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Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

Q: Where is Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park?

India. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is a zoo or wildlife park in India. Its coordinates are 27.059° N, 88.254° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Royal Manas National Park, about 248 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park?

30 species. Citizen-science photos record 30 species at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, including Silver Pheasant, Himalayan Monal, Bharal, Northern Red Muntjac and Red Junglefowl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in the wild?

Silver Pheasant: Khao Yai National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Silver Pheasant (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Khao Yai National Park), Himalayan Monal (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Langtang National Park) and Bharal (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hemis National Park).

Q: When did Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1958, 2.0 ha. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, a zoo or wildlife park in India, opened in 1958 and covers about 2.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 30 species are photographed there.

🇮🇳 India

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, India 30 spp. present

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. It specializes in breeding animals adapted to alpine conditions, and has successful captive breeding programs for the snow leopard, the endangered Himalayan wolf and the red panda. The zoo attracts about 300,000 visitors every year. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

27.059° N 88.254° E

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1958

Size

Small

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Getting there

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Lophura nycthemera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Khao Yai National Park+ 3 more parks

Lophophorus impejanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Langtang National Park+ 1 more park

Pseudois nayaur

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Hemis National Park

Muntiacus vaginalis

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Gallus gallus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 24 more parks

Chrysolophus amherstiae

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Psittacula krameri

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Keoladeo National Park+ 24 more parks

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Emas National Park+ 12 more parks

Before you go

Where is Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park?

India

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is a zoo or wildlife park in India. Its coordinates are 27.059° N, 88.254° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Royal Manas National Park, about 248 km away.

What animals can you see at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park?

30 species

Citizen-science photos record 30 species at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, including Silver Pheasant, Himalayan Monal, Bharal, Northern Red Muntjac and Red Junglefowl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in the wild?

Silver Pheasant: Khao Yai National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Silver Pheasant (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Khao Yai National Park), Himalayan Monal (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Langtang National Park) and Bharal (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hemis National Park).

When did Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1958, 2.0 ha

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, a zoo or wildlife park in India, opened in 1958 and covers about 2.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 30 species are photographed there.