Mini Zoo & Black Buck Breeding Centre, Pipli

Black Buck Breeding Centre & Mini Zoo काला हिरण प्रजनन केंद्र एवं लघु चिड़ियाघर
Endangered Wildlife Breeding

Black Buck Breeding Centre & Mini Zoo Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 29°59′08″N 76°53′37″E / 29.98556°N 76.89361°E / 29.98556; 76.89361Coordinates: 29°59′08″N 76°53′37″E / 29.98556°N 76.89361°E / 29.98556; 76.89361
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Kurukshetra district
Government
• Type	Government of Haryana
• Body	Forests Department, Haryana
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	www.haryanaforest.gov.in

The Black Buck Breeding Centre & Mini Zoo (Hindi: काला हिरण प्रजनन केंद्र एवं लघु चिड़ियाघर, पीपली, कुरुक्षेत्र जिला, हरियाणा, भारत) is located on Grand Trunk Road near Pipli bus stand in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India.

Description

The Black Buck Breeding Centre and Mini Zoo were set up by the Forests Department, Haryana of the Government of Haryana. It houses a blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) breeding program. The zoo has the following animals:^[1]

Tiger - 1
Blackbuck - 10
Bonnet macaque - 5
Chital (spotted deer) - 1
Indian hog deer - 1
Gray langur - 2
Barking deer - 2
Guineafowl - 4
Silver pheasant - 2
Fantail pigeon - 5
Cockatiel - 6
Mugger - 2

Incidents related to zoos in Haryana

Deer Park, Hisar, founded in 1970-71, is oldest among zoos and deer parks in Haryana
Haryana is now left with 5 tigers in captivity: 2 each in Mini Zoo, Bhiwani and Rohtak Zoo and 1 in Pipali Zoo^[2]
In 2003, a baby baboon was born in Pipali Zoo^[3]
In 2009, tiger Apaya of Bhiwani zoo attacked and killed another tigress.^[4]
In 2011, tiger Apaya of Bhiwani zoo entered the enclosure of another tigress Rani and attacked her. Rani died and was buried on the zoo premises.
In 2011 another tiger Brondis had killed a caretaker in Bhiwani zoo.
In 2014, 43 private school kids who were visiting Bhiwnai zoo were attacked by the bees.^[5]

Album

Representative album of types of animals and birds found in this zoo.

Blackbuck fleeing
Male and female blackbucks
Antelope jumping
Bandar (monkey)

References

External links

A video of a Bengal tiger in Pipli Zoo is here.

Protected areas of Haryana

National Parks	Kalesar National Parkat District Yamunanagar Pinjore Gardens Sultanpur National Parkat District Gurgaon

Wildlife Sanctuaries	Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary District Yamunanagar Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, District Jhajjar Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, District Kurukshetra Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary, District Panchkula Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary, District Rewari Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary, District Sirsa Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary, District Jhajjar Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary, District Panchkula

Conservation Reserves	Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary, District Kaithal, Kurukshetra Bir Bara Ban Wildlife Sanctuary, District Jind

Deer Parks	Deer Park, Hisar

Zoo	1.Mini Zoo Bhiwani 2.Rohtak Zoo 3.Mini Zoo Pipli

Breeding Centres	Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani Crocodile Breeding Centre at Bhaur Saidan (Kurukshetra) Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni

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