Zoos
There are 2 zoos recognised by the Central Zoo Authority of India in Tamil Nadu.
- Arignar Anna Zoological Park is 5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi) in Chennai.
- Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, a reptile zoo and herpetology research station, located 40 km south of Chennai.
Five unrecognised mini zoos stimulate public awareness of wildlife conservation.
- Amirthi Zoological Park, Vellore, Vellore district
- Kurumpampatti Wildlife Park, Salem district
- Yercaud Deer Park, Salem district
- Mukkombu Deer Park, Tiruchirapalli district
- Ooty Deer Park, Nilgiris district
Read more about this topic: Protected Areas Of Tamil Nadu
Famous quotes containing the word zoos:
“The zoo cannot but disappoint. The public purpose of zoos is to offer visitors the opportunity of looking at animals. Yet nowhere in a zoo can a stranger encounter the look of an animal. At the most, the animal’s gaze flickers and passes on. They look sideways. They look blindly beyond.”
—John Berger (b. 1926)