Wildlife Encounters
www.ipohecho.com.my FREE COPY IPOH Your Voiceechoecho In The Community Since 2006 April 1 - 15, 2016 PP 14252/10/2012(031136) 30 SEN FOR DELIVERY TO YOUR DOORSTEP – ISSUE ASK YOUR NEWSVENDOR 232 100,000 print readers 1,663,667 online hits in February Awesome WildlifeBy Ili Aqilah and EncountersNantini Krishnan ocated in the heart of Taiping, specifically the Taiping Lake Gardens, it would be impossible to leave the Llegendary Taiping Zoo out from the list of must-visit places in Taiping. The zoo was first opened in 1961 with only 22 acres of land. However over time, the tourist spot has received bigger audiences and has expanded into 36 acres in 2000. With that in mind, an Ipoh Echo team paid a visit to the home of 1300 animals such as the Malayan Tiger, Black Panther, Marmosets, Civets, Dholes and innumerable other species to pander to our inner animal-lover and to see the latest facilities at the zoo. Continued on page 2 2 April 1 - 15, 2016 IPOH ECHO Your Voice In The Community Taiping Zoo Fascinations Not Just for Ogling a playground, cafe, toilets and many more. “Some of the facilities such as the cafe and another souvenir shop are under renovation and scheduled to finish by this May,” said Munarizal Abdul Manap, the Education Officer of Taiping Zoo. aiping Zoo is concentrated By May, Taiping Zoo will see better parks, enclosures, in four action areas: kiosks and souvenir shops. Members of the public will also have conservation, recreation, the option of sponsoring other related services and facilities like T landscaping services, signboards, shelters and other infrastructure education and research.
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