Pinnawala Open Zoo

Pinnawala Open Zoo
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7°18′2″N 80°23′18″E / 7.30056°N 80.38833°E / 7.30056; 80.38833
Date opened17 April 2015
LocationPinnawala, Rambukkana
Land area44 acres
No. of animals100+
No. of species30+
Major exhibitsMammals, Birds, Reptiles
Location of Sri Lanka

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]

  1. ^ "Opening of Pinnawala Open Air Zoo on April 17".
  2. ^ "Pinnawala open air zoo opening today | Daily News Online : Sri Lanka's National News". dailynews.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17.