INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
As part of the National Animal Exchange Program, Sri Lanka has received a pair of brown bears, a pair of hyenas, and three pairs of meerkats
from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for exhibition in local zoological gardens.The animals arrived in the country on Monday (10).The three
pairs of meerkats have been sent to the Ridiyagama Safari Park, while the bears and hyenas have been placed in the Dehiwala Zoological
Gardens for a month-long quarantine.The Department of National Zoological Gardens stated that the animals will be put on public display
after completing the quarantine period.
