Karachi Zoo (Urdu: کراچی چڑیاگھر) also known as Karachi Zoological Garden is located on Nishter Road and Sir Agha Khan III Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.  It is the oldest zoo in the country after Lahore Zoo.

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Karachi Zoo, established in year 1878, was commonly called as ‘Mahatma Gandhi Garden’ (Urdu: باغ مہاتما گاندھی). In 1861, the zoo was transferred to municipality by the government. In 1878, the municipality placed the zoo under a trust to be developed out of public subscription. Later, the zoo was once again opened to public in 1881. After the independence of Pakistanin 1947, the name was changed to ‘Karachi Zoological Gardens’ or ‘Karachi Zoo’ for short. In 1953, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation introduced a zoo curator and a qualified veterinary doctor.  In 1991-2 CDGK for remodelling of Natural History Museum, which was carried out. In 1992, the Japanese Princess inaugurated the remodeled Natural History Museum. Currently, total strength of Karachi Zoo is about 240 staff members.