Malacca to house one of the largest bird parks in Southeast Asia

MALACCA: A bird park, one of the largest in Southeast Asia with 6,000 birds from 300 species, will be built on a 1.8ha site at the Botanical Garden in Ayer Keroh here. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said this latest tourism product was part of the second phase of the landscape development and tourism facility project located within the 92.5 hectare Botanical Garden.

"Apart from the bird park, other projects include a watch tower, renovation of chalets and landscaping upgrade of the Botanical Garden. A fountain will also be built at the garden," he said after performing the groundbreaking ceremony for RM30mil bird park here Wednesday. The project, he said, is expected to be completed in 20 months. The bird park is expected to provide competition for Singapore's Jurung Bird Park. 

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