Bangladesh being a small country has few government owned zoos. However many areas of the country notably many islands in the Bay of Bengal is governed as natural zoological garden.
Dhaka Zoo
Located in the Mirpur section of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. The Zoo contains many native and non-native animals and wild life.
Established in 1974, the 186-acre (75 ha) Dhaka Zoo attracts around 10,000 visitors every day. The number increases during the weekends.
The zoo is currently home to 2,050 animals from 165 species. Of them, 58 are mammals including elephants, Royal Bengal Tigers, lions, cheetahs, rhinoceroses, zebras, different species of monkeys and chimpanzees, hippos and more. There are 66 species of birds, 13 species of reptiles including snakes and crocodiles, and 28 species of fish. |
