Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

Awareness & Protection
• Conduct awareness campaign
especially in the identified threat
villages.
• Include the Yanadies, Shikaries in ecodevelopment
programs.
• Strict enforcement of Wildlife
(Protection) Act,1972.
• Reward the informers of poaching.
• Publication materials like: Brochures,
Pamphlets on conservation and
importance of Star Tortoises.
• Displaying slides on Star Tortoises in
Cine -Theaters.
• Writing Slogans on Star Tortoise at
all important places
• Erecting hoardings on all highways and
important places on conservation of
Star Tortoises.
Proceedings of
Training Programme
Master Planning
of Zoos
Coordinated planned breeding programme of Lion Tailed Macaque
• Lion Tailed Macaque (LTM) is one of the most
endangered species inhabiting the evergreen
forests of Indian Peninsula.
• The habitat of this species is threatened due to
biotic pressures of various kinds.
• A programme of planned breeding of this species
has been initiated with financial assistance from
Central Zoo Authority.
• Presently three zoos namely – Arignar Anna
Zoological Park, Vandalur (State of Tamil Nadu),
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysore
(State of Karnataka), Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, Thiruvananthapuram (State of Kerala) are
actively participating in the programme.
• The existing population of this species has been studied and exchanges of individuals have
been effected among zoos with a view to form social groups.
• A social group from San Diego Zoo is also being received to provide requisite stability to the
existing zoo population.
• The aim of the programme is to establish a viable population of in captivity and restocking of
the wild.
• It is hoped that restocking of the species would focus attention on the need to protect the
habitat for conserving the rich biodiversity occurring in the unique ecosystem of the evergreen
forests found in the peninsular India.
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