Monday, 11 January 2010

Dhaka zoo

Dhaka zoo is largest zoo in Bangladesh situated in Mirpur, Dhaka. It is the national zoo under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. it was ceremonially opened for public on June 23, 1974. The area of the Dhaka Zoo is nearly about 75 ha. It has two lakes of about 13 ha, which receive thousands of waterfowls every year in winter. The total number of vertebrate fauna in the zoo is about 2,150 in 191 species. Included in these animals, are about 551 mammals under 64 species, 1,543 birds under 90 species, 73 reptiles under 15 species, and about 104 aquarium fishes under 23 species.

1 comment:

  1. Your blog could have been a great one, if you could provided more effort. There is a necessity for web based information about different interesting areas in Dhaka city. Your blog topic was good. I hope you can use your experience of this project to develop a good blog in future.

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