A State-wise List of Popular 'Zoos'-Approved By the 'Central Zoo Authority of India'/CZA

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

In India there are many “Zoos”, mini-zoos, circuses, rescue centers for animals and birds wherein animals, birds and reptiles are kept and the zoos are maintained for the following purposes :

for exhibition to the public,
for wildlife conservation and
for environmental education.

In view of a fast and uncontrolled growth of zoos, circuses etc. dealing with animals, birds and reptiles in India, a body of the Union Government of India was formed in the year 1992 to control and regulate zoos etc. in India, with the name “Central Zoo Authority of India” /CZA

as an affiliate member of the "World Association of Zoos and Aquariums"/WAZA,

The Central Zoo Authority of India/CZA has got powers and duties for the following functions:

To oversee the functioning and the development of zoos in India,
To evaluate and asses the functioning of every zoo with reference to prescribed norms and standards and to grant recognition to such zoos which can come up to the prescribed norms and standards within a reasonable time,
To regulate acquisition of animals by zoos keeping in view the overall interest of conservation,
To upgrade technical skills of zoo personnel on various aspects of zoo management,
To encourage research with regard to captive breeding and zoo education programmes,
To identify endangered species of wild animals for the purpose of captive breeding and oversee their execution including maintenance of appropriate records and
To provide technical and financial assistance to zoos for their development and management on scientific line.

As of 01st December 2013, out of total of 510 zoos which applied for recognition, only 195 zoos have been recognized and 315 zoos have been De-recognized/ recognition cancelled by CZA, based on the eligibility criteria laid down by the CZA.

The following is a State-wise List of Some of the Zoos approved/authorized by the Central Zoo Authority of India:

Andaman & Nicobar Islands:

Biological Park, Chidyatapu/Port Blair

Andhrapradesh:

Indira Gandhi Zoological Park/Visakhapatnam
Nehru Zoological Park/Hyderabad
Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park/Tirupati – The largest zoo in India – in a total area of 2212 hectares

Arunachal Pradesh:

Biological Park/Itanagar

Assam:

Assam State Zoo-Cum-Botanical Garden/Guwahati

Bihar:

Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park/Patna

Delhi:

National Zoological Park/Delhi

Gujarath:

Kamal Nehru Zoological Garden/Ahmedabad
Sayaji Baug Zoo/Vadodara
Rajkot Zoo/Rajkot

Himachal Pradesh:

Dhauladhar Nature Park /Gopalpur

Jammu&Kashmir:

Jammu Zoo/Jammu

Jharkhand:

Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park/Bokaro
Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park/Ranchi
Tata Steel Zoological Park/Jamshedpur

Karnataka:

Bellary Childrens Park-Cum-Zoo/Bellary
National Park & Zoological Garden, Bannerghatta/Bangalore
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens/Mysore

Kerala:

Kodanadu Zoo/Kodanadu
Malampuzha Snake Park/ Malampuzha
Thiruvananthapuram Zoo/Thiruvananthapuram
Parassinikkadavu Reptile Park/Kanur
State Museum & Zoo/ Thrissur

Madhya Pradesh:

Kamla Nehru Prani Sanghrahalaya Zoo/Indore
Van Vihar National Park Zoo/Bhopal

Maharashtra:

Maharaja Shahaji Chhatrapati Zoo/Kolhapur
Maharajbagh Zoo/Nagpur
Mahatma Gandhi Rashtriya Udyan Zoo/Solapur
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park and Wild Life Research Center/Pune

Manipur:

Manipur Zoological Garden/Imphal

Meghalaya:

Lady Hydari Park Animal Land/Meghalaya Zoo/Shillong

Mizoram:

Aizawal Zoo/Mizoram Zoo//Aizwal

Nagaland:

Nagaland Zoological Park, Rangapahar/Dimapur

Odisha:

Indira Gandhi Park Zoo/Rourkela

Punjab:

Ludhiana Zoo/Ludhiana

Rajasthan:

Bikaner Zoo/Bikaner
Jaipur Zoo/Jaipur
Panchwati Deer Park/Pilani
Jodhpur Zoo/Jodhpur
Kota Zoo/Kota
Safari Park, Haridasji-ki-magri/Udaipur

Sikkim:

Himalayan Zoological Park/Gangtok

Tamilnadu:

Arignar Anna Zoological Park/Vandalur, Chennai
Childrens Park/Guindy, Chennai
Chennai Snake Park/Guindy, Chennai
Madras Crocodile Bank & Centre For Herpetology/Mahabalipuram, Chennai

Tripura:

Sepahijala Zoological Park/Sepahijala, Agartala,

Uttarkhand:

Pt.Govind Ballabh Pant High Altitude Zoo/Nainital

Uttar Pradesh:

Kanpur Zoological Park/Kanpur
Lucknow Zoological Park/Lucknow

West Bengal:

Alipore Zoological Garden/Kolkata
Adina Deer Park/Malda
Calcutta Snake Park/Badu, Kolkata
Marble Palace Zoo/Kolkata- The oldest zoo in India- Established in the year 1854
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park/Darjeeling