Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

e-media solutions
Educational Solutions
Maasthi can help design a variety of
books, teacher resource guides,
animal education kits, maps, charts
and other educational resources to
help increase the knowledge and
appreciation of flora & fauna, and the
conservation & rehabilitation of
habitat for wild and captive animals,
in people of all ages.
Miscellaneous Solutions
The restaurants inside the zoo, and
their interiors and recipes could all be
rebranded on animal themes.
The shopping areas of the zoo could
be redesigned on animal themes. The
uniform for the staff could also be
redesigned to suit the fresh image.
Masked men could be placed to greet
the visitors at the entrance.
Proceedings of
Training Programme
Master Planning
of Zoos
Multimedia Solutions
Production of a multimedia presentation featuring
the various exhibits, events and facilities of the
zoo, in CD/DVD formats. The presentation could
be priced or given as a special gift on relevant
occasions.
Internet Solutions
Designing and hosting of a portal for Mysore Zoo
for promotion of the range of educational and
conservation activities of the zoo across the world,
audio and video clippings, interactive zoo map
and virtual zoo tour on the website, scope for
online shopping of zoo merchandise, link for
online signing up for memberships, mailers and
donations, formation of a Mysore Zoo Web Group
with free emailing service, incorporation of
blogging and podcasting for interest groups,
starting of online educational programmes,
including distance learning through
videoconferencing, etc.
Event Management Solution
Maasthi can manage various events related to education and
conservation as indicated here:
Summer and winter camps for school children involving skits,
story telling & story writing, poems & music, poster making,
and quizzes.
Classes to teach animal art and animal-based presentations —
Workshops for training children & teachers — Orientation
courses for young students to become information partners of
the zoo ( to guide the visitors and answer their questions).
Recycling jamborees for school and college students (with
badges and free tickets for highest collectors) — Children’s
night-out (wild-night sleepover) programmes with parents,
sunrise strolls —Information fairs - Summer and winter
adventure camps and photo caravans.
Earth Day, Environment Day, Independence Day,
Children’s Day, Wild Sunday, Butterfly Day.
Special days like birthdays for the celebrity animals of the zoo.
Election of one wild animal as “President of the Zoo”
(for a particular period) by school children.
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