Guindy National Park

Guindy National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Guindy National Park entrance
Location in Chennai, India
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nearest city	Chennai
Coordinates	13°00′09″N 80°13′51″E / 13.00259°N 80.23079°E / 13.00259; 80.23079
Area	2.7057 km2 (1.0447 sq mi)
Established	1977
Visitors	700,000 (in 2006[1])
Governing body	Tamil Nadu Forest Department
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Guindy National Park is a protected area, located in Chennai, India. Spread across 2.70 km² (1.04 sq mi), it is one of the smallest National Parks in India and one of the few national parks situated inside a metropolitan area. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor of Tamil Nadu and encloses forests, scrub lands, lakes and streams.

The park has a role in both ex situ and in situ conservation and is home to a variety of species including a wide variety of snakes, geckos, tortoises, over 130 species of birds, 14 species of mammals including 400 blackbucks, 2,000 spotted deer, 24 jackals, over 60 species of butterflies and spiders each and other invertebrates. These are free-ranging fauna that live with minimal interference from human beings. Guindy Snake Park, formerly the location of Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Children's Park are located next to the park in the same premises. As of 2007, the parks had 700,000 annual visitors.