Bird Sanctuaries of India

There are hundreds (almost 1500) of group and Order/Scientific names of Birds found in India. They are scattered all over namely, aquatic, terrestrial and migratory birds. The range of birds we have are from flowerpeckers (thumb size) to vulture and sarus crane( over five feet in height); peacocks and himalayan pheasants for their colour; sparrows, crows, the parrots and hill mynas, for all the noise and copy of human voice they make. The peacock is our National bird and different states have their own state birds.

Bird Sanctuaries in India, are mostly in the riverine areas. Some of them are in the lakes, and very few away from water. They depend on vegetation for building nests, egg laying and bringing up their young ones, on fish and other food supply chains. Apart from the intercontinental migratory birds, the local Himalayan birds also come down southwards for the winter season. The Siberian crane and the bar headed geese are well known in India. Ramsar sites are additional to those listed below.

BIRD SANCTUARIES IN INDIA
Sr.  No	Name	State	Coordinates
1.	Kolleru Bird Sanctuary	Andhra Pradesh	16° 47' 32" N, 81° 23' 25" E
2.	Manjira Bird Sanctuary	Andhra Pradesh	17° 57' 52" N, 78° 02' 22" E
3.	Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary	Andhra Pradesh	13° 50' 14" N, 79° 59' 06" E
4.	Rollapadu Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary	Andhra Pradesh	15° 43' 56.22" N, 78° 20'39.81" E
5.	Sri Lankamalleshwara Wildlife Sanctuary	Andhra Pradesh	14° 38' 24" N, 78° 40' 12" E
6.	Bordoibam- Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary	Assam	27° 19' 60" N, 94° 19' 60" E
7.	Pani- Dihing Bird Sanctuary	Assam	27° 04' 00" N, 94° 34' 60" E
8.	Bareli Jheel Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary	Bihar	-
9.	Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary	Bihar	26° 10' 00" N, 86° 02' 30" E
10.	Saraiya Man Bird Sanctuary	Bihar	-
11.	City Bird Sanctuary	Chandigarh	-
12.	Okhla Bird Sanctuary	Delhi	28° 33' 00" N, 77° 17' 60" E
13.	Chorao Island (Dr.Salim Ali ) WLS (Bird)	Goa	15°30’55.87”N, 73°51’19.58”E
14.	Khijadia Lake and Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat	22° 31' 60" N, 70° 09' 00" E
15.	Kutch Desert WLS (includes Flamingo City)	Gujarat	24° 05' 32.95" N, 70° 09' 4.62" E
16.	Naliya Grassland (Lala Bustard WLS)	Gujarat	23° 30' 00" N, 68° 45' 00" E
17.	Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat	22° 47' 50.62" N, 72° 01' 12.95" E
18.	Porbandar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat	21°38'8.82"N, 69°37'7.10"E
19.	Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat	23° 08' 7.90" N, 72° 24'15.03" E
20.	Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary	Haryana	28° 32' 45.85" N, 76° 32' 19.57" E
21.	Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary	Haryana	28° 28' 00" N, 76° 55' 00"E
22.	Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary	Himachal Pradesh	31° 28' 38" N, 76° 55' 41" E
23.	Kais Wildlife Sanctuary	Himachal Pradesh	32° 02' 06" N, 77° 11' 42" E
24.	Pong Dam Lake WLS (declared as a Bird Sanc. In 1983)	Himachal Pradesh	32° 04' 25" N, 76° 13' 47" E
25.	Udhuwa Lake Bird Sanctuary	Jharkhand	24° 59' 37" N, 87° 49' 21" E
26.	Adichanchunagiri Wildlife Sanctuary	Karnataka	12° 55' 00" N, 76° 40' 00" E
27.	Bankapur Peacock Conservation Reserve (Bird)	Karnataka	-
28.	Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary	Karnataka	16°14'0.00"N, 74°49'60.00"E
29.	Gudavi Bird Sanctuary	Karnataka	14° 26' 36.09" N, 75° 01' 8.12" E
30.	Kokkare Bellur Community Reserve (Bird)	Karnataka	12° 13' 53" N, 77° 05' 19" E
31.	Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary	Karnataka	12° 25' 29.19" N, 76° 39' 13.49" E
