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G. B. Pant High Altitude Zoo Nainital, Nainital (India)

Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant High Altitude Zoo is a high altitude zoo situated in Nainital Uttarakhand. Established in 1984 and opened to public in 1995 it is situated on the Sher Ka Danda hill at a height of 2100 metres above sea-level and is spread over 4.6 hectares. It is the only High Altitude Zoo in north India besides those in Darjeeling and Sikkim. Over the years it has become a popular tourist attraction. The zoo was established in 1984 though it was opened to visitors on 1 June 1995. The Naintal Zoo was home to Indias only Siberian tiger from 2001 until its death in November 2011. The tiger named Kunal was half of a pair of tigers brought from Darjeeling in 1997. His older brother named Mahesh died in 2001.

Tallital Nainital Uttarakhand 263002
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