Zoo Administration & Leadership

Belongs to 2007 batch of IFS. He is a post graduate in Sustainable forest management from University of Copenhagen. Started his career in forest and wild Life management as District Forest officer Kanyakumari and Wild Life Warden of Kanniyakumari Wild Life sanctuary.

Later served as District Forest officer ,Kancheepuram. He has also served as the Director of Tribal Welfare Department and later as Special Secretary at Environment Climate Change and Forest Department ,Govt.of TamilNadu.

Thiru Manish Meena is a Chemical Engineering graduate from IIT Kharagpur Earlier Wildlife Warden Chennai.

Before that, Assistant Mission Director, Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission, Range Training in Korakundah Range, Nilgiris.

Thiru.P.Manikandaprabhu has been the Assistant Director of AAZP, Vandalur in TNFD since 19th October 2022. He belongs to the 2019 batch of the State Forest Service, Tamilnadu. He underwent two years of forestry training in CASFOS, Burnihat Assam.

He is a Civil Engineering graduate from Anna University, Chennai. He has underwent practical training for 6 months at Theni Forest division and has attached to revenue, police & judicial training at Theni district. He has completed independent Range training for 6 months at sivagiri Range in Tirunelveli forest division.