32.	Chulannur Peafowl WLS	Kerala	10°43’44.63”N , 76°28’35.19” E
33.	Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary	Kerala	11° 7'34.31"N, 75°49'43.45"E
34.	Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary	Kerala	9°37'46.51"N,  76°25'25.56"E
35.	Mangalvanam Bird WLS	Kerala	9°59'17.31"N,  76°16'27.86"E
36.	Thattekad or Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary	Kerala	10° 06' 38" N, 76° 43' 45" E
37.	Pitti Wildlife Sanctuary (Bird)	Lakshadweep	10° 46' 54" N, 73° 31' 59" E
38.	Ghatigaon Bustard Sanctuary	Madhya Pradesh	26° 03' 46.95" N, 77° 58' 34.34" E
39.	Karera Bustard Sanctuary	Madhya Pradesh	25° 41' 44" N, 78° 09' 59" E
			(Coordinates of Dihaila jheel in Karera Bustard Sanctuary)
40.	Sailana Kharmor (Lesser Florican) sanctuary	Madhya Pradesh	23° 24' 26" N, 74° 58' 05" E
41.	Sardarpur Kharmor (Lesser Florican) sanctuary	Madhya Pradesh	23o27’0.97”N,  74O56’41.57”E
42.	Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary	Maharashtra	19° 29' 43" N, 75° 17' 37" E
43.	Jawaharlal Nehru Bustard Sanctuary	Maharashtra	18° 21' 00" N, 75° 11' 38" E
44.	Karnala Bird Sanctuary	Maharashtra	18°53'21.98"N,  73° 7'23.49"E
45.	Mayani Bird Sanctuary	Maharashtra	17°26'51.28"N,  74°33'59.97"E
46.	Naigaon Mayur WLS	Maharashtra	18°35'30.15"N,  76°10'52.75"E (Coordinates of Naigaon village)
47.	Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary	Maharashtra	19° 59' 36" N, 74° 01' 50" E
48.	Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan sanctuary	Nagaland	25° 39' 32" N, 94 ° 02' 01" E
49.	Nalabana Bird Sanctuary	Orissa	19° 42' 36" N, 85° 28' 48" E (Chilika Lake)
50.	Harike Lake Bird Sanctuary	Punjab	31° 18' 00" N, 75° 04' 60" E
51.	Desert National Park	Rajasthan	26° 49' 05.42" N, 70° 31' 02.47" E
52.	Keoladeo / Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary	Rajasthan	27° 10' 2.53" N, 77° 31' 11.70"E
53.	Kitam WLS (Bird)	Sikkim	27° 6'38.66"N,  88°21'9.42"E
54.	Ariyakulam Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	9° 9'53.34"N,  77°32'14.13"E
55.	Chitrangudi and Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	9° 19' 48" N, 78° 28' 60" E
56.	Koonthangulam Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	8° 28' 12" N, 77° 43' 48" E
57.	Point Calimere Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	10° 18' 72" N, 79° 51' 60" E
58.	Thiruppudai- Maruthur Conservation Reserve (Bird)	Tamil Nadu	10°59'36.54"N,  79°26'59.62"E
59.	Vaduvoor Lake Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	10° 42' 13.06" N, 79° 18' 49.79" E
60.	Vedanthangal and Karikili Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	12° 32' 02" N, 79° 52' 29" E
61.	Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	10° 06' 23.98" N, 78° 30' 17.96" E
62.	Bakhira Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	26° 34' 60" N, 83° 00' 00" E
63.	Nawabganj Priyadarshini Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	26° 34' 60" N, 80° 40' 00" E
64.	Patna Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	27° 34' 60" N, 78° 45' 00" E
65.	Saman Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	27° 04' 60" N, 79° 00' 00"E
66.	Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	26° 00' 00" N, 81° 25' 00"E
67.	Sandi WLS (declared as a Bird Sanc. In 1990)	Uttar Pradesh	27° 15' 00" N, 79° 55' 00" E
68.	Sur Sarovar WLS (declared as a Bird Sanc. In 1991)	Uttar Pradesh	27° 00' 00" N, 77° 45' 00" E
69.	Asan Barage Wetland CR (Bird)	Uttarakhand	30° 25' 60" N, 77° 42' 00" E
70.	Jhilmi Jheel CR(Bird)	Uttarakhand	29°47'43.00"N,  78°12'59.00"E
71.	Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary	West Bengal	22°25’21.77”N, 88°23’43.39”E
72.	Kulik Bird Sanctuary	West Bengal	25° 58' 00" N, 87° 52' 50" E
	(Source: ENVIS)

Snake parks in India.

