Zoological Parks in India

What is Zoological Parks or Zoos?

• A zoological park is a facility in which animals are housed within enclosures, cared, displayed to the public, and in sometimes bred for wildlife conservation.

• Arignar Anna Zoological Park is India’s first Zoological Park.

• In India, Zoos or Zoological parks are maintained and recognized by Central Zoo Authority of India.

 

Protected Areas for Wildlife in India

Central Zoo Authority of India

• The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It was constituted in 1992 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

• The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) is the responsible for maintenance of zoos. It is an affiliate member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).

• The Central Zoo Authority has been constituted under the section 38A of Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972. The Authority consists of a Chairman, ten members and a Member Secretary.

Vision

The zoo will have healthy animals in eco-system based naturalistic enclosure, be supportive to in-situ conservation with competent and content staff, good educational and interpretative facilities, have the support of people and be self-sufficient.

Mission & Objective

The main objective of the authority is to complement the national effort in conservation of wild life. The Central Zoo Authority’s mission is to provide better upkeep and veterinary care to the wild animals housed in zoos in India to ensure their conservation through best practices of management and bringing education & awareness among the people.

Functions

The Authority has been assigned following functions under Section 38 (C) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 –

(a)   Specify the minimum standards for housing, upkeep and veterinary care of the animals kept in zoos

(b)  Evaluate and assess the functioning of the zoos with respect to the prescribed standards or norms

(c)   To recognize or derecognize zoos

(d)  To identify endangered species of wild animals for purposes of captive breeding and assigning responsibility in this regard to a zoo

(e)  To coordinate the acquisition, exchange and loaning of animals for breeding purpose

(f)   To ensure maintenance of studbooks of endangered species of wild animals bred in captivity

(g)  To identify priorities and themes with regard to display of captive animals in zoos

(h) To coordinate training of zoo personnel in India and outside India

(i)   To coordinate research in captive breeding and educational programmes for the purposes of zoos

(j) To provide technical and other assistance to zoos for their proper management and development on scientific lines

List of Famous Zoological Parks in India

Following is the list of Famous Zoological parks of India or Zoos of India –

 

 

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