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Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (also called the Darjeeling Zoo) is a 67.56-acre (27.3 ha) zoo in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. The zoo was opened in 1958, and an average elevation of 7,000 feet (2,134 m), is the largest high altitude zoo in India.
The Zoological Park falls under the category of medium zoos as per Central Zoo Authority's classification but is the largest high altitude zoo in the country (India).
The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling is dedicated to conservation of Wildlife. It started work on captive breeding project of this rare species in the year 1983.
Two pairs (2:2) of Himalayan Goral (Naemorhedus goral) and ten pairs of Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus) (10:10) from Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) were released in Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary on 30.12.2022 by the Hon'ble Minister in Charge, Forest affairs, Non-Conventional & Renewable Energy, Shri Jyotipriya Mallick and in ...
The Snow Leopard Breeding Project at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling is one of the most successful and only breeding programme of the species in South East Asia. The park started work on the captive breeding of this rare species in the year 1983 as a part of a global captive breeding programme.
The park spreads over an area of 67.57 acres. Of which approximately 10 acres of this land is under display, the rest is zoo forests and old Conservation Breeding Centre. The zoo has been a pioneer for conservation breeding of endangered Eastern Himalayan Species in India.
The Red Panda Conservation Breeding Project at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling is one of the most successful and only breeding programmes for the species in its natural distribution zone.
The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, also known as the Darjeeling Zoo, is a high-altitude zoo in Darjeeling, India. It is the only specialized zoo in the country and is known for its conservation breeding programmes of endangered Eastern Himalayan animal species such as the red panda, snow leopard, and Tibetan wolf.
The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling formerly known as Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling was established on 14th August 1958. The Zoological Park is located at an altitude of 7000 ft (2150 mts.) in Jawahar Parbat (Birchill) on the Northern fringe of Darjeeling Town.
The zoo and its snow-leopard breeding centre (closed to the public) are home to the world’s largest captive population of snow leopards (currently 11). It's a reasonably pleasant 2km walk, mostly downhill, northwest from Chowrasta.
