewing her adoption of a leopard at the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, also known as Mysuru Zoo. Yesterday, Veda donated Rs. 50,000 to adopt Bhavana, a female leopard, for another year. This marks the continuation of Veda’s support for the conservation…
Mysuru Zoo’s giraffe Shivani gets new home in Bannerghatta
February 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant move approved by the Central Zoo Authority, a 1.7-year-old female giraffe named ‘Shivani’ has been transported by road from Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo, to Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru. The Zoo recently translocated 40 spotted deer (Axis axis) to the Panasoli Range of the Kali Tiger Reserve…
‘Zoo Day’ commemorates Founder’s birth anniversary
February 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) annually celebrates the ‘Zoo Day’ in honour of the birth anniversary of Sri Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, its Founder, which falls on Feb. 22. In conjunction with the Zoo Day celebrations, various events had been organised over the past few weeks. The entire staff had enthusiastically participated in these…
Mysuru Zoo translocates 40 spotted deer to Kali Reserve Forest
February 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: After successfully translocating over 52 spotted deer to the Arabithittu Reserve Forests and Wildlife Sanctuary in Hunsur, relocating more than 13 Indian Gaur to the Tyavarekoppa Tiger and Lion Safari in Shivamogga, and transferring giraffes to both the Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru and the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park (Hampi Zoo), the…
Gorillas of Mysuru Zoo get a new house
January 27, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The newly built Gorilla Family Housing Facility with the financial assistance under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of Rs. 5 crore from Infosys Foundation, Bengaluru, was inaugurated on Thursday at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo). The total area of this facility is 37,000 sq.ft. This contribution goes a long way in conservation of…
Mysuru Zoo sends giraffe Shankara to Hampi Zoo
January 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Shankara, the two-and-a-half-year-old male giraffe at city’s Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as Mysuru Zoo, has been sent to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park popular as Hampi Zoo at Kamalapura in Hospet, Vijayanagara district on Wednesday. Shankara, which is 13.5 ft. tall, born to Bharatha and Lakshmi on July 12, 2021, was…
MP inaugurates pure drinking water unit opposite Zoo
January 13, 2024Says not bothered about who the Congress candidate is Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another citizen benefit initiative, BJP MP Pratap Simmha inaugurated a Pure drinking water unit opposite the Mysuru Zoo in Ittigegud here this morning. The people can get 2 litres of pure drinking water for Rs.2 and 20 litres for Rs.5. Later speaking to…
Amid COVID-19 JN.1 variant threat…: Tourist surge sparks concerns at city Zoo
December 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The surge in tourist arrivals in Mysuru since Dec. 23 has brought joy to the hotel, hospitality and travel industry. However, it has also created concerns for the authorities overseeing Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, commonly known as Mysuru Zoo, due to the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 JN.1 variant. Each day, the Zoo attracts thousands…
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