Pakistan Mulls Permanent Closure of Zoo Amid Economic Crisis

Pakistan Mulls Permanent Closure of Zoo Amid Economic Crisis
Mahouts feed elephant Noor Jehan at the Karachi Zoo in Karachi, Pakistan, on April 18, 2023. - Noor Jehan has been barely able to walk around her enclosure at the zoo because of a huge growth between her back legs, sparking concern from keepers and visitors. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images
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Pakistan is considering permanently closing Karachi Zoo due to the government’s lack of capacity to properly care for the wild animals amid one of the worst economic crises the country has faced in years.

Pakistan’s federal minister for climate change, Senator Sherry Rehman, has urged the provincial government to shut down the zoo after an elephant became critically ill owing to insufficient animal care, The Nation reported on April 16.
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