Snake parks in India

Many of the zoological gardens in India, have a small section for serpentarium. But, the Guindy Snake Park is an exclusive one. Anti–snake venom In India, polyvalent antivenom prepared by Central Research Institute, Kasauli (HP) is effective against the most common Indian species. . Antivenom produced at the Haffkine Corporation, Parel (Mumbai) is effective against the venom of even more species.

Guindy Snake Park, Chennai Guindy Snake Park or Chennai Snake Park Trust is India's first reptile park established in 1972. Guindy Snake Park is located next to the Guindy National Park in Chennai. This reptile park is a home to a number of Indian snakes as well as foreign species. Guindy Snake Park is also a breeding and conservation centre which was founded by a renowned Herpetologist Romulous Whitaker.

(Read more at: https://www.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/best-snake-parks-in-india-002301.html)

Parissinikadavu Snake Park, Kannur Parissinikadavu is not just known for Muthappan temple but this beautiful snake park. Parissinikadu Snake Park houses many species of venomous and non-venomous snakes that attract several visitors in Kannur. It is also research and conservation centre for snakes located just 2km from NH17 in Kerala. Tourists can see cobras, pit vipers and also pythons at this park.

Katraj Snake Park, Pune Katraj Snake Park is quite a sensation located inside the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Katraj, Pune. Katraj Snake Park has a large varieties of serpents like cobras, Indian rock python, vipers and also a King Cobra. One speciality here is that the organised stages awareness programmes to eradicate misconceptions about snakes. This event also focuses on providing a scientific approach to the conservation of species. People are educated to avoid the ill-treatment of snakes for religious purposes. Hence, Katraj Snake Park is one of the famous snake parks in India.

Calcutta Snake Park, Kolkata Calcutta Snake Park is the first snake parks in the Eastern India. This snake park was established by the efforts of Mr.Dipak Mitra, a well-known herpetologist and a wildlife conservationist. Calcutta Snake Park is spread across a 2-acre lush green land which has proved as an ideal place for snake conservation. Currently, the park houses some rare species of snakes as well as popular breeds. It is also a Zoo with other reptiles, mammals and birds. Yellow Monitor Lizards are one among the major attractions here.

Bannerghatta Snake Park, Bengaluru Bannerghatta Snake Park forms a section of Bannerghatta National Park in Bengaluru. It is one of the major attractions at the Zoo. The snake park with exotic varieties of reptiles is surely an attention seeker in the park. Hence, Bannerghatta Snake Park is among the best snake parks in India. Sadly, even snakes are affected by the globalisation around the world. There is a dire need to protect them from getting erased. Thankfully due to the efforts of wildlife enthusiasts, we are still able to conserve many species of snakes. Unfortunately, they are also being threatened by some religious customs which are proving to be hazardous for snakes. So, it becomes necessary for us to educate about the snakes.

Serpentarium at Chhatbir Zoo,Chandigarh ; A full fledged serpentarium having over 25 varieties of snakes, is the latest addition at Mahender Chaudhary Zoological Park, Chhatbir, 15 km from Chandigarh. Now from locally  found snakes like Common Krait, Rat and Viper and local Cobra, the visitors would be able to have varieties of python, in addition to the rare varieties King Cobra and local ones found in deserts of Sahara and India.

Wild Floral Parks in India.

   

“Wild Floral Parks”, around the world, have the least attention of the “Flora Fauna Ethusiasts” for the the Amateur Radio activity. In India, we have hardly a few Wild Floral Parks, in the valleys between mountains of the Himalayan chain, apart from the most famous Valley of Flowers. The word “Wild” here is used in the context that there is NO human intervention in the maintenance, upkeep . But, there are many seasonal floral parks built and maintained by man, in other parts of India.

