Showing posts with label Zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zoo. Show all posts
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
Melaka Zoo records 19.41 per cent higher revenue
Melaka Zoo records 19.41 per cent higher revenue
The Melaka Zoo has recorded higher revenue from ticket sales for the first 10 months of this year at RM6.56 million compared with RM5.46 million collected in the same period last year, an increase of RM1.10 million or 19.41 per cent.
Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ) president Mohd Rafee Ibrahim said the number of visitors during the same period had also increased by 81,449 or 25.36 per cent to 351,715 people compared with 270,266 recorded last year.
“This increase is in line with the new exhibit at the zoo, namely, a two-year-old white Bengal tigress named Elsa and the improvement of some of the 8.9-hectare zoo’s facilities.
“The zoo is also expected to receive new exhibits next year, including a hippopotamus and a male lion to replace the frail 29-year-old lion,” he told Bernama here.
Meanwhile, he said the zoo had recently submitted a proposal to the Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation in Perak to carry out a joint conservation programme.
He said based on the recommendation, the Melaka Zoo also intended to obtain another two pairs of orang utan from the Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island on loan between five and six years for breeding purposes as the zoom currently had only one orang utan.
-- BERNAMA
The Melaka Zoo has recorded higher revenue from ticket sales for the first 10 months of this year at RM6.56 million compared with RM5.46 million collected in the same period last year, an increase of RM1.10 million or 19.41 per cent.
Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ) president Mohd Rafee Ibrahim said the number of visitors during the same period had also increased by 81,449 or 25.36 per cent to 351,715 people compared with 270,266 recorded last year.
“This increase is in line with the new exhibit at the zoo, namely, a two-year-old white Bengal tigress named Elsa and the improvement of some of the 8.9-hectare zoo’s facilities.
“The zoo is also expected to receive new exhibits next year, including a hippopotamus and a male lion to replace the frail 29-year-old lion,” he told Bernama here.
Meanwhile, he said the zoo had recently submitted a proposal to the Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation in Perak to carry out a joint conservation programme.
He said based on the recommendation, the Melaka Zoo also intended to obtain another two pairs of orang utan from the Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island on loan between five and six years for breeding purposes as the zoom currently had only one orang utan.
-- BERNAMA
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Melaka takes over zoo and aviary park
Melaka takes over zoo and aviary park
The Melaka Zoo and Safari in Ayer Keroh here has been closed for two weeks following the transfer of its management to the state government.
The state has also taken over the management of a nearby Melaka Bird Park, putting it under the care of the Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ).
Both sites were closed since Sept 28 to facilitate internal audits and facelifts.
They will be reopened on Oct 11.
State Housing, Local Government and Environment committee chairman Tey Kok Kiew was at the zoo yesterday to observe the transfer.
Also present were state and MPHTJ officials, and also the private concessionaire.
In a press statement released by MPHTJ, both the menageries were taken over after the previous concessionaire, KKW Sdn Bhd, had violated the agreement signed on Dec 31, 2012, to facilitate the privatisation exercise.
However, Tey declined to elaborate whether the main reason for state government’s takeover was due to the negligence of the animals’ well-being.
He only disclosed the rationale was meant to safeguard the interest of both sites.
On Saturday, Tey told The Star that the 60-year agreement sealed with the concessionaire in 2012 had been nullified through an amicable bilateral discussion.
Meanwhile, MPHTJ’s president Mahani Masban said the two-week auditing exercise would cover the number of animals still alive and those that died since the privatisation six years ago.
The zoo has currently 554 animals compared to 600 in 2015.
~News courtesy of The Star~
The Melaka Zoo and Safari in Ayer Keroh here has been closed for two weeks following the transfer of its management to the state government.
The state has also taken over the management of a nearby Melaka Bird Park, putting it under the care of the Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ).
Both sites were closed since Sept 28 to facilitate internal audits and facelifts.
They will be reopened on Oct 11.
State Housing, Local Government and Environment committee chairman Tey Kok Kiew was at the zoo yesterday to observe the transfer.
Also present were state and MPHTJ officials, and also the private concessionaire.
In a press statement released by MPHTJ, both the menageries were taken over after the previous concessionaire, KKW Sdn Bhd, had violated the agreement signed on Dec 31, 2012, to facilitate the privatisation exercise.
However, Tey declined to elaborate whether the main reason for state government’s takeover was due to the negligence of the animals’ well-being.
He only disclosed the rationale was meant to safeguard the interest of both sites.
