Pinnawala Open Zoo
Pinnawala Open Zoo | |
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7°18′2″N 80°23′18″E / 7.30056°N 80.38833°E | |
Date opened | 17 April 2015 |
Location | Pinnawala, Rambukkana |
Land area | 44 acres |
No. of animals | 100+ |
No. of species | 30+ |
Major exhibits | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles |
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Wildlife of Sri Lanka |
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Pinnawala Open Zoo (also called Pinnawala Zoo: Sinhala: පින්නවල සත්වෝද්යානය) is a zoological garden in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka, which is situated closer to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. The zoo was opened for public on 17 April 2015. This is the first open-air zoo in Sri Lanka and second zoo in Sri Lanka after Dehiwala zoo. The zoo was opened for the visitors free of charge from 17 – 30 of April 2015.[1][2]
History
Sri Lanka has a rich diversity of animals across the country. Basically, the Dehiwala zoo provides all the facilities for many animals all over the world and due to high abundance of species, there was a difficulty of keeping endemic and native animals of Sri Lanka in those controlled condition. The commencement of Pinnawala Open Zoo first came through the period of former President
Zoo
The Pinnawala zoo is home for the many endemic animals in Sri Lanka. The zoo is divided into 7 enclosures, where the monkey island, Bird aviary, Amphibian area, and Pet area 2 are still in construction. There are internal road network throughout the zoo.
The 7 main enclosures are:
- Pet area
- Swan pond
- Deer enclosure
- Crocodile enclosure
- Leopard enclosure
- Bear enclosure
- Butterfly garden
Animals
The zoo is divided into two sections: the Sri Lankan zone and the World zone. Currently, the zoo is home for many boring animals such as
Gallery
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Flamingo section
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Leopard enclosure
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Leopard watching room
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Sloth bear enclosure
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Butterfly garden
See also
References
- ^ "Opening of Pinnawala Open Air Zoo on April 17".
- ^ "Pinnawala open air zoo opening today | Daily News Online : Sri Lanka's National News". dailynews.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17.
- ^ "Pinnawala open air zoo opening today | Daily News Online : Sri Lanka's National News". dailynews.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17.
- ^ "An Open Air Zoo to be declared open in Pinnawala". 15 April 2015.
- ^ "The First Open-air Zoo in Sri Lanka to Open in Pinnawala".