Bahawalpur Zoo

Bahawalpur Zoo, built up in 1942, is a 25-section of land 10 ha zoological garden in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It is overseen by the Government of Pakistan. The zoo has once in a while reproduced and provided wild felines, for example, Asiatic lions and Bengal tigers, to different zoos in the nation. It additionally has an aquarium and zoological exhibition hall with stuffed winged animals, reptiles and warm blooded creatures.

It was then named "Sher Bagh" signifying "lion plant". In 1955, the executive of the zoo Dr. Ghulam Haider Sumra was exchanged to the Department of Agriculture. From 1977 to 1982, the zoo stayed under the control of the Department of the Live Stock Punjab. The Bahawalpur Zoo is the fourth greatest zoo in Pakistan, after Lahore Zoo, Karachi Zoo and Islamabad Zoo. The displays are a blend between old style confines and more up to date moated nooks. One more seasoned show houses a couple of local felines, jackals, and an Indian civet feline.

Crocodiles are kept in an extensive open air walled in area lions, tigers, and hyenas are housed in more present day moated nooks. An expansive lake in the zoo is home to pelicans, cranes, and geese. A few peafowl are likewise on display. Blackbuck, hoard deer, nilgai, European red deer, chinkara, and European mouflon are altogether housed in vast enclosures. The zoo likewise incorporates a historical center with soft toys, including what is professed to be the last lion shot in the Punjab.