Best Zoos In India
Best Zoos In India. After the zoo director’s conference in Bhubaneswar, the Central Zoo Authority ( CZA) unveiled the list of the best zoos in India. As per the list, The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling is the best zoo in the country, followed by the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai and Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens in Mysuru. The Alipore Zoological Park has received the fourth rank on the list.
In the first phase, The CZA evaluated 16 large and 23 medium zoos. 5 Zoos get the ‘very good’ category and 17 were declared ‘good’. 13 zoos have been put into the ‘fair’ category and four need ‘improvement’.
Darjeeling Zoo, The Favourable place For Red Pandas
The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, or the Darjeeling Zoo, is the biggest high-height zoo in India. Lying in the Eastern Himalayas, it is home to numerous uncommon Himalayan species. It lies at a height of 7153 feet and is a significant favourable place for red pandas. Different creatures dwelling in the zoo incorporate snow leopards, Himalayan beer, yak, Himalayan tahr, blue sheep, Himalayan salamanders and Siberian tigers. Guests can likewise recognise numerous uncommon Himalayan birds here.
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Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai
This is quite possibly of the biggest zoo in the nation, spreading across an area of 602 hectares. The zoo houses many jeopardized species like Nilgiri langur and lion-followed macaque. The zoological park exists in the Vandalur Hold Woodland region and has a butterfly house, a reptile house, a land and water proficient house and a crocodile nook. A few glorious animals dwelling in the Vandalur zoo incorporate Malabar goliath squirrel, Asiatic lion, sloth brew, binturong, chimpanzee, hippo, Asiatic wolf and white tigers. The zoo has birds like white ibises, pelican and storks.
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Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Nurseries, Mysuru
Also known as the Mysuru zoo, this is one of the oldest zoological gardens in India spreading across an area of 157 acres. The park is home to Indian elephants, baboons, leopards, tigers, gaurs, white rhinos, lions, giraffes and also green anacondas.
If you’re a wildlife lover, add these zoos to your bucket list right away!
