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{{Infobox zoo
|zoo_name         = Chhatbir Zoo<br/>Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park
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|image            = Chhatbir Zoo, Chandigarh.jpeg
|location         = Chhat Village, [[Zirakpur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
|date_opened      = 1977<ref name="kuchbhi"/>
|date_closed      =
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|contact no       = 01762-286303
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|members          = [[Central Zoo Authority of India|CZA]]<ref name="cza_list"/>
|exhibits         = Lion Safari
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'''Chhatbir Zoo''' (formally '''Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park'''), is a zoological park situated close to [[Zirakpur]], India. The zoo was constructed in the 1970s and is home to a large variety of birds, mammals and reptiles.
Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20&nbsp;km away from [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="DOF"/> The zoo was christened as the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park after then governor of Punjab, Mahendra Chaudhary in 1977. A small number of animals brought from the [[Guwahati Zoo]], [[Assam]]. It soon became the largest zoo in Punjab. Chattbir has India's longest walk-in aviary with 300m long walk showcases 32 species of indigenous and exotic birds.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64101709.cms India’s longest tour with birds in Chhatbir]</ref> The section is made in five different themes included Terrestrial, Rock & Duck, Woodland, Japanese Trail and Rainforest. The zoo is home to 369 mammals, 400 birds and 20 reptiles.<ref name="DOF"/>
Non-exhaustive list:
[[File:Jaguar_in_Mahendra_Chaudhary_Zoological_Park_2.jpg|thumb|right|Jaguar in the park]]
[[File:Elephant_in_Mahendra_Chaudhary_Zoological_Park.jpg|thumb|right|Elephant in Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park]]
[[File:Gharial_in_Mahendra_Chaudhary_Zoological_Park.jpg|thumb|right|Gharial in Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park]]
[[File:Iguana_in_Mahendra_Chaudhary_Zoological_Park_2.jpg|thumb|right|Iguana]]
[[File:Jaguar_in_Mahendra_Chaudhary_Zoological_Park_3.jpg|thumb|right|Jaguar]]
[[File:Baby_Tortoise_in_Mahendra_Chaudhary_Zoological_Park_2.jpg|thumb|right|Baby Tortoise]]
[[File:Black_Bear_in_Mahendra_Chaudhary_Zoological_Park.jpg|thumb|right|Black Bear]]
[[File:Lion_in_Lion_Safari,_Mahendra_Chaudhary_Zoological_Park.jpg|thumb|right|Asiatic Lion]]
[[File:Jaguar_in_Mahendra_Chaudhary_Zoological_Park.jpg|thumb|right|Jaguar]]
* [[Asian palm civet]]
* [[Asiatic lion]]
* [[Barasingha]]
* [[Bengal fox]]
* [[Bengal tiger]]
* [[Blackbuck]]
* [[Chinkara]]
* [[Chital]]
* [[Common marmoset]]
* [[Four-horned antelope]]
* [[Gaur]]
* [[Golden jackal]]
* [[Hamadryas baboon]]
* [[Himalayan black bear]]
* [[Himalayan goral]]
* [[Hippopotamus]]
* [[Indian crested porcupine]]
* [[Indian elephant]]
* [[Indian leopard]]
* [[Indian spotted chevrotain]]
* [[Indian wolf]]
* [[Jaguar]]
* [[Jungle cat]]
* [[Leopard cat]]
* [[Lion-tailed macaque]]
* [[Nilgai]]
* [[Northern pig-tailed macaque]]
* [[Rhesus macaque]]
* [[Sambar deer]]
* [[Sloth bear]]
* [[Smooth-coated otter]]
* [[Striped hyena]]
* [[Black swan]]
* [[Common ostrich]]
* [[Emu]]
* [[Indian peafowl]]
* [[Java sparrow]]
* [[Painted stork]]
* [[Rose-ringed parakeet]]
* [[Sarus crane]]
* [[White stork]]
* [[Gharial]]
* [[Green iguana]]
* [[Indian cobra]]
* [[Indian python]]
* [[Indian star tortoise]]
* [[Mugger crocodile]]
== References ==
{{Reflist |refs=
<ref name="DOF">{{cite web|title=Department of Forests & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab|url=http://www.pbforests.gov.in/zoos.html|accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="cza_list">{{cite web|title=CZA Recognition|url=http://cza.nic.in/zoomapview.aspx?zooid=224|accessdate=22 April 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="kuchbhi">
{{Cite web
|url=http://www.kuchbhi.com/india/61-articles/258-list-of-zoos-in-India-from-1800-until-now.html
|title=List of Zoos in India, from 1800 until now
|work=kuchbhi.com
|publisher=Kuchbhi
|accessdate=4 July 2011
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021205725/http://kuchbhi.com/india/61-articles/258-list-of-zoos-in-india-from-1800-until-now.html
|archivedate=21 October 2011
}}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
* [http://chhatbirzoo.gov.in/ Chhatbir Zoo]
* {{ZooOrg|cza|accessdate=9 October 2011}}
* [https://twistcity.com/chattbir-zoo/ Chhatbir Zoo] at TwistCity
* [https://theindiagram.com/chhatbir-zoo-chandigarh/ Chandigarh to Chhatbir Zoo]
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[[Category:Zoos in India]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Zoos established in 1977]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Chandigarh]]