President Ranil Wickremesinghe will inaugurate a new international bird park and eco-tourism zone in Hanthana, Kandy.
This 27-acre exotic bird park and eco-tourism zone is next to the Hantana Tea Museum grounds and is home to more than a hundred different exotic bird species.
The park’s chairman, Nishantha Kottegoda, noted that in addition to migrating birds and birds native to other nations, it also houses a team that cares for and releases injured birds. Around 100 people are hired at this park to take care of the birds, he added, and it was constructed at a cost of 490 million rupees.
Hanthana International Bird Park now open, according to NewsWire.