Nandankanan Zoological Park

An Animal Paradise. Varieties of animals r here & to see them very closely is a sight to remember. Well maintained & clean. Lots of places to take rest if u r tired. It is vast to say the least. A beautiful place to visit with friends & family. Wildlife photographers will have a blast here. Staffs r polite & helpful. A must visit.

Very nice experience visiting Nandankanan zoo which needs around 2 hours to complete the entire area. Safari trip is also available to see the lions. Boating in the lake also enjoyable. No charges for carrying mobile phone, but charges for camera is applicable. Free toiletries are available almost everywhere within the premises. Directive location maps are provided at several points

It's simply a fabulous place to visit in Bhubaneswar, but not advisable during the scorching summer months. Here, battery operated cars are available for guided tour purpose. When I visited this zoo in May 2018, the lion and tiger safaris were closed. The zoo management really takes a lot of care for all the animals. You can see each and every animal in good shape and health, as they are well-fed. If you want, you can contribute a small monetary part by adopting an animal or a bird, as many noble people have done. Highly recommended.👍🏻

Nandankanan Zoological park is located 20kms a head of the capital city bhubaneswar of orissa...

Nandankanan Zoological Park (Odia: ନନ୍ଦନକାନନ ଜୀବ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ) 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 city, Bhubaneswar, in the environs of the Chandaka forest, and includes the 134-acre (54 ha) Kanjia lake. A major upgrade was done in 2000 (after the damage caused by the super-cyclone of 1999 in coastal Odisha). More than 3.3 million visitors visit Nandankanan every year. 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%. To help involve the general public in animal conservation and raise money, the zoo started the Adopt-an-Animal programme in 2008 for all of its animals. Adopters receive a customized adoption certificate and one free entry ticket for each animal adopted. In addition, the adopter's name is displayed on a special board and a special mention made in the annual report of the zoo. Adopters can pay from ₹500 for a small bird to ₹100,000 for a tiger for a year. The zoo authorities have made available two of the most attractive sites for adoption which are the Lion Safari and Tiger Safari for which the adoption cost is ₹1,000,000 and ₹500,000 respectively. Although other zoos also have adoption programs, Nandankanan was the first zoo to get a tax exemption under section 80G of the Income Tax Act. Funds received under the program are used to support the zoo's care and services for all its inhabitants by providing quality food to meet their nutritional requirements, medical care, equipment, enclosure upgrades, and biodiversity enrichment. The parents of two students Sristi and Prakriti from Cuttack were the first to adopt, paying ₹4,000 to adopt a blue and yellow macaw. The State Bank of India donated ₹500,000 to adopt six endangered animals including a one-horned rhinoceros, white Bengal tiger, chimpanzee, and an orangutan.The Confidence Factory, near Bhubaneswar, adopted a Royal Bengal Tigress Rebati in 2012.