Mysuru zoo looks to industries, donors for aid

It’s facing financial crisis for the second successive year due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown

For the second successive year, the Mysuru zoo is heading for a financial crisis. As the zoo solely banks on its gate collections for its upkeep and feeding animals and birds, the sharp drop in footfall since April this year and the subsequent closure has put the zoo in distress with zero revenue. Last year too, the zoo was in crisis following the lockdown but a lot of help came in from animal lovers and others, including politicians, who gave donations and adopted animals and birds. After the lockdown was lifted, the zoo did not get the kind of footfall that it used to draw before the pandemic, weakening its financial status.