Fees charged so far for visiting zoos and safari parks have been increased by 25 to 82 percent from today.
Tickets fee for Visiting Dehiwala Zoo, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawala Zoo, and Rideegama Safari Park, which are under the control of the National Zoological Department, have been increased.
The Department of Zoology states that this fee revision has taken place after the year 2017.
The increase is on the advice of the Treasury Department’s Department of Public Finance, which has raised a number of issues, including rising animal maintenance costs and problems with the foreign exchange rate.
