It will be the first zoo in the state which will be developed and managed by the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department.
The Zoological Park is being set up as a replacement for Thrissur Zoo at a cost of Rs 300 crore on 350 acres of land by recreating the natural habitat of animals and birds.
The zoological park was announced for Thrissur in 2003 by the then Kerala Forest Minister K. Sudhakaran.
[3][4][5] The zoo is being constructed up on 336 acres at Puthur at the estimated cost of Rs 130 crore.
[6] The main attraction of the new zoo is the special enclosures to exhibit wildlife in their natural habitat.