Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

Photo: Brij Kishor Gupta
Master Plan of Nandankanan
Zoological Park
History, Background and
Future Development
SPEAKER
S K Sinha
Director,
Nandankanan Zoological Park
and Member, IUCN-SSC-CBSG
Nandankanan Zoological Park is one among the
few foremost zoos of the country with an approved
in operation. It is essential to understand the
process of development of the zoo and identify
emerging issues and trends in zoo management
for the preparation of a good, integrated and
holistic Master Plan which ensures strategic vision
and mission of the zoo. All these aspects were
covered with reference to Nandankanan
Zoological Park in this lecture/presentation by
S.K.Sinha, Director, Nandankanan. This
presentation was also designed to meet the
introductory requirements of explaining various
aspects of this zoo for field exercises on Master
Proceedings of
Training Programme
Master Planning
of Zoos
Planning (conducted subsequently at
Nandankanan Zoological Park as per the
programme). The presentation covered the
introductory information, mission, history and
background, development process from 1960
onwards and development as on present date,
present scenario, future development etc. The
strength and weakness, keeping in view the
requirements of good master planning were also
discussed for future development and for
providing an insight to these details in the
learning process and taking advantage of the
same while developing master plans of the
respective zoos.
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