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The Kabul Zoo is located in Kabul, Afghanistan, on the bank of the Kabul River.

Kabul Zoo, including improvements to housing of the animals such as climbing structures and standoff barriers, with additional help in creating a business plan for the zoo. References - 1.

Donatella, the female black bear at Kabul Zoo, was put to sleep on March 19th 2004, following an extensive examination by Dr John Lewis from the International Zoo Veterinary Group.

Kabul Zoo, however, WSPA will be in contact continuously while the AZA is there. Two wildlife personnel and one British veterinarian are there now inspecting and giving aid to the zoo.

battle-scarred Kabul Zoo to pay homage to Marjan, the one-eyed lion who came to symbolize this nation's determination and endurance amid years of suffering. Malnourished and barely able to walk, Marjan succumbed on Saturday to likely kidney and liver failure.

Kabul Zoo, Afghanistan, appealing to any kind of activists or concerned humans to find a solution for the tormented and innocent animals. Some readers may think that the zoo in a country like Afghanistan might never have been much different, but it is not so.

the Kabul Zoo was a proud institution. History of Kabul Zoo The Faculty of Science of Kabul University used to keep some animal collections for research.

Kabul Zoo then exhibited the Pallas' Cat, which any zoo today would love to have or any wildlife biologist would love to just see. Other small cats in the zoo were Lynx and Leopard cat. Other animals were wolves, jackals, foxes, martens, otters, and striped hyenas.

The Kabul Zoo's population declined to less than 40 as a result of the hardships in recent years. The documentary looks at the treatment of four of the inhabitants: a lion named Marjan, a bear named Donatella, and a pair of wolves.

Zoo Society's Kabul Zoo Fund has received $400,190 and the Society's Afghan Animal Fund has raised $131,774.

Zoo Society's Kabul Zoo Fund) and $30,000 (all of these dollars came from the Society's Afghan Animal Fund) has been spent to support animal welfare projects for domestic animals in Kabul.

Kabul Zoo and Kabul University, sign a Memorandum of Understanding acknowledging Cologne's role in the reconstruction processes and its authority to assume this role with the full backing from the international zoo community.

KABUL May 23 (AFP) - Kabul zoo, once a frontline in Afghanistan's factional fighting, has become a virtual torture chamber for the animals which survived the strife.

Zoo employee to work at the Kabul Zoo for the better part of a year. This employee is providing consistent training and encouragement to the caretaking staff —clearly delineating the standards of animal care that must be maintained.

We are very happy to report that the Kabul Zoo has become, by far, the city’s most popular destination for families celebrating the Muslim weekend (Fridays).

the Kabul Zoo the training and the resources it needs to be accepted as an active, professional member of the Indian Sub-continent Zoo Association—the group in the best position to help the Kabul Zoo continue to thrive into the future.

The Kabul Zoo is a popular place for Kabulis in need of recreation. Western animal lovers might find it more than a little depressing. Visitors are greeted by a bronze statue of Marjan the lion, the zoo's most celebrated animal.

You are here: Home : Conservation : Kabul Zoo Restoration Kabul Zoo Restoration = Kabul Zoo RestorationIn the early months of 2002, the NC Zoo, The Zoo Society and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) secured financial support and led

Kabul Zoo is drawing strong opposition from WSPA and other organizations. "While we understand that people want to help, the Kabul Zoo needs to concentrate on providing for the animals already in its care.

Marjan the lion died at the Kabul Zoo this winter, after suffering years of violence, malnutrition a"Based on my experience at the Kabul Zoo, an influx of animals will result in the suffering and possible deaths of the animals that China plans to send," said Walsh, who recently urged the

renovate the Kabul Zoo with donated funds and joins WSPA in opposing the premature introduction of new animals. Their first priority is to provide a stable environment for the animals and address basic issues such as staff training and appropriate veterinary care.

Kabul Zoo gets two new lions from China and is stoned by british critics BEIJING, KABUL-Two lions and a brown bear, a wolf, and a fallow deer arrived on October 2 at the Kabul Zoo in Kabul, Afghanistan, after four days en route from the Beijing Badaling

Garen visited the Kabul Zoo in April 2002, apparently in connection with work identified on the Cefn-yr-Erw web site as "engineer for an armored vehicle manufacturer, building, but delivering and demonstrating these specialized vehicles in most of the world's trouble spots.

" The Kabul Zoo is, however, more spacious and of more modern design than the London Zoo and many other major zoos in Europe.

Kabul Zoo relief; aid for Afghan cats, dogs, equines; bulletins from the front KABUL-The American Zoo Association, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, and World Association of Zoos and Aquaria in late November set out to raise $30,000 in relief aid for

former Kabul Zoo head keeper Taufik, now working at the Koln Zoo in Koln, Germany; and wildlife veterinarian John Lewis.

SILVER SPRING, MD – During a recent six-day visit to the Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan, British veterinarian John Lewis and Senior Curator of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Nick Lindsay continued the work begun last November to aid the zoo.

The Kabul Zoo came to the attention of zoo experts worldwide last year when the media in Afghanistan reported on the dilapidated conditions and suffering animals, most notably the zoo’s now-deceased lion, Marjan.

support the Kabul Zoo under the leadership of Dr. David Jones, director of the North Carolina Zoo. This trip was part of the continuing international effort of zoo experts to use those funds to improve the conditions at the Kabul Zoo.

Kabul Zoo No Sanctuary for Animals by Abdul Baseer Saeed ENS August 30, 2005 KABUL, Afghanistan, Down in Kabul's southwestern area of Deh Mazang, the zoo is a cool green oasis amid the dust and debris of the war-ravaged city.

Marjan, a Kabul Zoo resident lion, allowed human contact until his death in 2002. (Photo courtesy WSPA) Mujahedin from all factions were known to treat some of the zoo�s animals, especially deer, as a ready source of food.

The plight of the Kabul Zoo animals was brought to media attention by the WSPA, a UK-based charity that works to protect animal welfare in regions of the world where little or no such protection exists.

Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan has long had a reputation for poor treatment of animals.

Kabul Zoo, this is not welcome news. We have made some progress in providing properly for the animals that have survived the war, but the Kabul Zoo is in no condition whatever to take on additional animals.

Today, the number of species at the Kabul zoo has been halved to 19, including a handful of wolves, monkeys, and a lion that was blinded in one eye when an Afghan guerrilla threw a grenade into its cage.

the Kabul zoo running for the next four to six months. By Friday, the North Carolina Zoological Society had pledges worth $26,000 from 150 donors. "Some people say, 'Isn't this a bit crazy when we've got all the human problems?"' said Jones.

Jones, who visited the Kabul zoo while director of the London Zoo, is coordinating U.S. fund-raising for the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. The group is one of several agencies raising money to feed and treat animals, pay keepers' salaries and repair bullet-riddled buildings.

The Kabul Zoo was on the front lines during the Afghan civil war that raged in the early to mid 1990s. Before the fighting, there were about 90 different animals at the zoo. Now there are 21. Animals were killed or escaped during factional clashes.

the Kabul Zoo, who succumbed to chronic liver and kidney failure on Saturday, January 26th. However, they were able to make his last weeks comfortable and peaceful.

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