Tilyar Mini Zoo, Rohtak | |
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Endangered wildlife breeding | |
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  Tilyar Mini Zoo, Rohtak Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Tilyar Mini Zoo, Rohtak Tilyar Mini Zoo, Rohtak (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:28°52′44″N76°38′09″E / 28.87889°N 76.63583°E /28.87889; 76.63583 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Rohtak district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Haryana |
| • Body | Forests Department, Haryana |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Website | www |
TheTilyar Mini Zoo, Rohtak is located inside theTilyar Lake complex on Delhi Road inRohtak, Haryana, India. This Zoo was built in year 1987.
The Tilyar Zoo at Rohtak is 42 km fromDelhi border and the zoo is well maintained.[1][2] Fishing is permissible atTilyar Lake after paying INR200 fishing fee.[3]
Haryana had many mini zoos spread across the state. In 2001 theGovernment of Haryana decided to shut these down and replace them with well developed viable zoos, this included setting up the zoo atRohtak withinTilyar Lake complex.[4]
As a result, enclosures for housing animals and aviaries for birds were built. Visitor facilities such as landscaping, walkways and trials, gardens, hillocks, lakes, artificial waterfalls, cafe, visitor toilets and resting shelters, watch towers, drinking water facilities, etc. were created.[5]
The following animals have been housed in this zoo:[6]
Species found at the zoo (pictures for representation only).
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