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Title
Chattogram Zoo
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Details

Chattogram zoo was built in 1989. With an area of 6 acres of land it is located about three kilometers north-east of the city, alongside at the entrance of Foy's lake. The zoo started with 16 animals of 4 different species of with 16 species of four species. Initially there was 4 different species e.g. monkey, lion, deer and Hanuman and total number of animals was 16.

History

In 1988, MA Mannan, former Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram and some other elites of city initially took initiatives to set up a zoo at Foy’s lake for the purpose of recreation, education and research on zoo animals. Later on February 28, 1989, this zoo was opened to the public. At the beginning, there was a chance to visit the zoo and Foy’s Lake with a single ticket. But in 1995, zoo authorities arranged for separate ticket at the entrance of the zoo considering the convenience of the visitors and the additional profit associated with it. At the opening of the Zoo in 1989, the price of the ticket was Tk 2. Later the price of the ticket was increased to Tk 2. As the number of animals and birds increased, the price of the ticket was increased too. At present, each ticket costs Tk 30.

Attractions

At present, there are more than 300 species of animals in this zoo. Among them 30 are mammals, 38 are birds, and rest of 4 are reptiles. Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian lion, Asian black bear, African zebra, barking deer, spotted deer, sambar deer, hog deer, capped langur, gibbon, rhesus monkey, pig-tailed monkey, fishing cat, jungle cat, leopard cat, gandhagokul (Himalayan), large Indian civet cat, gayal, rabbit, porcupine, fox etc belong to the mammal class. Among the different species of birds at Chattogram zoo, there are guinea fowl, peacock, great hornbill, pied hornbill, vulture, lesser adjutant stork (madantak), white egret, night heron, spotted dove, black kite, cuckoo, myna, wagtail (khanjon) bird, turkey chicken etc. The authorities of Chittagong Zoo have decided to construct a new aviary to provide visitors with the opportunity to gaze upon different species of birds. Recently, a mini aviary was constructed for the visitors of Chattogram Zoo at a cost of Tk 34 lakh. The 60ft long and 25ft wide aviary has got 342 foreign birds of 6 species. These include lovebirds, laughing dove, pheasant pigeon, ringneck parrot, cockatiel and Macaw. Reptiles in zoos are pythons, freshwater crocodiles, turtles etc. There are plans to bring kangaroo and ostrich in the zoo in future.

Visiting hours for Zoo

Chattogram Zoo is open for visitors from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm daily.

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