Lucknow Zoo TRAVEL GUIDE

Situated at the core of Lucknow, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Prani Udyan or Lucknow Zoo is the most preferred destination for natural lovers from all over the city. This is a huge zoo which is spread over the area of 71.6 acres and was built in 1921 to tribute the Prince of Royal Highness known as Prince of Wales. later its name was changed from Prince of Wales Zoo to Lucknow Zoo. A part of breathtaking animals and birds, for example, Royal Bengal Tiger, White Tiger, Lion, Wolf, Great Pied Hornbill, Golden Pheasant and Silver Pheasant can be seen here in their usual natural surroundings.

Notwithstanding being a shelter for animals, for example, Hoolock Gibbon, Himalayan Black Beer, Indian Rhinoceros, Blackbuck, Swamp Dear, Barking Dear and Hog Deer, are a variety of exciting animals of Lucknow Zoo. You can see the vintage train shown in the zoo premises, and if you need extra, then the toy train on board, which goes through the zoo, bounce! The state museum depicting ancient objects from Awadh has been arranged in addition to Lucknow Zoo. Despite this, for some occasions, for example, Wildlife Weeks and Children's Day ceremonies are usually organized here too.

History of Lucknow Zoo

The named, Prince of Wales Zoo was built in the year 1921 for the luxury visit of the Prince of Wales, his Royal Highness. Plentiful handouts were made by the landowners and the main inhabitants of the state for the cause, who gave possessions and property for the development of zoological houses. Apart from this, the animals were also given by the elite, which were then also set in the exhibition.

In order to check the procedures, the Board of Trustees was shaped, in which diverse and other specific Native were included. Lucknow commissioner Colonel Fenthorpe was named the primary secretary and Sheikh Maqbool Hussain was the first secretary of the commission. The Committee was nominated on 17 August 1926 under the Societies Registration Act. The format of the zoo was planned by Mr. Little Bogla and 26 structures with enclosures were developed in full rupees of 2,08,800/-.

Overseasing panel was broken in the year 1950 and an advisory committee was nominated as Secretary, U.P., Secretary of Public Health Department and its Director and External Administrator, Director of Medical and Health Services, Uttar Pradesh. In the year 1966, the re-inspection expert was changed when the forest department had been exchanged control and today it is still manipulated all the time. The name of the zoo was changed from " Prince of Wales Zoological Gardens, Lucknow" to “Lucknow Zoo” on June 4, 2001.