Karnataka s Mines and Geology Minister Murgesh Nirani adopted a tiger in the over century-old Mysuru zoo here in name of his grandson Samarth Vijay Nirani.Nirani announced adopting the big cat in his grandson s name while on a visit to the Sri .
World Earth Day at Zoo and ZP on Apr. 22
April 20, 2021
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) has organised drawing and painting competitions and recycling art competition (for those aged 5 to 18 years) on the occasion of World Earth Day on Apr. 22 at 3 pm in Zoo Amphitheatre. The theme for the competition is ‘Restore our Earth.’
As Mysuru Zoo has already implemented Vermicompost, biogas, rain water harvesting, plastic recycling which are sustainable and benefiting Mysuru Zoo, it has welcomed an innovative and sustainable thought which benefits the Mysuru Zoo (no age limit). Interested may go through the link for enrolment https://forms.gle/hSnAXKEwdUsKk8fS9 before 22/4/2021. For details contact on Mob: 96866-68099 or Ph: 0821-2440752.
Man-animal conflict of a different kind: Zoo
Man-animal conflict of a different kind: Zoo’s dilemma: Feed the animals or Pay the humans
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Apr 13, 2021, 06:00 IST
poor footfalls, the Bannerghatta Biological Park (
BBP) officials are wondering how to manage their expenses - it needs at least Rs 1 crore per month to feed the animals and another Rs 1 crore to pay salaries to its staff. In recent times, the
zoo’s revenues have fallen to just Rs 1 crore a month. With the severe rise in Covid cases, the authorities are now worried over further drop in footfalls.
There are a total of nine zoos in the state which are categorized as major and mini zoos. While BBP, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens,
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The tourism industry in the state is on a rebound after a dull patch during the Covid-19 pandemic. The threat of Bird Flu adding to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic woes, has, however, barely dented the sector, which is seeing a revival with people stepping out of their cities, towns and villages with a vengeance following months of restrictions.
Dfficials and experts from tourism and hospitality sectors observe that tourist crowds have increased so much that roads leading to Mysuru, Ooty, Kodagu and other places from Bengaluru often seeing traffic gridlocks as most tourists from within the state prefer taking their own vehicles rather than rely on trains or government or private buses.