VOC park and zoo

V O Chidambaranar park and zoo

VOC park
Location	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°00′21″N 76°58′15″E / 11.005718°N 76.970914°ECoordinates: 11°00′21″N 76°58′15″E / 11.005718°N 76.970914°E
Land area	4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Number of animals	890[1]
Memberships	CZA
Website	coimbatore.nic.in/tourism.html

V O Chidambaranar park and zoo (abbreviated VOC park) is a zoological garden and amusement park located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. As of 2013, the park houses around 890 animals including 335 birds, 106 mammals and 54 reptiles.^[2] The park is named after freedom fighter V O Chidambaram Pillai and is managed by Coimbatore city Corporation.

Park and grounds

Pelicans at the zoo

There is a park, children's play area and ground associated with the zoo. The park also has a toy train, jurassic park and aquarium.^[3] The grounds are used for conducting fairs and events including the annual Independence day and Republic day celebrations.^[4] The park has over 200 species of trees including Sandalwood.^[5]

References

1. "New arrivals at VOC Park Zoo". Retrieved 28 March 2015.
2. Madhavan, Karthik (2014-07-30). "Zoo animal adoption programme in Coimbatore draws a blank". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
3. "Plans on to revamp VOC Park". The Hindu. 2014-10-26. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
4. "Republic Day celebrated with pomp, gaiety". The Hindu. 2015-01-27. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
5. "Two sandalwood trees felled in VOC Park". The Hindu. 2014-08-21. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-16.