How big is the Surabaya Zoo in acres?
Surabaya Zoo, also known as Kebun Binatang Surabaya (KBS), was founded in 1916 and is the one of the largest zoos in South East Asia, covering 37 acres and housing over 350 species. The zoo has fallen into disrepute over the last few years with widespread allegations of mistreatment, corruption, and uncontrolled breeding.
When did the Surabaya Zoo get its license revoked?
The situation reached a point in 2010 where The Jakarta Post called the facility the ‘Surabaya Zoo of Death’. In August, 2010, the Forestry Ministry revoked Surabaya Zoo’s license following several animal deaths, including a rare Sumatran tiger, African lion, wallaby, Komodo dragon, babirusa, Bawean deer, and crocodile.
How old is Fitri the elephant at Surabaya Zoo?
A Surabaya Zoo health worker checks the pulse of a sick 35-year-old female elephant named Fitri – one of 10 elephants at the zoo – that was suffering swollen joints in her leg, in East Java on July 26, 2011.
Why is the zoo in Indonesia a nightmare?
But today the zoo is a nightmare, plagued by uncontrolled breeding, a lack of funding for general animal welfare, and even persistent suspicions that members of its own staff are involved in illegal wildlife trafficking.
Why was the elephant chained at the Surabaya Zoo?
The elephant’s owner has tethered the youngster because he prefers to tend to his small shop in the grounds of the Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia. Horrific: Chained by three legs, this juvenile male elephant was one of several animals which Richard Shears saw in clear distress at Surabaya Zoo in East Java, Indonesia.
Why are there no animals in other zoos in Indonesia?
A report by an independent team set up by Indonesia’s forestry ministry called for the animals be moved to other zoos but nothing has been done. Other zoos refuse to take the animals because of their condition and the fear that many of them carrying diseases.
How did the giraffe die in the surayaba Zoo?
The state of the zoo’s animals came to world-wide attention following the death of a giraffe in 2012 that was found with no less than 20 kilograms of plastic bags in its stomach. They had blown into its enclosure and the keepers had not bothered to pick them up.