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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park is a safari park in Gazipur, Bangladesh. This safari park is spread over 3810 acres (1542 ha) of Sal Forest which makes it one of the largest safari parks in the world and the largest in Asia.[2][3][4] It was inaugurated on October 31, 2013.[5] It is located about 40 km north of Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka near the Dhaka - Mymensingh Highway.[6]

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park
বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিব সাফারি পার্ক

Entrance of Bangabandhu Safari Park
Date opened	October 31, 2013; 8 years ago (2013-10-31)[1]
Location	Gazipur, Bangladesh
Coordinates
Land area	3810 acres (1542 ha)
No. of animals	3000
No. of species	47
Website	www.safariparkgazipur.info.bd

The park is divided into 5 major sections. They are the Core Safari, Safari Kingdom, Biodiversity Park, Extensive Asian Safari Park and Bangabandhu Square.[7]

Animals

This safari park is home to 47 species of animals and birds out of which 28 species are local. The total population of animals and birds is about 3000.[8] Most notable are :[9][10]

• Tiger[11]
• Lion
• Elephant
• Zebra[12]
• Deer
• Butterfly
• Duck
• Kangaroo[13]
• Gharial[14]

Core Safari

Only Safari busses can enter into this zone. But Travelers can see the animals in natural environment while sitting inside the bus. This zone is made up with 1335 acres of land in which 20 acres of land for tiger, 21 acres of land for lion, 8.50 acres of land for black bear, 8 acres of land for African cheetah, 81.50 acres of land for chital, 80 acres of land for gaur, 105 acres of land for elephant, 35 acres of land for hippo, 22 acres of land for deer, 25 acres of land for nilgai, 407 acres of land for buffalo and 290 acres of land for African safari.[15]

Reception

The Daily Star called the Safari Park "one of the best latest tourist additions".[16] The park attracts regular visitors from Dhaka.[17]

References

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