International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 5 11 2016 11 10 Exploring the fauna of Maitri Garden, Bhilai, Chhatisgarh, India 36 39 EN Surya S. 1 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu, India Saravanan R. 2 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu, India Nazar A.K. Abdul 3 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu, India Padua Shelton 4 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India Roul Subal Kumar 5 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India GOP Ambarish P. 6 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India Ameen Ayesha 1 University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan Ahmad Jalil 2 Lahore Compost Pvt. Ltd, Punjab, Pakistan Raza Shahid 3 University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan Raza Shahid 1 University of South Asia, Lahore Pakistan Ahmad Jalil 2 Lahore Compost Pvt Ltd, Punjab, Pakistan Ameen Ayesha 3 University of South Asia, Lahore Pakistan Mundhra Avinash 1 Department of Botany, Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati, 24 Parganas (N), West Bengal-743165, India Zahra Naseem 1 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan and Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Jamil Nadia 2 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Ahmad Sajid Rashid 3 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Kalim Imran 4 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Saeed Muhammad Khalid 5 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan James Noreen 6 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Marriam Madiha 7 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Singh Rajendra 1 Department of Biochemistry, VP Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India Mittal Anshumali 2 Division of Structural Biology and Biophysics, Mill Hill Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK Kumar Manoj 3 Department of Biochemistry, VP Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India Mehta Praveen Kumar 4 Centre for Molecular Biology, Central University of Jammu, Jammu-181143 (J&K) India Raza Shahid 1 Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan Mubeen Hira 2 Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan Deshmukh Namrata 1 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Science, Dr. C.V. Raman University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India Sao Shweta 2 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Science, Dr. C.V. Raman University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India Singh R.K. 3 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Science, Dr. C.V. Raman University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India > Short Review Paper 2016 9 20 2016 11 10 The aim of the current survey was to explore the fauna of Maitri Garden located in Maroda tank 12km from Durg city of Durg-Bhilai district of Chhattisgarh, India. This survey was the first approach to the garden to prepare checklist of 24 species representing 22 genera under 12 families. Zoos are increasingly introducing digital technologies to enhance visitors’ experience of viewing animals, and promote the welfare and wellbeing of captive animals. In the Maitri Garden, among the captive animals some are endangered species which are conserved and are helpful for the betterment of those animals. Copyright@ International Science Community Association