Accra, Sept. 17, GNA - The Management of the Accra Zoo is determined to keep a zoo in Accra irrespective of the relocation of the previous one at Kumasi to pave way for the building of the Presidential Palace.
The new zoo, started two weeks ago in the heart of the Achimota Forest, already has some monkey species feared to be nearly extinct such as the White Napped Mangabey and Diana. There are also parrots, peacocks, a donkey and some ducks.
The collection being the core of the new zoo would be beefed up within the next couple of weeks with other animal species through the collaboration of the West Africa Primate Conservation Action (WAPCA), an NGO.
Dr Richard Suu-Ire, Manager, Accra Zoo, in an interview with the sub-region.
He said although management was still depending on government to fulfil its promise to establish a zoo in Accra, they could not continue to wait without taking some initiative on their own. "We are appealing to NGOs to assist us with animals and financial assistance so that we can move ahead in putting up a temporary zoo for educational purposes," he said. The animals in the present zoo are being housed in an environment very close to nature, although they are in cages.
