South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation

South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation
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Founded	August 4, 2000
Type	Regional not-for-profit organization
Origins	ZOO
Area served	South Asia
Website	www.zooreach.org

The South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation or (SAZARC) is an organization for South Asian zoos and aquariums. SAZARC was established on August 4, 2000 at the first meeting of South Asian Zoos, held at Central Zoo, Kathmandu, Nepal, initiated by the Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO). It became a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2004.^[1] SAZARC is considered the sister organization of the South East Asian Zoos Association (SEAZA), the only other regional association of zoos in Asia.

Conferences

The following table lists the year and venue of all annual conferences of SAZARC.

Session	Started	Ended	Host	Location	Additional notes
First Annual Conference	August 3, 2000	August 3, 2000	Central Zoo	Kathmandu, Nepal	Founding members were Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.^[2]
Second Annual Conference	October 7, 2001	October 11, 2001	Taiping Zoo	Perak, Malaysia	Combined meeting with SEAZA. 10th anniversary of SEAZA.
Third Annual Conference	October 6, 2002	October 11, 2002	Dhaka Zoo	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Fourth Annual Conference^[2]	December 1, 2003	December 5, 2003	Colombo Zoo	Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Fifth Annual Conference^[2]	December 1, 2004	December 5, 2004	Lahore Zoo	Lahore, Pakistan	First time participation of Afghanistan. SAZARC became a member of WAZA.
Sixth Annual Conference^[2]	December 1, 2005	December 5, 2005	Karl Kübel Institute	Coimbatore, India
Seventh Annual Conference^[2]	September 11, 2006	September 13, 2006	Saigon Zoo	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Combined meeting with SEAZA. 15th anniversary of SEAZA.
Eighth Annual Conference^[2]	January 30, 2008	February 3, 2008	Kamla Nehru Zoo	Ahmedabad, India
Ninth Annual Conference	February 11, 2009	February 15, 2009	Colombo Zoo	Dehiwala, Sri Lanka	10th anniversary of SAZARC.
Tenth Annual Conference^[3]	November 22, 2010	November 27, 2010	Central Zoo	Kathmandu, Nepal	First time participation of Bhutan.

The other logo of SAZARC

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v t e World Association of Zoos and Aquariums institutional members
Africa	PAAZAB
Asia	EARAZA JAZA SEAZA SAZARC
Australia	ZAA
Europe	AFDPZ BIAZA DAZA DWV EAZA DTG VDZ AIZA UIZA SAZA SNDPZ UCSZ
North America	AZA CAZA AMACZOOA AZCARM
South America	ACOPAZOA ALPZA FUNPZA
Affiliate Members	AAZV AWELY Back to Africa BNA CZAI DGHT EAZWV EUAC IZW ISIS IZEA VZP WIN ZOO

v t e Zoos of India
Zoos	Alipore Zoological Gardens Allen Forest Zoo Amirthi Zoological Park Arignar Anna Zoological Park ChattBir Zoo Chennai Snake Park Gopalpur Zoo Etawah Wildlife Safari Park Gulab Bagh and Zoo Guwahati Zoo Indira Gandhi Zoological Park Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park Jaipur Zoo Jijamata Udyaan Lucknow Zoo Madras Crocodile Bank Marble Palace Zoo Mysore Zoo Nandankanan Zoological Park National Zoological Park Nehru Zoological Park Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo, Nainital Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park Parassinikkadavu Snake Park Sajjangarh Biological Park Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden Sandish Compound Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park Thrissur Zoo Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo Warangal Zoo
Aquariums	Bangalore Aquarium Taraporewala Aquarium
Organisations	Central Zoo Authority of India Zoo Outreach Organisation Wildlife Institute of India Indian Institute of Forest Management South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation
Related lists	Botanical gardens in India Wildlife sanctuaries of India

v t e Zoos of Pakistan
Zoos	Bahawalpur Zoo Hyderabad Zoo (Rani Bagh) Islamabad Zoo Karachi Zoo Lahore Zoo Landhi Korangi Zoo Peshawar Zoo
Safari parks	Jallo Wildlife Park Karachi Safari Park Lahore Zoo Safari Lohi Bher Wildlife Park Murree Wildlife Park
Theme Parks	Jungle World Kund Bear Park Lake View Park
Aquariums	Clifton Fish Aquarium Karachi Municipal Aquarium Landhi Korangi Aquarium
Aviaries	Changa Manga Vulture Center Dhodial Pheasant Center Karachi Walkthrough Aviary Lahore Walkthrough Aviary Lake View Park Aviary Lakki Marwat Crane Center Saidpur Hatchery
Wildlife parks	Attock Wildlife Park Bahawalnagar Wildlife Park Bhagat Wildlife Park Changa Manga Wildlife Park Dera Ghazi Khan Wildlife Park Gatwala Wildlife Park Kamalia Wildlife Park Lalazar Wildlife Park Perowal Wildlife Park Rahim Yar Khan Wildlife Park Sulemanki Wildlife Park Vehari Wildlife Park
Related people	Syed Babar Ali Fakhar Abbas Altaf M. Saleem Uzma Khan
Related organizations	SAZARC WWF Pakistan
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