Zoological Garden, Alipore 4.68

The history of the Zoological Garden, Alipore dates back as far as 1842. In 1842, Dr. John McCleland the Curator, Bengal Asiatic Society’s Museum formulated a plan For establishment of Zoological Garden in Calcutta which was published in the Calcutta Journal of Natural History entitled “Proposal to form a Zoological Garden in Calcutta” But the said plan did not attract any notice at that time.
Finally, in 1875, the then Lt. Government of Bengal, Sir Richard Temple constituted
A Committee to find out a suitable site for establishing a zoological garden. The said Committee chose the land on each side of the Alipore Road leading from Zerrut Bridge to
Belvedere.
The site was approved by the Lt. Governor of Bengal on 24th September, 1875.
The first Committee of Management was set up under a Government resolution of December 9, 1875 and the Managing Committee comprising of five members met for the first time on 10th December, 1875.

The Managing Committee then settled the rates of admission fees and threw open
Gate of the Zoological Garden, Alipore on the 1st of May, 1876.