A gaur safari is set to come up in Shivamogga district and this new tourist attraction of the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) may be the first major project after a gap of two years. Central Zoo Authority has given nod to what is reckoned to be the country’s first safari dedicated to gaurs.
The Indian Gaur safari is coming up on the outskirts of Shivamogga at Tyavarekoppa where other safaris exist and are very popular. The gaur safari is the fourth in Shivamogga after lion, tiger and herbivore safari. Perhaps, in terms of gate collections and footfall, Shivamogga comes third after Mysuru zoo and Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru.
“I don’t think there is any safari in the country that is dedicated to gaurs. Ours could be the first. After the CZA approved the safari plan, the work on establishing the safari took off and is nearing completion,” said ZAK Member Secretary and APCCF B.P. Ravi.
