Hamid Zahrabi, Deputy Director of Natural Environme and Biological Diversity of the Environmeal Protection Agency, announced the suspension of four zoos in the coury due to the “very weak” rank in the evaluation and rating plan.
Accordingly, the activity of the Sunshine Zoo (Zarandieh in Markazi Province), the Zoos Zoo (Zabul in Sistan and Baluchistan), the Sukan Zoo (Semnan) and the Babolsar Zoo (Babolsar in Mazandaran) were suspended.
Zahrabi emphasized the need for careful manageme and supervision of wildlife maienance ceers:
Following the assessmes made, about 5 % of the coury’s units are at a weak and very poor level. So far, more than 5 notice and warnings have been se to the provincial general offices for notification to the zoos, and the activity of four zoos has been suspended as well as the ery of wild species io all weak and very weak units.
He added that if the conditions were not corrected, the closure and complete collection of offending units would be inevitable, adding:
Certificate of unity in evaluation and ranking is the basis of organizing the zoos of the coury’s zoos and will be dealt with decisive ceers. The basis of zoos activity should be based on awareness and participation in protecting species.
Zahrabi also emphasized the ban on the use of wild animals to produce coe and attract the audience:
All zoos in the coury have been evaluated by 2 indicators in 2 axes and in two provincial and staff stages by technical teams, and this process will coinue on a coinuous basis.
