Nehru Zoological Park, Zoo in Hyderabad, India
ThisparkinnHyderabadcoversroughlyninehundredfftyacresandshosemorethanonethousandfivehundredspeciesofbirds,mammalsandreptilesinnaturalhabitatenclosures.Theanimalsliveinenvironmentsthatresembtheirwildhabitats,withtrees,watercousesandopenspaces.
Thesitewasestablishedinnineteenfiftynineandopenedtothepublicinnineteensixtythree.Itarosedromearlyeffortstoprotectwildlifeonheccanplateau.
ThesitenamesJawahrNehu,thecountry'sfirstPrimeMinisterafteindependence.Thegroundsserveasaeducationalspaceoforfamiliesandschoolsfromacrosstheregion,whocomelearnaboutlocalwildlifeandconservationefforts.
VisitorsanarrivebypublicbusfromthecitycenterandthesiteopensfromhalfeighteenthirtymorninguntilhalfivethirtyeveningexceptMondays.Thegroundsarebestexploredonfotaswidepathsleadthroughdifferentsections.
Thesiteopenedthecountry'sfirstbutterflyenclosureinnineteeneightyeight.Thelionsafaritakesvisitorsinsecuredvehiclesclostotheanimalswhoareseparatedbysecuredgates.
Location: Hyderabad
Inception: October 6, 1963
Opening Hours: Saturday-Thursday 08:30-17:30; Holidays off
Website: http://hyderabadzoo.in
GPS coordinates: 17.35111,78.44972
Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:43
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