RM1.3m channelled to Zoo Negara in June
The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry has channelled an RM1.3 million Wildlife Welfare Caring Fund to the National Zoo in June 2020.
Its minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (above), in a statement today, said that the fund, through the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) was aimed at helping cover the cost of providing food supply to the animals to face the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said the ministry had provided an allocation of RM10.2 million under the Wildlife Welfare Caring Fund programme for the affected Zoo and Permanent Exhibition (ZPT) premises.
Shamsul said the allocation was aimed...
The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry has channelled an RM1.3 million Wildlife Welfare Caring Fund to the National Zoo in June 2020.
Its minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (above), in a statement today, said that the fund, through the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) was aimed at helping cover the cost of providing food supply to the animals to face the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said the ministry had provided an allocation of RM10.2 million under the Wildlife Welfare Caring Fund programme for the affected Zoo and Permanent Exhibition (ZPT) premises.
Shamsul said the allocation was aimed at alleviating the burden of the operating costs of the premises to ensure the welfare of wildlife in all ZPT continued to be protected.
He said 21 ZPTs had submitted applications and funds have been channelled in stages starting May 2020.
Apart from that, Shamsul said the ministry has also implemented several short-term actions to ensure the welfare of the wildlife at all ZPT was looked after.
In addition, he said it included specifically extending the 15 percent monthly electricity bill discount for six months to ZPT under the Economic Stimulus Package (PRE 1.0).
"Distributing 15 tonnes of donated items by the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (MAQIS) including meat, vegetables and fruits to ZPT premises.
‘’Also providing technical assistance to ZPT, especially in husbandry management," he said in the statement.
He said this after issues were viraled in the mass media and social media which invited questions from society regarding the role of the government to overcome the problem of economic activities of ZPT operators affected by the Movement Control Order (MCO).
- Bernama
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