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Developing Master Education
Plan for Zoos in India
The Central
Zoo Authority (CZA), Delhi has identified CEE as the
agency in India to pilot the project of designing and
developing a Master Zoo Education Plan for zoos in India,
over the next two years. Various activities proposed
include developing visitors profile, understanding the
existing activities of the zoos, training needs assessment,
development of publications, etc.
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) was
set up in 1992 as a statutory body under the Ministry
of Environment and Forests, Government of India. It
is mandatory for all zoos in India to be recognized
by this Authority.
The various activities proposed under
this are:
- Developing Visitor study profile/questionnaire/survey
form for the diverse target audiences visiting zoos
to design and develop effective and appropriate educational
and interpretation programmes for the different target
groups visiting zoos
- Appraisal visits and meetings
with few zoos to arrive at a picture of current status
and felt needs in this area
- Conducting Regional Workshops
involving Zoo Directors and key stakeholders
- Carrying out training needs assessment
- Documentation and Reporting
- Designing and developing
Publications highlighting and giving a detailed menu
of the various kinds of education and interpretation
programmes, along with a directory for zoos.
- A small booklet would be developed
which would provide case studies of successfully running
educational and interpretation programmes in various
zoos.
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