Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park

Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park
Indian peafowl at SV Zoological Park
Date opened	1987
Location	Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India
Land area	5,532 acres (2,239 ha)
Major exhibits	elephant, peafowl, deer, sambar, parakeet, leopard, wild boar, white tiger, leopard, panther, giraffe

Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park is located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

History

It was established on 29 September 1987^[1] and covers an area of 5532 acres (22 square kilometers).It is the Second largest zoo park in Asia.^[2]

The main features of the Zoo Park are
Mayuravani - The house for peafowl,
Mrugavani - The house for herbivores,
Vrukavihar - Living place for smaller carnivores along with parakeets, mainas, ducks, geese and a variety of other birds like flamingoes, swans, pelicans, raptors etc.

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Zoos of India

Zoos	Alipore Zoological Gardens Allen Forest Zoo Amirthi Zoological Park Arignar Anna Zoological Park ChattBir Zoo Chennai Snake Park Gopalpur Zoo Etawah Wildlife Safari Park Gulab Bagh and Zoo Guwahati Zoo Indira Gandhi Zoological Park Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park Jaipur Zoo Jijamata Udyaan Lucknow Zoo Madras Crocodile Bank Marble Palace Zoo Mysore Zoo Nandankanan Zoological Park National Zoological Park Nehru Zoological Park Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo, Nainital Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park Parassinikkadavu Snake Park Sajjangarh Biological Park Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden Sandish Compound Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park Thrissur Zoo Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo Warangal Zoo

Aquariums	Bangalore Aquarium Taraporewala Aquarium

Organisations	Central Zoo Authority of India Zoo Outreach Organisation Wildlife Institute of India Indian Institute of Forest Management South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation

Related lists	Botanical gardens in India Wildlife sanctuaries of India

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