Drawing competition at Visakhapatnam zoo on August 9 for World Elephant Day
The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in Visakhapatnam is hosting a drawing competition on August 9 to celebrate World Elephant Day. The event features three age-based categories focusing on themes of wildlife conservation and human-elephant coexistence.
Why it matters
Community-focused events like this serve to educate the public and youth on environmental conservation and the importance of protecting heritage animals.
The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP), Visakhapatnam , will organise a drawing competition on Sunday (August 9, 2026) as part of the observance of World Elephant Day (August 12). The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Zoo Bioscope on the zoo premises.
The competition has been divided into three categories. The theme for students of Classes I to V is ‘My Elephant and Its Keeper’. Participants from Classes VI to X will draw on the theme ‘Elephant: India’s National Heritage Animal, Protecting Wildlife, Preserving Heritage’. The topic for Intermediate to postgraduate students is ‘Human-Elephant Coexistence: Challenges, Innovations and Sustainable Solutions’.
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