1. “The Valley of Flowers” of the Garhwal Himalayas, is listed in VUFF, WWFF directories., as VUFF-0093. (no activation so far)

It has its territory extending to the Nanda Devi National Park/ Biosphere Reserve VUFF-0061 ( no activation so far). In 1931, Frank S. Smythe, Eric Shipton and R.L. Holdsworth, all British mountaineers, lost their way while returning from a successful expedition to Mt.Kamet and happened upon the valley, which was full of flowers. They were attracted to the beauty of the area and named it the "Valley of Flowers." Frank Smythe later authored a book of the same name. In 1939, Joan Margaret Legge,(21 February 1885 – 4 July 1939) a botanist deputed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, arrived at the valley to study flowers and while traversing some rocky slopes to collect flowers, she slipped off and lost her life. Her sister later visited the valley and erected a memorial near the spot. The valley was declared a national park in 1982 and now it is a World Heritage Site.

It is located in the northern part of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, the heights varying from 3300 to 3660 m., full of alpine flowers in their best blooming period, from mid July to mid August,though the season starts in end of May to mid October. From about October to June, the area is snow bound, with no access. . Apart from flowers, there are black and brown bear, snow leopard, musk deer, red fox and blue sheep. Among the birds, the Himalayan monal pheasant and others which thrive in high altitudes. The area encompassed is about 87.5 sq.km. You have to trek from Govind Ghat and stay just short of the valley, at Bhuyinder. You have accommodation booked in advance, at Ghangaria or Bhuyinder. Contacting and planning with the Government travel organisation called GMVN, can do all the arrangements.

2. The Yumthang Valley or Sikkim Valley of Flowers Sanctuary, is a nature sanctuary with river, hot springs, yaks and grazing pasture on rolling meadows surrounded by the Himalayan mountains in the North Sikkim district of Sikkim state in India. It is at an elevation of 3,564 metres (11,693 ft) above msl at a distance of 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the state capital Gangtok. It is also known as 'Valley of Flowers' and it covers the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary,

The Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary, has over twenty-four species of the rhododendron, the state flower. The flowering season is from late February and to mid June, when countless flowers bloom . A tributary of the river Teesta flows past the valley and the town of Lachung, the nearest inhabited centre. Yumthang is closed between December and March due to heavy snowfall. There is also a hot spring in the valley.

A forest rest house is the only permanent residence in the valley. During the spring, the area blooms with rhododendrons, primulas, poppies, iris and other flora. During the summer months, villagers take their cattle to these heights to graze. In view of increasing number of tourists, there is possibility of environmental degradation in near future. Skiing is conducted in the valley. Tourists may travel from Gangtok to Lachung ( village where accommodation is available) by booking a full vehicle or shared one and stay over night. A direct journey to Yumthang is not feasible as roads are commonly foggy and it becomes dark very early around 5:30 pm. A trip to the Valley takes around two hours from Lachung, which is about 125 km from Gangtok.

3. Kaas Plateau       aka "Kaas Pathar" , is a plateau situated 25 kilometres west from Satara city in Maharashtra, India. It falls under the Sahyadri Sub Cluster of the Western Ghats, and it became a part of a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in 2012. It has Herbaceous marshy flora.. During monsoon season, especially in the month of August, the plateau comes to life, with picturesque view of various types flowers that carpet the floor of the plateau. Forest Department’s Board at Kas Plateau, puts, there are more than 150 types of flowers, shrubs and grasses found here.!

The entry Fee charge is Rs. 100/- No entry fees Children below age 12yr. No entry fees for Senior citizen ( age above 65 yrs ) please carry your age proof ID. Note:Only 3000 visitors per day will be allowed to visit. Parking Free. ST Bus Service available from Parking place to Kas plateau and from plateau to Parking place @ Rs.10/- per person from parking & Rs.10/- per person from plateau. Guide Charges Rs 100/-. Free Entry for working soldiers and Ex-soldiers with spouse. Booking a private vehicle from Satara to Kas is ideal because the stretch is incredibly beautiful and you will definitely want to stop on the way, multiple number of times.

