One of the country’s few financially self-sustaining Zoos, Mysuru Zoo is managed by Zoo Authority of Karnataka and has a workforce of 357 personnel. It also had a collection of 705 birds, comprising 304 protected native Indian birds and 401 exotic birds, besides 89 reptiles, including 73 protected native Indian reptiles and 16 exotic reptiles. The Central Zoo Authority has renewed Mysuru Zoo’s recognition as a ‘Large Category Zoo,’ with the recognition remaining valid till Feb. 3, 2031. It also reported 80 deaths among Indian mammals, 24 among Indian reptiles and 105 among birds. Dasara rush, ticket price revision boosted revenue: DirectorSpeaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Zoo Executive Director P. Anusha said, the Zoo generated Rs.