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Section 9 in The Recognition Of Zoo Rules, 1992
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For the purposes of deciding standards and norms for recognition of zoos and monitoring and evaluating their performance, the zoos, on the basis of number of animals, species, endangered species and number of animals of endangered species exhibited, shall be classified into four categories as specified below:-| Category ofthe zoo | Large | Medium | Small | Mini |
| Number of animalexhibited | More than 750 | 500-750 | 200-499 | Less than 200 |
| Number of speciesexhibited | More than 75 | 50-75 | 20-49 | Less than 20 |
| Number of endangeredspecies exhibited | More than 15 | 10-15 | 5-9 | - |
| Number of animals ofendangered speciesexhibited | More than 150 | 100-149 | 50-99 | -] |