(https://www.kas.ind.in/) Contact: Kas Pathar Office - 9405830941 , 7350038252

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4. Dzukou Valley in Manipur-Nagaland border, is famous for the rare variety of flower called Dzukou Lily (Lilium mackliniae ) , found only in this valley, discovered  in 1991 by Hijam Bikramjit of the Life Sciences Department, Manipur University.  The valley is at about 2500m MSL.. Best period to visit Dzukou Valley during the months of June to September, it is the time when the numerous, colourful wildflowers are dotting the already incredible landscape of the Dzukou Valley.

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5. Kurinjimala Sanctuary: “Neelakurinji's mass blooming is a kind of reproductive mega big bang,” says Jomy Augustine, head of the botany department at St. Thomas College in Palai, Kerala. “It spends all its energy for the success of flowering and fruiting. If anything happens to the ecology of the Western Ghats, it affects reproduction and thereby the future of Strobilanthes diversity.” Strobilanthes kunthianus creates a purple sheen over a hillside. In addition to Kurinji, 20 other species are blooming this year, presenting flowers in shades from white to a lavender blue to a deep brown.

Most of the Strobilanthus species have an unusual flowering behaviour varying from an annual to 16- year blooming cycles. Characteristics include gregarious flowering, mass seeding and synchronised monocarpy (the characteristic character of certain plants which flower once in their lifetime and die after fruiting). Some Kurinji plants bloom once in every seven years and then die. Their seeds sprout subsequently and continue the cycle of life before they die eventually. Strobilanthus kunthianus and other species, that are long interval bloomers, are known as “Plietesials” . Strobilanthus kunthianus blossoms only once in 12 years. The blooming of this plant has been documented in 1838, 1850, 1862, 1874, 1886, 1898, 1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006 and 2018.

Honey bees act as pollinators of Neelakurinji. The nectar collected by honey bees from these flowers is found to be very tasty, nutritious and has medicinal values.

There is a sanctuary in Kottakamboor and Vattavada villages of Idukki district specially meant for conserving Kurinji called “Kurinjimala Sanctuary”.

Kurinji has long featured in the culture of South India, especially the modern-day states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In the ancient Sangam literature of Tamilakam or Tamil Country, land was classified into five types. They are Kurinji (mountainous), Mullai (forested), Marutham (agricultural), Neithal (coastal) and Paalai (desert). Tamil scholars opine that this classification was based on the most characteristic plants of these ecosystems: Strobilanthus kunthianus (Kurinji), Jasminum auriculatum (Mullai), Nymphaea nouchali (Neithal) and Wrightia tinctoria (Paalai). The mountainous landscape, referred to as Kurinji, abounded with Kurinji flowers.

Kurinji used to grow abundantly in the Nilgiri Hills (part of the Western Ghats) in Tamil Nadu. The brilliant blue colour of Kurinji has given the hills the name “Nilgiri”, literally meaning “Blue Mountains”. But presently, plantations and buildings have occupied the hills. In Kerala, the Anamalai Hills of Idukki district, the Agali Hills of Palakkad district and the Eravikulam National Park (VUFF-0019) ( no activation so far) of Munnar (all in the Western Ghats) also have this plant. Kurinji is also found in the Yercaud- Shevaroy Hills of the Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu and in the Bellary district of Karnataka.

As Neelakurinji or Strobilanthus kunthianus occurs in grassland and shola forests, at an altitude of 1,300 to 2,400 metres, it is very essential to maintain and improve the ecosystem without any further degradation and depletion.

Zoological Gardens, Botanical Gardens , and Aquariums of India

The early man lived , experienced, enjoyed, observed and worshipped nature which supported him in ways more than one, in his survival. In his attempts, he copied  nature as much as possible, he practised agriculture, and domesticating animals for their products. He did use the forest wealth as if it is a perpetual source of raw materials for him, and thus destroyed precious forest wealth containing flora and fauna. Much further in evolution, he learnt and built cities with a part of nature, preserved in some outer area of his city , and called them zoological gardens, botanical gardens and aquariums. That helped in educating his progency . But he very well knew that that plants, trees and animals in the wild state, are more beautiful and healthy, when they live in vast untrodden areas. Thus, the ideas of developing bigger versions as national parks, larger game reserves and sanctuaries came up. He understood that some species of animals, plants and trees are fast disappearing and he made special efforts to preserve them, through these conservation areas. These are his developments through hundreds of years, from destroying nature to preserving portions with animals and trees, which he may never see again.

