MELAKA: The Malaysian Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (Mazpa) is appealing to the government to provide them with financial assistance to save jobs and wildlife at privately-managed menageries.
Mazpa vice-chairman Gerard Wong Woon See said the movement control order since March 18 had put tremendous pressure on the already tight financial situation of these zoological parks.He added Mazpa is the only zoological association in the country with members from both government-owned and privately-owned zoological institutions. The association, he added, is involved in animal welfare and displays, research, breeding and wildlife conservation.
“Animals continue to be fed and taken care of with zoological staff clocking in as usual, ” he added. Wong said with financial assistance, privately-owned zoological parks are able to stay afloat and remain competitive once the pandemic is over. He said many of these private-owned zoological parks are involved in extensive research, breeding and conservation activities of wildlife, where a substantial amount of investment was made in building laboratories, hiring and training of laboratory staff.
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