Tag: Importance of zoos

The Sunday Times: The Vital Role of Colombo Zoo

Preserving wonder: The vital role of Colombo Zoo in conservation, children’s lives and urban ecology By Arefa Tehsin It was a sweltering afternoon. We were surrounded by the chatter of excited children, each clutching an ice cream cone as they marvelled at the baby orangutang, lion cubs, and a baby sloth bear. The zoo’s vitality... Continue Reading →

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The Hindu: Love them all

YOUNG WORLD LOVE them all! AREFA TEHSIN  MARCH 03, 2017 00:00 IST Today is World Wildlife Day. A day for us to rally together and address ongoing major threats to wildlife including habitat change, over-exploitation or illicit trafficking. Baba Dioum, a Senegalese forestry engineer, summarized it to three simple lines, “For, in the end, we... Continue Reading →

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