Guest guest Posted May 30, 2002 Report Share Posted May 30, 2002 ***************************Advertisement*************************** TechCentral http://star-techcentral.com ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: Johore zoo faces financial strain This article is from thestar.com.my URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/5/29/nation/jbzoo & sec=nation ________________________ Wednesday, May 29, 2002 Johor Zoo faces financial strain JOHOR BARU: Johor Zoo has lost tens of thousands of ringgit in income due to its temporary closure to locate and recapture the missing panther that escaped last Thursday. The closure has dealt a financial blow to the zoo, which banks on public holidays and school holidays to earn entrance charges of RM2 per person. The money is used to pay the food bill of some 100 species of animals in the 5ha compound. Zoo manager Zakaria Razali said the zoo barely makes enough to feed the animals while its administrative cost is subsidised by the state government. “The closure has really strained the zoo financially but we have no choice as it concerns public safety,” he said. The zoo, located at Jalan Gertak Merah, is one of the oldest in the country. It was built in 1928 by Sultan Sir Ibrahim and handed over to the state government to manage in the 1960s. Although it underwent a RM100,000 facelift last year, its major structures such as the concrete enclosure where the seven-year-old panther had escaped by scaling the six-metre high wall had basically remained unchanged. On Monday, Science, Technology and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Law Hieng Ding had asked the zoo to review its safety features and measures in view of the escape. However, for a zoo that could hardly meet its estimated RM60,000 operational and maintenance cost a month, upgrading plans would largely depend on allocations from the state. <!-- Page: 8 --> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2002 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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