Internship

Internships

Internship opportunities are provided to students from different fields to enhance their work based skills.

Harshitha, a Pre University Student wanted to peruse a career in the field of social service. She was provided an opportunity to enhance her communication and observation skills at Bannerughatta Biological Park for a period of a period of two months before the start of her higher education. She was involved in observing the different species housed in the zoo as well as conducting educational talks for zoo visitors along the theme of Lifestyle for Environment. With the knowledge she gained by observing zoo animals, she conducted activities such as quiz and games during Summer Camp for the members.

Damini Halai, studying BSc (Hons) Zoology at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, attended a placement to enhance her work based skills which would help her with a career with wildlife. She conducted non-invasive behavioural studies on Hippopotamus and Royal Bengal Tigers housed in the zoo to assess their activity budget and behavioural repertoire to provide suggestions for suitable enrichment to enhance their behaviour and welfare. She also conducted guided tours of the park for students from different grades who visited the park. To further enhance her communication skills, her study on animals included keep er interviews. Additionally, she planned and implemented various activities for Lion Day, Elephant Day and Wolf Day as means to create awareness through innovative methods such as animal theme crafts, crosswords, quiz and movie screening along with touch tables.

Vishesh Purswani and Anshul Bartwal persuing Postgraduate Diploma in Forestry Management from Indian Institute of Forest Management , Bhopal were provided a two month internship at Bannerughatta Biological Park with the aim of Developing a marketing strategy. The initiative started with understanding visitor perspective through surveys to get an insight into customer behaviour to find ways to enhance their experience as well as proposals provided for specialised zoo theme merchandising. A Corporate Social Responsibility plan was formulated to enhance ways to gain support of companies for zoo projects, through CSR funding. Detailed research was also done on evaluation of the social media presence of the park as well as a proposal to enhance its outreach along the current trends.