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Shaheed
Ashfaq
Ullah
Khan
Zoological
Park
or
Gorakhpur
Zoological
Garden
commonly
known
as
Gorakhpur
Zoo
is
a
Zoological
Garden
in
Gorakhpur,
Uttar
Pradesh,
India.[2][3][4][5]
It
is
named
after
famous
Indian
freedom
fighter,
Shaheed
Ashfaqullah
Khan.
With
an
area
of
121.342
acres,[1]
it
will
be
the
second
biggest
zoo
in
Uttar
Pradesh
after
Kanpur
Zoological
Park.
It
was
opened
for
public
on
27
March
2021.There
are
currently
more
than
215
animals
available
in
the
zoo,
including
lions,
tigers,
Rhinos,
hyenas,
hippos,
bears,
monkeys,
different
types
of
deer,
10
types
of
birds
and
a
beautiful
aquarium
.
At
its
opening
ceremony
in
March
2021,
Uttar
Pradesh
Chief
Minister
Yogi
Adityanath
said
that
the
151
species
of
animals
in
the
zoo
would
be
increased
to
400,
and
that
something
new
should
be
seen
at
the
zoo
by
Diwali.[6]
In
End
of
March
2022.
Dr.
H
Ramamohan
(IFS)
is
the
Director
of
the
Zoo
and
Dr.
Yogesh
Pratap
Singh
(Veterinarian)
is
the
incharge
of
all
the
veterinary
services
of
the
Zoo.
Very
soon
Zebra
and
other
animals
will
be
added
to
zoo.
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