Zoos in India

Zoos in India are known as 'zoological gardens' and just like wildlife sanctuaries

Zoos have the objective of preserving the flora and fauna present in the country.

However, the main difference between these two is that, zoos keep animals in captivity and within artificially created habitat,whereas sanctuaries provide home to animals in their natural habitat without captivity.

The zoos attract tourists and provide recreational facilities. Given below are the Zoos in India.

Zoos of Northern India
Manda Zoo is situated in Janipur in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir.
Chhatbir Zoo is located in Chhat Village, Zirakpur.

LucknowZoo hosts about 57 species of reptiles, about 348 species of birds, about 447 species of mammals and about 97 varieties of animals. Some of the other zoos are Manali Zoo, National Zoological Park and Jaipur Zoo.

Zoos of Western India
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park was established in 1999. It houses a vast variety of reptiles, birds, mammals.

Katraj Snake Park is well known for snakes. Dadra and Nagar Haveli has a mini zoo, more specifically a deer park.

Daman and Diu also has a mini zoo, more specifically a deer park.Some of the other zoos are Kamla Nehru Zoo, Mumbai Zoo and Maharaj Baug and Zoo.

Zoos of Southern India
Karnataka houses one of the oldest and popular zoos in India, namely
Mysore Zoo. It is located near a palace in Mysore.

Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located amidst Kambalakonda Reserve Forest in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Nehru Zoological Park is housed in Hyderabad in Telangana.  Some of the other Zoos are Warangal Zoo, Thiruvananthapuram Zoo and Arignar Anna Zoologial Park.
Zoos of Eastern India
Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, also known as the Patna Zoo. Birsa Zoological Park is located near Ormanjhi, on the Ranchi-Patna National Highway.
Nandankanan Zoological Park is located in Bhubaneswar. Some of the Government Zoos of West Bengal are Alipore Zoological Garden, Adina Deer Park and Jhargram Deer.

Zoos of North East India
The Assam State Zoo cum botanical garden is located within the Hengrabari Reserved Forest in Guwahati.
The Manipur Zoological Garden is located about 7 kms from Imphal. Two other zoos of North East India are Nagaland Zoological Park and Tripura Zoo.

Read more : Zoos in India