SHARP DECLINE IN PATRONAGE OF KUMASI ZOO

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Management of the Kumasi Zoo is appealing to particularly the media to help conscientize the public about the existence of the facility and its cultural, educational, research and social importance to the society. 

The Zoo, built about 60 years ago as a complement of the Kumasi Centre for Culture popularly known as the Kumasi Cultural Centre for the conservation of some crucial aspects of the people’s cultural and traditional heritage as well as for historical purposes, has had its average annual visitor turn around substantially 'reduced from 100 thousand to the present 17 thousand.' 

The situation is due to an erroneous impression that the facility has been closed down because of the ongoing construction work on the Kejetia Terminal complex.  

In an exclusive interview with Ashanti Today in Kumasi, Manager of the Kumasi Zoo, Dr. Meyir Ziekah, noted also that the Zoo now requires rehabilitation especially the cages for the about 129 different animal species in stock 60 years after its establishment. 

Dr. Ziekah disclosed also that the Zoo has been saving a lot of stray reptiles, mostly crocodiles from the Kumasi metropolis in recent times, particularly during the rainy seasons as a result of floods. This is because of people’s encroachment on nature reserves and water ways. 

The Zoo has also been rescuing orphaned animals due to poaching. Among such animals was a an elephant calf that was rescued by Game Managers in the Upper West region and brought to the Kumasi Zoo six years ago.

 Dr. Ziekah appealed to members of the society to support the management with feed and logistics for the feeding and cages for the safe maintenance of the animals. He however cautioned visitors to the facility to refrain from directly feeding or touching the animals since such tendencies are against the rules.

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