Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park

Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park
Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park
	30°36′13″N 76°47′34″E / 30.6036°N 76.7928°E
Date opened	1977
Location	Chhat Village, Zirakpur, Punjab, India
Memberships	CZA
Major exhibits	Lion 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] 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:

References

^ "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

Chhatbir Zoo
"Central Zoo Authority". cza.nic.in. CZA. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
Chhatbir Zoo at TwistCity
Chandigarh to Chhatbir Zoo

[kuchbhi-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.

[cza_list-2] "CZA Recognition". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[DOF-3] "Department of Forests & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab". Retrieved 20 April 2017.

[4] India’s longest tour with birds in Chhatbir

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Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park


30°36′13″N 76°47′34″E / 30.6036°N 76.7928°E / 30.6036; 76.7928
Date opened	1977^[1]
Location	Chhat Village, Zirakpur, Punjab, India
Memberships	CZA^[2]
Major exhibits	Lion Safari