On Saturday, Tey told The Star that the 60-year agreement sealed with the concessionaire in 2012 had been nullified through an amicable bilateral discussion.
Meanwhile, MPHTJ’s president Mahani Masban said the two-week auditing exercise would cover the number of animals still alive and those that died since the privatisation six years ago.
The zoo has currently 554 animals compared to 600 in 2015.
~News courtesy of The Star~
Monday, July 15, 2013
Malacca Zoo welcomes baby Banteng
Malacca Zoo welcomes baby Banteng
Cute creatures: Serows resting in their enclosure at the Malacca Zoo. Besides a baby Serow, a baby Banteng (inset left) is one of the latest additions to the menagerie and Aprilina the baby orang utan (inset right) appears to be in good health.
A male baby Banteng (bos javanicus) has become the latest and cutest addition to the Malacca Zoo.
The baby Banteng, born on July 10, is yet to be named and among the names being considered by the zoo’s management is Rama or Raman.
The Banteng, species under the bovidae family, is currently classified as “threatened” under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List with an estimated total world population as less than 10,000 animals.
Three months ago, the buzz was over Aprilina, a female orang utan born in the zoo, which was privatised on Jan 1.
Since then, the zoo has registered the births of a female Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), a species of mountain goat under the IUCM status of “vulnerable” and a baby Malayan porcupine (hystrix brachyura).
Zoo representative Catherine Yang said the team was still excited by Aprilina.
“As Aprilina is the star in our zoo, special attention is given to her although she still clings to her mother, Tina, ” she said.
Yang said the baby primate’s arrival was a nice surprise as it was a captive birth.
“We were hopeful of such a birth and it happened a few months after the privatisation,” she said
Yang said the baby Banteng’s birth was also considered auspicious as it was born on the first day of the Muslim holy month, adding that the baby Serow had been named Blackie.
Malacca Zoo’s veterinarian Dr Reza Ismail said the mother and baby orang utan were being monitored closely and so far they appeared to be in good health.
Dr Reza said Tina had taken an active role in its care, which is common among primates.
“Tina plays an important role as mother while we constantly monitor the progress of Aprilina,” he said.
Tina was very protective of the newborn and shielded her baby from the photographer when The Star attempted to take pictures.
She made faces and wagged her tongue at the camera lens.
Zoo staff members eventually took both Tina and Aprilina to the show area, where photographs were taken discreetly.
~News courtesy of The Star~
Cute creatures: Serows resting in their enclosure at the Malacca Zoo. Besides a baby Serow, a baby Banteng (inset left) is one of the latest additions to the menagerie and Aprilina the baby orang utan (inset right) appears to be in good health.
A male baby Banteng (bos javanicus) has become the latest and cutest addition to the Malacca Zoo.
The baby Banteng, born on July 10, is yet to be named and among the names being considered by the zoo’s management is Rama or Raman.
The Banteng, species under the bovidae family, is currently classified as “threatened” under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List with an estimated total world population as less than 10,000 animals.
Three months ago, the buzz was over Aprilina, a female orang utan born in the zoo, which was privatised on Jan 1.
Since then, the zoo has registered the births of a female Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), a species of mountain goat under the IUCM status of “vulnerable” and a baby Malayan porcupine (hystrix brachyura).
Zoo representative Catherine Yang said the team was still excited by Aprilina.
“As Aprilina is the star in our zoo, special attention is given to her although she still clings to her mother, Tina, ” she said.
Yang said the baby primate’s arrival was a nice surprise as it was a captive birth.
“We were hopeful of such a birth and it happened a few months after the privatisation,” she said
Yang said the baby Banteng’s birth was also considered auspicious as it was born on the first day of the Muslim holy month, adding that the baby Serow had been named Blackie.
Malacca Zoo’s veterinarian Dr Reza Ismail said the mother and baby orang utan were being monitored closely and so far they appeared to be in good health.
Dr Reza said Tina had taken an active role in its care, which is common among primates.
“Tina plays an important role as mother while we constantly monitor the progress of Aprilina,” he said.
Tina was very protective of the newborn and shielded her baby from the photographer when The Star attempted to take pictures.
She made faces and wagged her tongue at the camera lens.
Zoo staff members eventually took both Tina and Aprilina to the show area, where photographs were taken discreetly.
