Yadanabon Zoological Garden

Yadanabon Zoological Garden
particularities	Burmese roof turtle (Batagur trivittata)
place	12st, bt 70st x 73st, Aung Myay Thar San Township, Mandalay, 05013, Myanmar
surface	22 ha
opening	April 8, 1989
Individuals	300

f22.006 96.1Coordinates: 22 ° 0 ′ 21.6 ″ N , 96 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E

The Yadanabon Zoological Garden (Burmese: ရတနာပုံ တိရိစ္ဆာန် ဥ ယျာဉ် [jədənàbòʊɰ̃ təɹeɪʔsʰàɰ̃ ʔṵjɪ̀ɰ̃]) is a zoo in Mandalay , Myanmar . The zoo has almost 300 animals, including tigers, leopards and elephants and plays an important role in the protection program for the critically endangered Burmese roof turtle ( Batagur trivittata ).

According to a report by a Rangoon news magazine in March 2011, the zoo is allegedly being considered for privatization.

history

The zoo is located at the foot of the Mandalay Hills and opened on April 8, 1989. In 2003, its facilities were upgraded for 500 million kyat (approximately $ 500,000 USD). Part of the modernization program included a special enclosure for the Burmese roof turtle with a larger ground pond, which was built with emergency funds donated by BTG Studios in Sydney and the Allwetterzoo Münster .

Burmese roof turtle

Yadanabon Zoo is known for having played a significant role in the successful conservation program with the Turtle Survival Alliance for the Burmese roof turtle. Endangered until 2002 and still very rare in the wild, several hundred specimens are now kept in the zoo and in a turtle sanctuary in Lawkananda Park in Bagan . The Yadanabon Zoo also participates in the breeding program of the critically endangered Burmese Star Tortoise ( Geochelone platynota ).

photos

Yadanabon Zoo
Zoo entrance

Individual evidence

↑ Phyo Wai Kyaw: Baby elephant finds new home at zoo . In: The Myanmar Times , June 28, 2004.
↑ Gerald Kuchling: Assurance colony for Kachuga trivittata, update March 2004. In: Asia Turtle Network. March 2004, accessed April 28, 2020 .
↑ Trip Report, Myanmar and Cambodia, Aug 20-31, 2006 . August 20, 2006. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2009.

[mt-2-1] Phyo Wai Kyaw: Baby elephant finds new home at zoo . In: The Myanmar Times , June 28, 2004.

[2] Gerald Kuchling: Assurance colony for Kachuga trivittata, update March 2004. In: Asia Turtle Network. March 2004, accessed April 28, 2020 .

[tsa-3] Trip Report, Myanmar and Cambodia, Aug 20-31, 2006 . August 20, 2006. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2009.