Zoological Gardens
Name	City	State
Alipore Zoological Gardens	Kolkata	West Bengal
Allen Forest Zoo	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh
Amirthi Zoological Park	Vellore	Tamil Nadu
Arignar Anna Zoological Park Vandalur Zoo(India's 2nd biggest and oldest zoo)	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden	Guwahati	Assam
Bannerghatta National Park	near Bengaluru	Karnataka
Birsa Deer Park (Birsa Mrig Vihar)	Ranchi	Jharkhand
Bondla Zoo	Bondla	Goa
Black Buck Breeding Centre, Pipli Mini Zoo, Kurukshetra	Pipli	Haryana
Chhatbir Zoo(Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park)	Zirakpur	Punjab
Chennai Snake Park Trust	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani	near Bahal	Haryana
Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kurukshetra	Bhaur Saidan (Kurukshetra)	Haryana
Crocodile Breeding Centre, Muta	Ranchi	Jharkhand
Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre (Steven Irwin Memorial)	Trivandrum	Kerala
Gorakhpur Zoological Garden	Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh
Gorewada Zoo	Nagpur	Maharashtra
Gopalpur Zoo	Gopalpur	Himachal Pradesh
Gulab Bagh and Zoo	Udaipur	Rajasthan
Hisar Deer Park		Haryana
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (India's 3rd biggest)	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
Indore Zoo	Indore	Madhya Pradesh
Jaipur Zoo	Jaipur	Rajasthan
Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park	Bokaro Steel City	Jharkhand
Jijamata Udyaan	Mumbai	Maharashtra
Kakatiya Zoological Park, Warangal	Warangal	Telengana
Kamla Nehru Zoological Park, Kankaria	Ahmedabad	Gujrat
Kurukshetra Zoo	Kurukshetra	Haryana
Lucknow Zoo	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Maitri Bagh	Bhilai Nagar	Chhattisgarh
Manda Zoo	Jammu City	Jammu
Marble Palace zoo	Kolkata	West Bengal
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens / Mysore Zoo	Mysuru	Karnataka
Maharajbagh zoo	Nagpur	Maharashtra
Nandankanan Zoological Park(India's 2nd biggest)	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
National Zoological Park	Delhi
Nehru Zoological Park	Hyderabad	Telangana
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park	Darjeeling	West Bengal
Parassinikkadavu Snake Park	Kannur District	Kerala
Peacock & Chinkara Breading Centre, Jhabua	Rewari district	Haryana
[[Pilikula Biological Park]	Mangalore	Karnataka
Pheasant Breeding Centre, Berwala	in Panchkula district	Haryana
Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni	in Panchkula district	Haryana
Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo, Nainital	Nainital	Uttarakhand
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park	Pune	Maharashtra
Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park(Estd 1987)	Ranchi	Jharkhand
Rohtak Zoo		Haryana
Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden(Oldest Indian zoo)	Junagadh	Gujarat
Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, Patna	Patna	Bihar
Sarthana Zoo	Surat	Gujarat
Sarnath Deer Park	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
Sayaji Baug Zoo	Vadodara	Gujarat
Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary	Bishalgarh	Tripura
Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park (largest in India)	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh
Tata Steel Zoological Park	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand
Thiruvananthapuram Zoo.(built by Maharaja of Travancore, one of the oldest in Asia)	Trivandrum	Kerala
Thrissur Zoo	Thrissur	Kerala
Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore	Pinjore	Haryana
Etawah Safari Park	Etawah	Uttar Pradesh
Botanical Gardens
Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden, Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam
Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, Patna	Bihar	Bihar
Hyderabad Botanical Garden	Hyderabad	Telangana
NTR Garden, Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana
Panjab University Botanical Garden	Chandigarh	http://www.bgci.org/garden.php?id=929
Botanical Garden Sarangpur, Sarangpur	Chandigarh
Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
