Zoo
Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden
🇮🇳 India
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, India 13 spp. present
Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden also known as Sakkarbaug Zoo or Junagadh Zoo is an 84-hectare (210-acre) zoo that opened in 1863 at Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The zoo provides purebred Asiatic lions for the Indian and the international endangered species captive breeding program for the critically endangered species. Wild free ranging Asiatic lions have become extinct over most of Asia and are today found only in the nearby Gir Forest. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
21.542° N 70.465° E
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Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
13
speciesOpened
1863
Size
Large
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden?
India
Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden is a zoo or wildlife park in India. Its coordinates are 21.542° N, 70.465° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 64 km away.
What animals can you see at Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden?
13 species
Citizen-science photos record 13 species at Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden, including Golden Pheasant, Red-wattled Lapwing, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Red Fox and Indian Crested Porcupine. 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 Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden in the wild?
Red-wattled Lapwing: Ranthambore National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden also live in the parks and cities we cover: Red-wattled Lapwing (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ranthambore National Park), Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and Red Fox (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isle Royale National Park).
When did Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden open and how big is it?
Opened 1863, 94 ha
Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden, a zoo or wildlife park in India, opened in 1863 and covers about 94 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 13 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)