International Tiger Day 2023

“INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY-2023”
NANDANKANAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK
29.07.2023

International Tiger Day, 2023 was celebrated at Nandankanan Zoological Park on 29th July, 2023 in presence of Sri Sanath Kumar N., (IFS), Deputy Director, Nandankanan Zoological Park. On this occasion online quiz on “Tiger Conservation” were conducted on Nandankanan website i.e. www.nandankanan.org. All the participants will be given e-certificate for their participation. In Nandankanan, four school students about 70 nos were invited to participate in student orientation programme as “one day with tigers of Nandankanan” where all aspects of tiger up keeping will be explained to them by Zoo Volunteers. Miss Samarpita Dash, Ollywood actress also joined the celebration to support the message of tiger conservation. On the spot quiz for students and visitors were conducted in front of Kanan enclosure where prizes were distributed to 50 participants which is highly appreciated by the them. The students and visitors put their message on tiger conservation in the signature campaign board. The whole programme was showed Facebook live on Nandankanan Facebook Page. All 17 nos of tiger keepers were felicitated in this occasion for their hard and dedicated work. In afternoon, special olfactory enrichments were given to tigers and keepers talk programme was also conducted with special focus to Nandankanan tigers to aware visitor about how keeper take care to tiger in daily routine. The tiger awareness message, pictures, videos etc. were shared to print and electronic media and social media platform for wider circulation. At present Nandankanan has 27 tigers including (17) normal coloured tigers, (07) white tigers and (03) melanistic tigers.

Deputy Director
Nandankanan Zoological Park