In year 1954 or about 50 years ago, the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand was established as government agency to directly supervise Zoological garden or zoo. Until the present time the Zoological Park Organization has 5 zoos are under responsibility namely; Dusit Zoo,Khao KheawOpen Zoo, Chiangmai Zoo, Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo and the last is Songkhla Zoo, open to the public and tourists since 1998. The first zoo in thailand is much older and have the interesting history.

The Zoological Park Organization have duty take responsibility to give education in conservation of animal and plant breed research as well as recreation place for visitors. There are 5 administration structure sections namely; Affair division, Tecnical division, Audit Committee, Policy and Planning division, Business Development and Public Relation division located in Dusit Zoo as coordinate activities section and arrange various activities to zoo.

In the reign of King Rama V, formerly, Dudit Zoo was a part of Royal Dusit Garden Palace with the local name of “Khao Din Wana” came from filling soil to be hill among water which was set up and named by King Rama V as his private botanical garden. King Rama V visited to group of Java Island in 1908 and took a number of Chital deer back to raise in deer garden located in Royal Amphorn Palace area, at the following time, generation of Chital deer were moved to Dusit Zoo

Thereafter, the change of administration in 1932, the government of Field Marshal P. Pibunsongkram, the Prime Minister of Thailand at the time, asked the King for the land at Royal Dusit Garden Palace area. King Rama VIII granted the land, then the government asked the Bangkok Municipality to establish the zoo was turned over to the Zoological Park Organization as well as recreation park for the public.

On 18 March 1938, HRH Prince Aditya Dibabha Abhakara, the chairman of the regency council granted the land to set up the zoo for the public on behalf of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) conceded Bangkok Municipality to administrate. Thereafter, Bangkok Municipality moved Chital deer from Royal Amphorn Garden Palace to Royal Dusit Garden and collected animals from both domestic and foreign countries to be raised for visitor. In addition, decorating the site as recreation place for public including named “Dusit Zoo” as the first Zoological garden Thailand.

Dusit zoo; the area is approximately 47.2 acres or 118 rais of land regarded as abundant zoological garden among city. Complete administration in accordance with the objective both giving education, conservation and breeding, raising animals pen as well as recreation place for public. Dusit zoo has been open for 66 years. There are diverse wild animals both domestic and foreign countries total more over 2,500 species. There are average 2.5 million visitor per year.

Journey : How to get there;

Bus No. 5, 9, 18, 28, 70, 108, 528, 515, 539, 542 (See detail at http://www.moffle.com/bus/ )