Madras Vandalur Zoo in India


Madras Vandalur Zoo
Local name Arignar Anna Zoological Park
Typezoo
Owner
Founded1979
First elephant arrived1979
Address GST Road, Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road
Zip-code 600048
Place Chennai
Country India
Website Website
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers 1985-2000: B Maran
Google map
Relevant literature
Description

Madras Vandalur Zoo, located at GST Road, Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road, in Chennai, India , was founded in 1979 and the first elephant arrived in 1979.

Living elephants

At the Madras Vandalur Zoo lives 9 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ⚪ Asokan
  2. ♀ Indira
  3. ♂ Narasimhan born 2009
  4. ♀ Periyanayagi
  5. ⚪ Sagar born 2008
  6. ♀ Sharon born 2009
  7. ♀ unknown
  8. ♀ unknown born 2011-09-00
  9. ♀ unknown born 2010-12-21

Comments / picturesThe Zoo was initiated as an outsourced zoo from Vandalur Zoo in Chennai.

Founded in 1855, the old Madras Zoo, was situated in Peoples Park near Park Town. By 1975, the zoo had expanded and had to be moved out of the city. In 1979, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department set aside 1300 acres (5.2 kmö) on the outskirts of the city to build the current zoo, which is one of the largest in South Asia.

The new sprawling zoo on Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road was inaugurated by then Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran.

The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, also known as the Vandalur Zoo, is located in Vandalur, 30 kilometers from the city of Chennai, India and 15 kilometers from Chennai Airport on GST Road.

References for records about Madras Vandalur Zoo

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2021). Madras Vandalur Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=352. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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