A zoo in Indonesia may slaughter some of its animals to feed others if it runs out of food in coming months after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut it doors
Raja, a 17-year-old African lion, is seen at a zoo amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Bandung, West Java Province, Indonesia, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
The Badung zoo in Indonesia’s fourth-biggest city, which usually earns about 1.2 billion rupiah a month from visitors, shut on March 23 as part of a wider country lockdown to try to contain the outbreak. The zoo needs more than 400 kg of fruit per day and 120 kg of meat every other day, Syafi’i said, noting it is now relying on donations to keep its animals alive.
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