|  Himalayan
Zoological Park
The Himalayan Zoological Park is located on
the natural environment of Birch Hill 2kms from the Darjeeling
Mall. The eminence of this Zoo retains some of the original
sylvan beauty of the hills covered with huge age-old mossy trees.
The Zoo, acting as a centre of preservation and propagation
of rare fauna of the temperate and Alpine region, is also one
of the prime attractions in Darjeeling town.
The Zoological Park is the first one in the
world to breed rare Red Panda successfully in  captive.
The zoo official has released few pandas in the Sandakphu area
after breeding. The captive breeding of snow leopard is another
ambitious project taken by the Zoo authority. It has a collection
of some of the endangered species of the higher Himalayas.
A pair of Siberian tiger brought from Switzerland,
Himalayan Black Beer, Red Panda, Snow Leopard, clouded leopard
several species of sheep and birds like blood pheasant, tragopan,
monal etc. adorn the zoo and attracts a large number of visitor
each day. The zoo opens at 9o'clock and closes at 4.30 PM. It
remains closed on Thursday. |
