:Guindy National Park
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| flickr: Guindy National Park |
Guindy National Park was opened in the year 1977 and is at
a distance of 12km away from Chennai central railway station. It is the 8th smallest national park in India. The annual
visitor of the zoo is approx 700,000. The zoo includes 130 species of birds, 14
species of mammals, over 60 species of butterflies and spider. The zoo is under
the Tamil Nadu Forest Department
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| flickr: The Guindy National Park |
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| flickr: The Guindy National Park |
The Guindy National Park, 2.70 sq.KM wide is uniquein more
ways than one. It has the rarest vegetation type–the tropical dry evergreen
vegetation. It is one of the smallest national parks and is situated right in
the heart of a metropolitan city.
The
major attractions of the zoo is the Blackbuck, chital or spotted deer, jackal,
small Indian civet, common palm civet, bonnet macaque, hyena. The park also
has black-naped hare and several species of bats and rodents. There is a
wide range of birds like grey partridge, crow pheasant, parrot, quail, paradise
flycatcher, black winged kite, Honey Buzzard, pariah kite. Guindy National
Park has a designated protected area entry
within which is possible only in the company of a forest ranger.
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