Top zoo in India

Top zoo in India

Location= Kolkata, West Bengal

Since= 1876

Area= 18.811 ha (46.48 acres)

• The Zoological Garden, Alipore (also informally called the Alipore Zoo or Calcutta Zoo) is India's oldest formally stated zoological park (as opposed to royal and British menageries) and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. 
• The highest attendance till date was on January 1, 2018 with 110,000 visitors.
• The zoo had its roots in a private menagerie established by Governor General of India, Richard Wellesley, established around 1800 in his summer home at Barrackpore near Kolkata, as part of the Indian Natural History Project.
• The zoo had its roots in a private menagerie established by Governor General of India, Richard Wellesley, established around 1800 in his summer home at Barrackpore near Kolkata, as part of the Indian Natural History Project.

2. Lucknow Zoo

• Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Prani Udyan, earlier known as Prince of Wales Zoological Gardens or popularly known as Lucknow Zoological Garden  zoo located in the heart of the capital city of Uttar Pradesh named after Wajid Ali Shah- the last Nawab of Awadh.
• A Toy train was started in 1969. The rolling stock consisting of engine and two coaches is the gift of Railway Board. 
• The complex was established in the 18th century by Nawab Nasiruddin Haider, the then Nawab of Awadh as a mango orchard.

3. Indira Gandhi Park

• Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located amidst Kambalakonda Reserve Forest in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. 
• The zoo park is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the Visakhapatnam railway station on the National Highway 5 near Yendada.
• It is home to more than 80 types of widely varied vegetation.
• Battery vehicles facility to visit zoo.
• Pollution free environment, best picnic spot & tourist place.

4. Arignar Anna Zoological Park 

Location= Vandalur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Since= 1985

Area= 6.03 km2 or 1,490 sections of land 

• Work started in 1979 at an initial cost of ₹ 75 million, and the zoo in its new premises was officially opened to public on 24 July 1985 by the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran, when most of the works were completed. In the beginning, the area was nothing more than a scrub jungle, with practically no tree cover. 
• In 1955, the zoo held the first All-India Zoo Superintendents Conference, as part of the centenary celebrations.
• During April 2010–March 2011, the zoo received nearly 1,810,846 visitors, as against 1,187,904 visitors in 2006–2007.

5. National Zoological Park

• The National Zoological Park (originally Delhi Zoo) is a 176-acre (71 ha) zoo in New Delhi , India. 
• Visitors are not permitted to bring any food other than drinking water, but there is a canteen in the zoo.
• The specialty and an incredible attraction at the zoo is the White Tiger.
• At the Zoological Park, birds and animals live in an environment that in many ways resemble their natural habitat. 

6.  Mysore zoo

• While mainly depending on entry fees for its financing, an adoption scheme introduced in the early 2000s has been a success.
• Mysore Zoo (Now Mysuru Zoo) (officially the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens) is a 157-acre (64 ha) zoo located near the palace in Mysore, India. 
• The Karanji Lake which covers 77.02 acres is located on the eastern side of the zoo. 

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