We visited the zoo just a couple months ago, and were actually pretty impressed. The cages seemed decent, reasonably large; the animals seemed to be doing OK. We were impressed by the nice landscaping and by the informational sign about each animal – you know, like a real zoo! (After a while here, your expectations start to slide.) So it’s a real bummer to come across this article today:
(AFP) – 1 day ago
DHAKA — The Bangladesh government has suspended the head keepers of a state-run zoo after a giraffe died in the latest of a string of fatalities among the animals, officials said Wednesday.
The giraffe, which died of suspected intestinal complications, was one of 19 animals — including a tiger, a zebra and a tapir — to have died at the zoo since January, according to a government official who did not want to be named.
Last year the zoo spent 800,000 dollars bringing 38 animals, including the three-year-old giraffe, from South Africa.