~News courtesy of The Star~
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Out of town attractions
Outside town
* Geok Hu Keng Temple - Located at the junction of Klebang and Jalan Pokok Mangga, about 3km from town centre. This temple has a history of 130 years. Managed by local communities, the temple was incorporated under the management of Cheng Hoon Teng in 2000. Major celebrations - 3rd day of Chinese New Year, Hien Tian Siong Teh's birthday on 3rd day of 3rd lunar month and the birthday of Geok Hu Tai Chong on 29th day of 6th Lunar Month. To get to the temple, you may hop in any of the Patt Hup Buses and stop slightly opposite the temple or you may take Town Bus No 18 which stop beside the temple.
* Kampung Morten - a village of traditional houses, it is on the west bank of the Malacca River.
* Recreational Forest Ayer Keroh - The 359 ha (887 acre) Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest was opened on April 17, 1984 and offers visitors peace and tranquility within its cool green surroundings.
* Melaka Zoo - Located in Ayer Keroh, along the main road from the Ayer Keroh toll plaza to Melaka town. The second biggest, one of the best, if not the best, zoo in Malaysia. Even better than the National Zoo. The zoo is in a reserved forest where the animal enclosures more resemble the animals' natural habitat. The trees within the zoo compound provide ample shades for visitors during hot and sunny days. There is a lake in the zoo. Admission for adults RM 7 (daytime 9am - 6pm), RM 10 (nighttime 8pm - 11pm)
* Taman Mini Malaysia and Mini ASEAN - Located in Ayer Keroh, along the main road from the Ayer Keroh toll plaza to Melaka town, about 1 km from Melaka Zoo between the Zoo and toll plaza. It has full-size reconstructions of typical houses from all 13 Malaysian states and all the members of ASEAN. There are daily cultural shows at 11 am and 2 pm. Admission for adults - RM 12, open daily 9am to 6 pm.
* Padang Kemunting Sea-Turtle Sanctuary - Located in Pantai Padang Kemunting beach, about 28 km from Melaka Sentral. You can see the most beautiful sea-turtle in the world, The HAWKSBILL TURTLE. Relax to the sound of the Straits of Malacca as the are lots of kampong type of resorts (budget) for you to choose. Admission for adults - FREE, open daily 10am to 4pm. Close on Monday and Malaysia Public Holidays.
-Info courtesy of Wikitravel-
* Geok Hu Keng Temple - Located at the junction of Klebang and Jalan Pokok Mangga, about 3km from town centre. This temple has a history of 130 years. Managed by local communities, the temple was incorporated under the management of Cheng Hoon Teng in 2000. Major celebrations - 3rd day of Chinese New Year, Hien Tian Siong Teh's birthday on 3rd day of 3rd lunar month and the birthday of Geok Hu Tai Chong on 29th day of 6th Lunar Month. To get to the temple, you may hop in any of the Patt Hup Buses and stop slightly opposite the temple or you may take Town Bus No 18 which stop beside the temple.
* Kampung Morten - a village of traditional houses, it is on the west bank of the Malacca River.
* Recreational Forest Ayer Keroh - The 359 ha (887 acre) Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest was opened on April 17, 1984 and offers visitors peace and tranquility within its cool green surroundings.
* Melaka Zoo - Located in Ayer Keroh, along the main road from the Ayer Keroh toll plaza to Melaka town. The second biggest, one of the best, if not the best, zoo in Malaysia. Even better than the National Zoo. The zoo is in a reserved forest where the animal enclosures more resemble the animals' natural habitat. The trees within the zoo compound provide ample shades for visitors during hot and sunny days. There is a lake in the zoo. Admission for adults RM 7 (daytime 9am - 6pm), RM 10 (nighttime 8pm - 11pm)
* Taman Mini Malaysia and Mini ASEAN - Located in Ayer Keroh, along the main road from the Ayer Keroh toll plaza to Melaka town, about 1 km from Melaka Zoo between the Zoo and toll plaza. It has full-size reconstructions of typical houses from all 13 Malaysian states and all the members of ASEAN. There are daily cultural shows at 11 am and 2 pm. Admission for adults - RM 12, open daily 9am to 6 pm.
* Padang Kemunting Sea-Turtle Sanctuary - Located in Pantai Padang Kemunting beach, about 28 km from Melaka Sentral. You can see the most beautiful sea-turtle in the world, The HAWKSBILL TURTLE. Relax to the sound of the Straits of Malacca as the are lots of kampong type of resorts (budget) for you to choose. Admission for adults - FREE, open daily 10am to 4pm. Close on Monday and Malaysia Public Holidays.
-Info courtesy of Wikitravel-
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