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Mysore Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden) 
Elephant & calfDate opened 1892[1] Location Mysore, India Land area 245 acres (99 ha)[2] Number of animals 1101 Memberships CZA[3] Website www.mysorezoo.org Mysore Zoo (officially the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens) is a 245-acre (99 ha) zoo located near the palace in Mysore, India. It is one of the oldest and most popular zoos in Southern India, and is home to a wide range of species. Mysore Zoo is one of the city’s most popular attractions. It was established under royal patronage in 1892, making it one of the oldest zoos in the world.
Of late the zoo is thriving on the adoption scheme introduced a few years ago. Most of the celebrities / institutions and animal lovers are contributing liberally for the adoption of the inmates of the zoo, which is depending only on its entry fees for its revenue.
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History
Mysore Zoo was originally created in 1892 on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of the summer palace of Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar, and was originally called the Palace Zoo. The zoo was originally set up by G.H. Krumbeigal, a German landscaper and horticulturist. Over the next 10 years the zoo was expanded to 45 acres (18 ha) with spacious enclosures that are still in use.[2]
The zoo was opened to the public in 1902, and now includes a bandstand and an artificial lake. It was gifted to the Department of Parks and Gardens of the Mysore State Government in 1948. The zoo was expanded first with another 50 acres (20 ha), and then another 150 acres (61 ha) with the acquisition of the Karanji Tank (Karanji reservoir), in which an artificial island has been created as a sanctuary for birds.[2]
The zoo was handed over to the Forest Department in 1972, and was entrusted to Zoo Authority of Karnataka (the first autonomous organization in India to manage a zoo) in 1979.[2]
Animals
The zoo is currently home to 10 elephants, and has more elephants than any other zoo in India. A total of 34 elephants have lived at this zoo, many of which were eventually transferred to other zoos.[4]
Incidents
The zoo witnessed a series of animal deaths in 2004 and 2005. In August 2004, a lion-tail monkey (macaque) was found mysteriously dead.[5] An emu and a tiger were also reported to have died mysteriously. On September 4, 2004, an elephant died, reportedly of acute haemorrhagic enteritis and respiratory distress. It was reported that the illness in elephants were due to poisoning. As a safety measure, the zoo authority suspended several staff members who were allegedly responsible for the "gruesome killings". Laboratory tests later confirmed that the two elephants, named Ganesha and Roopa, had been poisoned.[6] This was followed by another elephant death (Komala) on 7 September despite hightened security. Komala had been scheduled to be transferred to Armenia in about a month.[7]
On October 24, 2005, another elephant, Rohan along with his mate Ansul, died with suspicions of poisoning. The elephants were supposed to be sent to Armenia as a goodwill ambassador. That same day, the Chief Minister of Karnataka ordered a probe into the death of Ansul and Rohan.
Gallery
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Elephant family
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Giraffes feeding
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Baby elephant
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Tiger in lush vegetation
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Tigers sleeping
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Asiatic Lion
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Giraffes Standing
Notes
- ^ "List of Zoos in India, from 1800 until now". kuchbhi.com. Kuchbhi. http://www.kuchbhi.com/india/61-articles/258-list-of-zoos-in-india-from-1800-until-now.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Mysore Zoo". mysore.org.uk. Mysore: City of Palaces. http://www.mysore.org.uk/tourist-attractions/mysore-zoo.html. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Search Establishment". cza.nic.in. CZA. http://cza.nic.in/htmlreports/htmlsearchzoo.aspx. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Mysore Zoo". elephant.se. Elephant Encyclopedia. http://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=153&show=1. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Mahalanobis, Surojit (14 October 2004). "Yet another 'murder' in Mysore zoo". indiatimes.com. Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/885223.cms. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ R. Krishna, Kumar (21 September 2004). "Zoo killers of Mysore". hindu.com. The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/21/stories/2004092104982000.htm. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Another elephant dies at Mysore Zoo". indiatimes.com. Times of India. 24 October 2004. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-10-24/bangalore/27152239_1_female-elephant-mysore-zoo-zoo-executive-director. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
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