Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

Photo: Brij Kishor Gupta
Technical Session IV
Themed Zoo
Night Safari
Bernard Harrison
Principal Partner
Bernerd Harrison & Friends Ltd.
Singapore
A special lecture on “Night Safari” was delivered
by Bernard Harrison in the evening of 14th April,
2006. It was one of the widely acclaimed and
popular lectures attended by participant trainees,
guest speakers, course faculty and others, including
the officers of Forest Department, Govt. of Orissa,
for proper appreciation of the facts on Night Safari
( very popular in Singapore and other places). Mr.
Harrison and his team designed 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and also
4 th Night Safaris of the world.
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It was elaborated why a Night Safari is needed
along with the location of Night Safaris (three
operational and one in the pipeline). Further,
various aspects – where to develop a Night Safari,
site selection, planning considerations, operational
considerations, exhibit design, theming, animal
management etc. were explained in quite an
interesting manner. The lecture was followed by a
special video screening of a film on Night Safari.