Nandankanan Tigers Park
General Information | ||
Total Area | 400 sq km. |
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Best time to visit | July - October. | |
Accommodation | Hotels & Restaurants. | |
Nearest Town | Bhubaneshwar (20 km). | |
How to get there | Train: Bhubaneshwar (20 km). | |
Species found | White Tigers, The Chinkara, Dear, Black Panthers , Gharial and Crocodiles. |
The picturesque
Nandankanan, or the Garden of the Gods, is a beautiful biological
park, 20 kms from Bhubaneshwar, established in 1960. It sprawls
across the Chandaka forest, where the flora and fauna flourish in
their natural habitat. The park houses the very first captive
gharial breeding centre of the country. The zoo at Nandakanan is
world-renowned for its white tigers. In 1980, for the very first
time, three white tiger cubs were born from normal colored parents.
With facilities for boating, white tiger and lion safaris, a
nocturnal animal house, reptile park, aerial ropeway and cable car,
it is the place for a person with a penchant for the great outdoors.
Nandankanan's beautifully versatile environs offer the tourists a
great opportunity to be adventurous or laid back......If you donot
feel like tearing around sighting animals and watching the birds,
you can settle down to a leisurely picnic and mid-afternoon nap
under the trees .If you feel a little more energetic you can meander
along one of their nature trail.
WHITE TIGER BREEDING
One of the rarest creature in the World , the regal white tiger
,received the new lease of life with the important research and
concerted efforts initiated to try and breed then in the natural
environs of Nandankanan . 1980 on a day full excitement and
jubilation, the first litter of White tigers were born to Deepak and
Ganga , to tawny tiger . Subsequent litters of white tigers have
been distributed to zoos both at home and abroad. Currently,
Nandankanan is home to over 34 white tigers.