Jaipur Zoo is a famous zoological park located in Jaipur city, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, near the Albert Hall Museum. It was inaugurated in the year 1877 and is subdivided into two distinct portions, one for the reptiles and the other department for the birds. This zoo is enriched with more than 50 different species of animals and birds and during 1999, a `ghariyal` breeding farm was also set up here. Currently, this farm is the biggest ghariyal farm in the entire country. Jaipur Zoo is also home to a beautiful museum which exhibits the regional wildlife indigenous to Rajasthan and is recognised by the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. This zoo aims to incorporate measures to preserve and protect all kinds of fauna, as an extension of the national effort in wildlife conservation.
Fauna of Jaipur Zoo
Birds like Peacocks, Pheasants, Ducks, Geese, Lorries, Love Birds, Vulture, Pelican, Crane, Cockatoo, Painted Stork, Budgerigar, White Ibis, White Stork, Emu, Teetar, Pink Flamingo, Owl and Guinea Hen are also existent. The mammals who are offered refuge here include Lions, Tigers, White Tigers, Jackals, Hyenas, Black Bear, Leopards, Foxes, Sambhar, Spotted Deer, Indian Civet, Wild Boar, Baboon, Himalayan Bear, Black Panther, Monkey, Chinkara, Indian Porcupine, Blackbuck, Chital Deer, Hog Deer and others. The reptiles preserved here consist of Crocodile, Ghariyal, Indian Python, Tortoise and Turtle.
Jaipur Zoo belongs to the conservation breeding projects of the Government of Rajasthan as well as the Central Zoo Authority, especially for animals like Crocodile, Ghariyal and the Chital. The zoo occupies an area measuring about 35 acres.
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