Yadanabon Zoological Gardens
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Mandalay Division, Myanmar
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The Yadanabon Zoological Gardens ({{langx|my|ရတနာပုံ တိရိစ္ဆာန် ဥယျာဉ်}} {{IPA|my|jədənàbòʊɰ̃ təɹeɪʔsʰàɰ̃ ʔṵjɪ̀ɰ̃|}}) is a zoo in Mandalay, Myanmar. The zoo has nearly 300 animals, including tigers, leopards and elephants,{{cite news | url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/myanmartimes/no222/MyanmarTimes12-222/008.htm | title=Baby elephant finds new home at zoo | author=Phyo Wai Kyaw | date=2004-06-28 | newspaper=The Myanmar Times}} and plays a major part in the conservation program for the highly threatened Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata).
According to a March 2011 report by a Yangon-based news magazine, the zoo reportedly is under consideration for privatization.
History
The zoo is located at the foot of Mandalay Hill and opened on 8 April 1989. In 2003, its facilities were upgraded for K500 million (approximately US$500K). Part of the upgrade program included a dedicated enclosure for the K. trivittata turtle with a larger ground pond, built with emergency funds donated by BTG Studios of Sydney and Allwetterzoo Münster of Germany.{{cite web | url=http://www.asianturtlenetwork.org/library/reports_papers/reports/assurance_colony_yadanabon_zoo.pdf | title=Assurance colony for Kachuga trivittata, update March 2004 | author=Gerald Kuchling | date=March 2004 | publisher=Asia Turtle Network}}
Burmese roofed turtle
Yadanabon Zoo is notable for playing a significant part in the successful conservation program with the Turtle Survival Alliance for the Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata). Feared extinct until 2002, and still very rare in the wild, several hundred individuals are now kept at the zoo and a turtle conservation center in Lawkananda Park, Bagan.Turtle Survival Alliance (8 April 2011). [http://www.turtlesurvival.org/blog/1/132 TSA Board Members Inspect the New Facilities in Myanmar.] Accessed 27 March 2012. Yadanabon Zoo also participate in the breeding program of the highly threatened Burmese star tortoise (G. platynota).{{cite web|url=http://www.turtlesurvival.org/calleburma |title=Trip Report, Myanmar and Cambodia, 20-31 Aug 2006 |date=2006-08-20 |access-date=2009-01-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828025048/http://www.turtlesurvival.org/calleburma |archive-date=August 28, 2008 }}
Photos
File:Yatanabon Zoo Sign.jpg|Yadanabon Zoo
File:Yadanabon Zoo Entrance.jpg|Zoo Entrance