Myanmar’s first international Elephant Museum opens at Yangon Zoo

THE Yangon Zoo has invited the public to explore Myan­mar’s first international nat­ural heritage sanctuary, the Elephant Museum inside the zoo, as one of the must-visit destinations.

 

The elephant museum is dedicated to Asian elephants, their habitats and habits, and it will provide an in-depth look at the habitats and habits of the wildlife in Myanmar, as well as details of their history in different ages.

 

The museum also features utensils of rare elephants, an­cient elephant bones, fossils, tusks, skeletons of a whole elephant, Myanmar handi­crafts made with elephant body parts, and books on ele­phant-keeping techniques for personal exploration.

 

It was opened inside the Yangon Zoo on World Wildlife Day on 3 March 2019, aiming to protect elephants and ed­ucate the public. The muse­um will contribute to raising public awareness on elephant conservation, combating illicit trafficking of elephant parts, reducing human-elephant conflicts, preventing their extinction and participating in the wildlife conservation campaigns.

 

The Yangon Zoo is open from 8 am to 4 pm every day, and elephant lovers are invited to visit the Elephant Museum located inside the zoo, it stated. — MT/ZN