Chhatbir Zoo (formally Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park), is a zoological park situated close to Zirakpur, India. The zoo was constructed in the 1970s and is home to a large variety of birds, mammals and reptiles.
| Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park | |
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| 30°36′13″N 76°47′34″E / 30.6036°N 76.7928°E | |
| Date opened | 1977[1] |
| Location | Chhat Village, Zirakpur, Punjab, India |
| Memberships | CZA[2] |
| Major exhibits | Lion Safari |
Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20 km away from Chandigarh.[3] The zoo was christened as the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park after then governor of Punjab, Mahendra Chaudhary in 1977. A small number of animals brought from the Guwahati Zoo, Assam. It soon became the largest zoo in Punjab. Chattbir has India's longest walk-in aviary with 300m long walk showcases 32 species of indigenous and exotic birds.[4] The section is made in five different themes included Terrestrial, Rock & Duck, Woodland, Japanese Trail and Rainforest. The zoo is home to 369 mammals, 400 birds and 20 reptiles.[3]
Non-exhaustive list:
- Asian palm civet
- Asiatic lion
- Barasingha
- Bengal fox
- Bengal tiger
- Blackbuck
- Chinkara
- Chital
- Common marmoset
- Four-horned antelope
- Gaur
- Golden jackal
- Hamadryas baboon
- Himalayan black bear
- Himalayan goral
- Hippopotamus
- Indian crested porcupine
- Indian elephant
- Indian leopard
- Indian spotted chevrotain
- Indian wolf
- Jaguar
- Jungle cat
- Leopard cat
- Lion-tailed macaque
- Nilgai
- Northern pig-tailed macaque
- Rhesus macaque
- Sambar deer
- Sloth bear
- Smooth-coated otter
- Striped hyena
References
edit- ^ "List of Zoos in India, from 1800 until now". kuchbhi.com. Kuchbhi. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "CZA Recognition". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Department of Forests & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ India’s longest tour with birds in Chhatbir
External links
edit- Chhatbir Zoo
- "Central Zoo Authority". cza.nic.in. CZA. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- Chhatbir Zoo at TwistCity
- Chandigarh to Chhatbir Zoo