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{{Short description|Zoo in Thrissur, Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
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|zoo_name = Thrissur Zoological Park Wildlife Conservation & Research Centre
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|location = [[Puthur, Thrissur]], [[Thrissur]] City
|date_opened = 28 October 2025 <ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2025-10-28 |title=CM opens country’s first designer zoo and Asia’s second largest at Puthur |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cm-opens-countrys-first-designer-zoo-and-asias-second-largest-at-puthur/article70213397.ece |access-date=2025-10-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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|area = 336 acres
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|members = [[Central Zoo Authority of India|CZA]]<ref name="cza_list">
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|exhibits = Wildlife
|website = {{URL|https://www.museumandzoo.kerala.gov.in/}}
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'''Thrissur Zoological Park Wildlife Conservation & Research Centre''', commonly known as '''Thrissur Zoological Park''', is an under construction [[Zoo|zoological park]] [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Thrissur+Zoological+Park/@10.4898351,76.2879035,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x3ba7fb005dc58f43:0xf9a0904f288dec25!8m2!3d10.4898351!4d76.2879035!16s%2Fg%2F11y0m70sz7?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D situated] at [[Puthur, Thrissur|Puthur]], near [[Ollur]] in the city of [[Thrissur]] of the [[South India|South Indian]] state of [[Kerala]]. It will be India's first designer zoo and is also touted as one of the largest zoos in Asia. It will be the first zoo in the state which will be developed and managed by the [[Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department]]. The Zoological Park is being set up as a replacement for [[Thrissur Zoo]] at a cost of Rs 300 crore on 350 acres of land by recreating the natural habitat of animals and birds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=joyal.jose |title='ഇത്തരമൊന്ന് അപൂര്‍വവും ശ്രമകരവും'; തൃശൂര്‍ മൃഗശാലയിലെ മൃഗങ്ങളെ സുവോളജിക്കല്‍ പാര്‍ക്കിലേക്ക് മാറ്റാന്‍ അനുമതി |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/local-news/central-permits-animal-transfer-from-thrissur-zoo-to-puthur-zoological-park-joy-s0mkex |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml}}</ref>

==History==
The 13-acre [[Thrissur Zoo]] plot in the heart of the City of [[Thrissur]] where the zoo is currently located has been found unsuitable. Space constraints are affecting animals. Due to unavailability of Revenue Land, the zoo is being relocated to a 336-acre forest land in [[Puthur, Thrissur|Puthur]]. Thereby, the management of the Zoo will be handed over to [[Department of Forests and Wildlife (Kerala)]] and it will not attract the stringent provisions of the [[Forest Conservation Act, 1980]]. The zoological park was announced for Thrissur in 2000 by the then [[Kerala]] Forest Minister [[K. Sudhakaran]]. The project is being set up in the 150 acres of forest land near [[Puthur, Thrissur|Puthur]]. The zoological park is designed by Jon Coe, a leading international zoo designer from [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-09/kochi/36236877_1_zoological-park-forest-minister-first-phase
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109205412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-09/kochi/36236877_1_zoological-park-forest-minister-first-phase
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2013-11-09
|work=[[The Times of India]]
|title=Finance department allots Rs 5 crore for zoo in Puthur
|access-date=2013-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3819473.ece
|title=Green signal for Puthur Zoological Park
|publisher=The Hindu
|access-date=2013-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/06/stories/2007080655780800.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921225704/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/06/stories/2007080655780800.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2008-09-21
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|title=Thrissur zoo to be relocated to Puthur within five years
|date=2007-08-06
|access-date=2013-03-05}}</ref> The zoo is being constructed up on 336 acres at [[Puthur, Thrissur|Puthur]] at the estimated cost of Rs 130 crore.

The zoological park is being constructed in three phases. The [[Government of Kerala]] has released Rs 5 crore for the first phase of the zoological park in 2013 and would cost Rs 150 crores when it is completed. The funds will be also provided by the Central Government. In the first stage, ticket counter, construction of wall, sideways, canteen and enclosures to house animals were constructed. The enclosures will be in 10 acres. Shifting of animals from Thrissur Zoo was started after the enclosures were done. In the second phase, staff quarters and other facilities will be constructed. The total construction costs of the zoo may cost between Rs 300 to Rs 350 crores.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/construction-of-puthur-zoo-to-be-launched-on-march-16/article4503619.ece
|title=Construction of Puthur zoo to be launched on March 16
|publisher=The Hindu
|access-date=2013-03-14}}</ref>

==Facilities==
The main attraction of the new zoo is the special enclosures to exhibit wildlife in their natural habitat. Around 23 such places have been set up in Thrissur Zoological Park. Three of these are vast special habitats for different species of birds. It also has a veterinary hospital complex and feeding centers for animals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=350 ഏക്കറിൽ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ആദ്യ ഡിസൈനർ മൃഗശാല; പുത്തൂർ സുവോളജിക്കൽ പാർക്ക് യാഥാർഥ്യമാവുന്നു |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/features/puthur-zoological-park-thrissur-to-be-opened-soon-1.8886077 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Thrissur District]]

Thrissur Zoological Park Puthur [https://keralaclassify.com/listings/thrissur-zoological-park-puthur/ Location Map]

==References==
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{{Zoos of India}}
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{{Tourism in Kerala|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Zoos in Kerala]]
[[Category:Parks in Thrissur]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Thrissur]]

Thrissur Zoological Park Puthur - Revision history

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