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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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TourismHigh
Species present
13
species
Opened
1863
SizeLarge

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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.

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.