Biosphere Reserve (BR) Biosphere Reserve (BR) is an international designation by UNESCO for representative parts of natural and cultural landscapes extending over large area of terrestrial or coastal/ marine ecosystems or a combination thereof. BRs are designated to deal with the conservation of biodiversity, economic and social development and maintenance of associated cultural values. Biosphere Reserves are thus special environments for both people and nature and are living examples of how human beings and nature can co-exist while respecting each other’s needs. The Biosphere Reserve Programme is guided by UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) programme, as India is a signatory to the landscape approach supported by MAB programme.
The scheme called Biosphere Reserve was implemented by the Government of India in . There are Biosphere Reserves in the country. Agasthyamalai (Karnataka - Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur Arignar Anna Zoological Park is spread over an area of hectares. of Reserve Forest at Vandalur, Chennai.
It is one of the largest zoo in South East Asia in terms of area. The Zoological Park exhibits different classes of animals – it has around wild animals of nearly species which includes Mammals, Birds and Reptiles. years since its establishment, the Zoological Park has emerged as a successful ex-situ conservation centre and a captive breeding centre for many endangered species like Royal Bengal Tiger, Lion Tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langur, Gray Wolf, etc., The Zoo has many attractive features like Butterfly Park, Childrens Park, Walk Through Aviary, Lion & Deer Safari, Forest Museum, Interpretation centre, etc., which attracts more than lakh visitors every year. The Zoo has strengthened its protection by means of installing CCTV Cameras for both visitors and animal management under the name of Zoo e-Eye.
x Animal Live Streaming was introduced for the benefit of the visitors for the first time in the world. Vandalur Zoo Mobile Application was introduced to provide services to the visitors like facility to book tickets, Zoo navigation, Animal information in text and audio format. Digital payments at ticket counters are also available. The Zoo school has been involved