Kinship Circle - 2008-05-30 - Global Aid For Animals 08

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5. MYANMAR Animals In Zoo Need Help

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Photo: Wikipedia /Rhesus Macaques

BEST FRIEND REPORT OF ZOO ANIMALS’ PLIGHT:

EDITED FOR LENGTH, full: www.network.bestfriends.org/News/25743.html

5/24/08: Yangon itself, the former capital, which is on the coast, suffered heavy damage. A report from inside Myanmar has alerted Best Friends to the condition of the Yangon Zoo, where many large trees were toppled by the cyclone. Violent winds resulted in some of the animals getting out of their enclosures, and some are still loose.

You Tube video on animals freed at the Yangon zoo by the cyclone:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dXFk_UuCd8&feature=related

A resident of Yangon has sent Best Friends this description: "Yangon is a very old city and has been called the Garden City with many mature trees lining the streets and roads... In Yangon Zoo alone, it was estimated that about 300 trees fell... Post Nargis, the animals in the zoo are also affected by the limited food supply."

...There are around 700 animals in the Zoo, on 58 acres. These include 60 species of mammals, 70 species of birds and 20 species of reptiles. There are many species of deer, monkeys, and large cats. Among the reptiles are turtles and snakes... There are herons, egrets, storks, geese and ducks. Raptors include fish eagles and Brahmany kites; there are parrots, including rose-ringed parakeets, cockatoos and macaws.

The zoo and the animals seem to be in a state of disarray following the cyclone. They are going hungry due to food shortages, and they need to be returned to their enclosures. VIEW AAPN's REPORT ON ZOOS: www.aapn.org/zoopage.html

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PINOY PHOTOGRAPHER says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WORLD OF ANIMALS, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Please help the Animals in need in Burma.
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