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Erbil Zoo opens to the public
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Erbil Zoo opened its doors to visitors on Friday.
The 50-acre facility, near Kasnazan on the Erbil-Koya road is home to more than 180 different species of animals and birds. A three-phase plan will also see equestrian facilites and a veterinary hospital built on the premises.
Dilan Salam is a Kurdish tourist who visited the zoo on its opening day.
“The project has world standards. I see no difference between this and [other] zoos in the world," she told Rudaw.
Zoos in the Kurdistan Region have previously drawn ire from vets and animal rights activists, who described animals as living in a "tragic state."
In 2010, Erbil's privately-owned Gilkand Zoo was named by the US-based Global Post newspaper as one of the world’s worst zoos.
The 50-acre facility, near Kasnazan on the Erbil-Koya road is home to more than 180 different species of animals and birds. A three-phase plan will also see equestrian facilites and a veterinary hospital built on the premises.
Dilan Salam is a Kurdish tourist who visited the zoo on its opening day.
“The project has world standards. I see no difference between this and [other] zoos in the world," she told Rudaw.
Zoos in the Kurdistan Region have previously drawn ire from vets and animal rights activists, who described animals as living in a "tragic state."
In 2010, Erbil's privately-owned Gilkand Zoo was named by the US-based Global Post newspaper as one of the world’s worst zoos.
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Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public
Erbil Zoo opens to the public