NANDANKANAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK IN BHUBANESWAR (ODISHA) INDIA

 NANDANKANAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK IN BHUBANESWAR (ODISHA) INDIA

Nandankanan Zoological Park ::- Nandankanan Zoological Park Is A Premier Large Zoo Of India. Unlike Other Zoo In The Country, Nandankanan Is Built Right Inside The Forest And Set In A Completely Natural Environment. Nandankanan Is 15 Kms From Odisha's Capital Bhubaneswar Railway Station Is At A Distance Of 18 Kms And The Biju Pattnaik International Airport Is At A Distance Of 20 Kms. Tourist Cottages Inside Nandankanan Are Available For Accommodation, Only During Day Time, On Prior Reservation From The Office Of Deputy Director, Nandankanan Zoological Park. 

Nandankanan Zoological Park Is A 437 Hectare (1,080-Acre) Zoo And Botanical Garden In Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Established In 1960, It Was Opened To The Public In 1979 And Became The First Zoo In India To Join World Association Of Zoos And Aquariums(Waza) In 2009. It Also Contains A Botanical Garden And Part Of It Has Been Declared A Sanctuary. NandanKanan Literally Meaning The Garden Of Heaven, Is Located Near The Capital Of Odisha. In The Environs Of The Candaka Forest And Includes The 134 Acre (54 Hectare) Kanjia Lake. 

Forest Officials Decided In 1960 That Including Rare Plants And Animals In The Odisha Pavilion At The World Agriculture Fair In Delhi Would Help Increase Attendance. Word Was Sent To the Forest department To Capture As Many Small Animals As Possible For The Display. In All The Forest Department Managed to Capture Two Spotted deer, Two Barking Deer, Two Black Buck, One Mouse Deer, One Leopard Cat, One Flying Squirrel, One Racket-Tailed Drongo, One Hornbill, Two Parrots, Two Hill Mynah, One Peacock And A Mongoose. All Of These Animals Were Delivered To The delhi Fair And Exhibited At The Odisha Pavilion. 

The Zoo Is home To About 1660 Individual Animals Representing 166 Species, Including 67 Species Of Mammals, 81 Species Of Birds, And 18 Species Of Reptiles. The Death Rate Of Animals here During The 2008-2009 Fiscal Year Was One Of The Lowest In India, At 3.1% Per Year Compared To The National Average Of 10%. The Zoo Contains Several Bengal Tigers (Panthera Tigris Tigris) Of several Sizes, Few Of Them White And few Of Them Pseudo-Melanistic. The Zoo Contains Several Mammals Other Than The Tiger That Have Enclosures Out In The Open. These Mammals Include.

Three White Tigers Were Born In The Nandankanan Zoo In Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India In 1980. These White Tigers Are Therefore Referred To As The Odisha Strain, As Opposed To The Rewa Strain, Of White Tigers Founded By Mohan. When The Suprise Birth Of Three White Cubs Occurred There Was A White Tigress Already Living At The Zoo, Named Diana, From The Delhi Zoo. One Of The Three Was Later Bred To Her Creating Another Blend Of Two Unrelated Strains Of White Tigers. This Lineage Resulted In Several White Tigers In Nandankanan Zoo. Today The Nandankanan Zoo Has The Largest Collection Of White Tigers In India.

How To Go ::- All Govt Bus, Private Bus And Any Other Vehicles Are Running From Capital City Bhubaneswar To Nandankanan Zoo Park. Nearest Railway Station Is Bhubaneswar And Nearest Airport Is Bhubaneswar.