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Mysore
Zoo
was
created
from
the
private
menagerie
of
Maharaja
Sri
Chamaraja
Wodeyar
in
1892,
on
10
acres
(4.0
ha)
of
the
summer
palace.
Over
the
next
10
years
the
zoo
was
expanded
to
45
acres
(18
ha)
with
spacious
enclosures
that
are
still
in
use.
The
Zoo's
original
founder,
Sri
Chamarajendra
Wodeyar
Originally
called
the
Palace
Zoo,
it
was
renamed
"Chamarajendra
Zoological
Gardens"
in
1909.
Mr.
A.C.
Hughes,
from
South
Wales,
was
the
zoo's
first
superintendent.
He
served
as
the
superintendent
from
1892
to
1924.
Hughes,
Sir
Mirza
Ismail,
and
G.H.
Krumbiegel
worked
towards
refashioning
the
zoo
and
updating
it
with
modern,
natural
enclosures.
It
now
includes
a
bandstand
and
an
artificial
lake.
It
was
given
to
the
Department
of
Parks
and
Gardens
of
the
Mysore
State
Government
in
1948.
The
zoo
was
expanded
first
with
another
50
acres
(20
ha),
and
then
another
150
acres
(61
ha)
with
the
acquisition
of
the
Karanji
Tank
(Karanji
reservoir),
in
which
an
artificial
island
has
been
created
as
a
sanctuary
for
birds.
The
zoo
was
handed
over
to
the
Forest
Department
in
1972,
and
was
entrusted
to
Zoo
Authority
of
Karnataka
(the
first
autonomous
organization
in
India
to
manage
a
zoo)
in
1979.
The
zoo
had
completed
100
years
in
1992.
The
centenary
celebrations
were
held
in
1990
and
91.
During
the
centenary
celebrations
various
developmental
activities
were
initiated
such
as
renovation
and
modification
of
the
entrance
gate,
hospital
building,
Walk
Through
Reptiles,
etc.
The
bust
of
Sri
Chamarajendra
Wadiyar,
founder
of
Mysore
Zoo,
was
unveiled.
The
logo
of
the
zoo,
centenary
souvenir,
publication
of
literature
&
leaflets,
conducting
various
competitions,
preparation
of
a
documentary
film
were
other
highlights
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