Education section aims to fulfill basic requirement behind creation of Zoo. It is to provide awareness and information regarding wildlife and different related issues. So essentially it has to do the following activities:

1. Collect and summarize information from different sources.
2. Present it in interesting format and medium.
3. Create and maintain education related infrastructure.

So it is involved in publication of brochure, maps etc. conduct of lectures, workshops, provide platform for participative activities, provide signage information to Engineering section, maintaining of information booths.
To fulfill one of the objective of zoo management, NZP is constantly organizing Conservation Education and Awareness Programmes to sensitise and win over people for the cause of nature conservation in the Zoo in following ways:

Celebration of various Days, events as per Master Plan as well celebrating MoEF& CC Programmes.

One of the objectives of National Zoological Park is to provide unforgettable visitor experience. Inspire them to support and contribute to the cause of conservation of wildlife, habitat and water. Provide opportunities for passive recreation.

Interpretation Plan

Target audience

Millions of people, all over world visit Zoo. They come to Zoo because they have an interest in animal in one way or another. Zoo visitors form target audience for informal education. However, students may be considered as main target population. In addition to this, other target groups can also be reached through outreach program. Zoo Education is a holistic discipline, targeted at zoo visitors, staff and wider community. National Zoological Park attracts 1.7 million visitors from diversified education, economic and cultural background. They belong to all age groups. On any working day, 3000 to 4000 visitors visit the Zoo and this number increases to 15 to 20 thousand on weekends. According to a survey they spend, on an average two to three hours in the park. NZP has about 5591 trees belonging to 125 species.

NZP can impart informal education to vast and diversified visitors different ways and the details are shown in the approved master planas well as we are celebrating from 2017-18.