It’s all bad at the zoo

Have you been to Zoo Negara recently?

Please don’t. It’s not worth it at all. Not for the exorbitant RM15 they charge as entry fee.

What I found wrong with the National Zoo?

Well, here it goes......

The place was not maintained and largely unkept. More importantly it lacked the necessary attraction and imagination needed to keep people excited. Most importantly, there were not that many animals in the national zoo.

Imagine this, it is a zoo and all you could see were empty enclosures, with largely local domesticated animals.

Of course the tiger population looked like it has shrunk. Ditto for the bears, which looked like they were underfed as well. And then the bird sanctuary. Where were the birds?

The place is in a mess. I blame the entire zoo management lot. They have a total lack of idea on how to keep the place interesting. No guides around, no information leaflets or plaques. No help in general.

The pond looked like it needed a thorough cleaning. Just as all the animals and their pens.
There was a good crowd though yesterday. Mostly our ‘other’ Malaysians from neighbouring countries.

They seemed to like feeding the animals and just disturbing them in general, despite warning signs around them. I suppose only with the presence of more zoo personnel would this stop.

Otherwise, people will continue harassing the animals, causing danger to themselves and the animals. However no such personnel was around.

A zoo should be a place of education as well as fun for everyone. Not a place where you pay RM15 to enter and another RM4 to park and then find that there is nothing interesting it the damn place.

Some many things are not fine with Zoo Negara. It is a huge disappointment, a massive let down. Don’t think I want to go back there unless some major changes - both in the mindset of the people running the place and in the animal population - are made any time soon.

If not, Zoo Negara is slowly dying and will soon be gone.