Botanical garden Vaghai, Saputara	Saputara	Gujarat
R. B. Botanical Garden and Amusement Park	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
The Garça Branca Ayurvedic Botanical Garden, Loutolim	Loutolim	Goa
Cubbon Park, Bangalore	Bangalore	Karnataka
Curzon Park, Mysore	Mysore	Karnataka
Jijamata Udyaan, Mumbai	Mumbai	Maharashtra
Pilikula Arboretum, Pilikula Nisargadhama(Botanical Garden), Mangalore	Mangalore	Karnataka
Regional Museum of Natural History Mysore, Mysore	Mysore	Karnataka
University of Mysore Botanic Garden, Mysore	Mysore	Karnataka
Prof. Nagaraj botanical garden in Botany department G U KALABURGI	Kalaburgi	Karnataka
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Trivandrum ( biggest conserver of largest number of plant species  in  Asia)	Trivandrum	Kerala
Vellayani Agricultural College, Trivandrum	Trivandrum	Kerala
Malabar Botanical garden, Kozhikode	Kozhikode	Kerala
Empress Garden, Pune	Pune	Maharashtra
Odisha State Botanical Garden, Nandankanan, Bhubaneswar	Bhubhaneswar	Odisha
Botanical garden Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar	Amritsar	Punjab
Botanical garden Punjabi University, Patiala	Patiala	Punjab
Auroville Botanical Gardens, Auroville	Auroville	Pondicherry
Botanic Gardens - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
Government Botanical Gardens, Ootacamund, Nilgiris district	Ootacamund	Tamil Nadu
The Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
Semmozhi Poonga, Chennai	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Madhavaram Botanical Garden, Chennai	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Aligarh Fort, Aligarh	AMU, Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh
Botanical Garden of India Republic, Noida	NOIDA	Uttar Pradesh
Jhansi Botanical Garden, Jhansi	Jhansi	Uttar Pradesh
Saharanpur Botanical Garden	Saharanpur	Uttar Pradesh
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Shibpur, Kolkata	Shibpur, Kolkata	West Bengal
Agri Horticultural Society of India, Alipore, Kolkata	Alipore, Kolkata	West Bengal
Garden of Medicinal Plants, North Bengal University		West Bengal
Lalbagh, Bangalore	Bangalore	Karnataka
Lloyd's Botanical Garden, Darjeeling	Darjeeling	West Bengal
Malampuzha Garden, Palakkad	Palakkad	Kerala
Mysore Zoo, Mysore	Mysore	Karnataka
Narendra Narayan Park, Cooch Behar	Cooch Behar	West Bengal
National Cactus and Succulent Botanical Garden and Research Centre	Panchkula	One of the largest Cactus and Succulent Botanical Garden in India, at Panchkula, Haryana.
Aquariums
Bagh-e-Bahu Aquarium    $	Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir
Bangalore Aquarium	Bangalore	Karnataka
Calcutta Aquarium	Kolkata	West Bengal
Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) Aquarium	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
Dr. A. M. Michael Aquarium, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies	Panangad, Kochi	Kerala
District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) Aquarium	Kozhikode	Kerala
Jagdishchandra Bose Aquarium	Surat	Gujarat
Jawahar Aquarium	Mussoorie	Uttarakhand
Kankaria Aquarium	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
Kollam Aquarium	Kollam	Kerala
Lal Bagh aquarium	Bangalore	Karnataka
Machhli Ghar	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
MARC Aquarium	Digha	West Bengal
Marine Biological Research Station	Ratnagiri	Maharashtra
Marine Life Aquarium	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Matsyadarsini Aquarium	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
Nandankanan Zoo Aquarium	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan	Patna	Bihar
Star aquarium	Karunagappalli	Kerala
Taraporewala Aquarium	Mumbai	Maharashtra
Travancore Royal Aquarium	Trivandrum	Kerala
ICAR-NBFGR Ganga Aquarium	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
Varkala Aquarium    $$	Trivandrum	Kerala
VGP Marine Kingdom	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
$   This 222m long aquarium inside Bahu fort, is India's largest underground aquarium.
$$  The 4 storey Aquarium is situated on the baech at Thiruvambady.ADAK built this 3500 sq.ft Aquarium.