A Glimpse of New Manila Zoo
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna gives a small tour of the upcoming New Manila Zoo.
Munting pasilip para sa Bagong Manila Zoo!Sa mga Manileño at lahat ng Pilipino, you deserve the best. Sana po magustuhan ninyo at ng pamilya niyo ang aming simpleng Pamasko para sa inyo!Sa lahat ng nagsumikap na maisakatuparan ang ating pangarap, maraming maraming salamat! Ang galing talaga ng manggagawang Pilipino!
As the city begins work on the new "Bagong Manila Zoo" Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has great aspirations.
Moreno believes the $1.73 billion project will eventually compete with Singapore Zoo, which is presently regarded as the world's greatest rainforest zoo.
"You will see this, we are going to construct the finest zoo in Asia in the near future," Moreno stated during the groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday.
According to the local administration, the 51,000-square-meter makeover would contain a new veterinary facility, animal habitats, gardens, a museum, a restaurant, and a new parking lot. Officials expect to finish the renovation in 19 months.
The zoo has been closed to the public since January 2019, after the Environment Department designated it as a major polluter of Manila Bay. According to officials, the new zoo would have its own sewage treatment system.
The Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden first opened to the public on July 25, 1959 during the tenure of Manila Mayor Arsenio Lacson. Manila Zoo was constructed for about a year, and costed of more than ₱1 million. Its inauguration was attended by First Lady Leonila Garcia. It is claimed to be the oldest zoo in Asia by the Manila city government which regards the site as city landmark, which is incorrect since Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo has existed since 1882.
In the mid-2000s, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched a campaign against Manila Zoo calling for its closure as part of its global campaign against zoos. The animal rights organization supported plans to convert the zoo into a sports complex. The Manila city government led by Mayor Alfredo Lim, as well as local vendors operating in the zoo opposed PETA's campaign against Manila Zoo.
Manila Zoo was indefinitely closed on January 23, 2019 by Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) identified it as a major pollutant of Manila Bay. The zoo was found to be dumping untreated sewage into an estuary that empties into the bay. Estrada's government planned to renovate the zoo, but the project was placed on hold.[13][14] Animals which remained in captivity continued to be taken care of by zoo employees and volunteers despite the closure.
Plans to renovate the zoo once again surfaced following the election of Isko Moreno as Manila mayor. On July 2020, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the zoo. The project's budget is ₱1.7 billion and is expected to be finished in 19 months. The future zoo would feature a 30-foot waterfall in the lagoon, a big cat enclosure, a marsupial exhibit, a monkey enclosure and a restaurant.
The Manila Zoo, formally known as the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden, is a 5.5ha zoo located in Malate, Manila, Philippines that opened on July 25, 1959.AnimalsThe Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden is home to about a thousand animals from 90 species as of April 2015. The zoo's most popular resident is Mali, an Asian elephant who arrived at the zoo in 1977 as 3 year old calf transported from Sri Lanka, after being poached from the wild.Other Animals residing in Manila Zoo includes a Bengal tiger, Malayan civet, monitor lizard and hippopotamus. Many of the animals of the zoo were born in captivity with three month-old juveniles recently born in April 2015. The zoo management is planning to transfer many of its animals to a separate breeding area or sanctuary outside Metro Manila due to over congestion in the zoo. The zoo is planned to be just an exhibit area.Wildlife Rescue CenterThe Wildlife Rescue Center serves as temporary shelter and repository for confiscated, donated, retrieved, sick, injured and abandoned wildlife species. The Wildlife Rescue Center has been the subject of public scrutiny in regard to their animal welfare standards. Botanical GardenThe Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden is home to many plant collections, from the botanically rich and diverse Philippine Islands and South Pacific region. Botanical garden Arboretum
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