Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden

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Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden also known as Sakkarbaug Zoo or Junagadh Zoo at Junagadh, Gujarat, India is famous worldwide for providing purebreed Asiatic Lions for the Indian and the international Endangered species captive breeding program for the critically endangered Asiatic Lions. Wild free ranging Asiatic Lions have become extinct all over Asia and are today found only in the nearby Gir Forest.

[edit] See also

• Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA), Governing Authority of all Zoos in India
• Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO), India is an NGO
• List of Zoos in India
• Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
• List of zoos
• Animals in captivity

[edit] External links

• Zoos Worldwide Zoos, aquariums, animal sanctuaries and wildlife parks worldwide.
• World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
• AIZA
• Official website of: "Central Zoo Authority of India" (CZA), Government of India

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