Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park
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30°36′13″N 76°47′34″E / 30.6036°N 76.7928°E / 30.6036; 76.7928
Date opened1977[1]
LocationChhat Village, Zirakpur, Punjab, India
MembershipsCZA[2]
Major exhibitsLion Safari

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.

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] [5]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:

Jaguar in the park
Elephant in Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park
Gharial in Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park
Iguana
Jaguar
Baby Tortoise
Black Bear
Asiatic Lion
Jaguar

References

  1. ^ "List of Zoos in India, from 1800 until now". kuchbhi.com. Kuchbhi. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. ^ "CZA Recognition". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Department of Forests & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ India’s longest tour with birds in Chhatbir
  5. ^ "Exotic Birds Unlimited". Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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