Tweet
SOME 275,000 PEOPLE VISIT YEREVAN ZOO IN 2012
YEREVAN, January 23. / ARKA /. Around 275,000 people visited the
Yerevan Zoo in 2012, up from 255,000 in 2011 and 90,000 in 2010,
Zoo director, Ruben Khachatryan, told a news conference today.
He said in addition to various park amusements, landscaped gardens
and stalls, the Zoo created last year an educational center that
offers visitors a variety of educational programs and guided tours.
He said in summer the zoo offers free screening of environmental films,
animal feeding shows and various exhibitions. In 2012 it also started
publishing The Zoo magazine designed for schoolchildren.
Khachatryan said the Zoo administration plans to build new spacious
enclosures for animals and repair the existing ones. He said they
will establish a therapy center at the Zoo this year for children
with disabilities who will contact with specially trained animals.
The ultimate objective, according to Ruben Khachatryan is to develop
the Zoo into a modern zoological and botanical park. The project is
initiated by the Foundation for Protection of Wildlife and Culture.
-0-
From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, January 23. / ARKA /. Around 275,000 people visited the
Yerevan Zoo in 2012, up from 255,000 in 2011 and 90,000 in 2010,
Zoo director, Ruben Khachatryan, told a news conference today.
He said in addition to various park amusements, landscaped gardens
and stalls, the Zoo created last year an educational center that
offers visitors a variety of educational programs and guided tours.
He said in summer the zoo offers free screening of environmental films,
animal feeding shows and various exhibitions. In 2012 it also started
publishing The Zoo magazine designed for schoolchildren.
Khachatryan said the Zoo administration plans to build new spacious
enclosures for animals and repair the existing ones. He said they
will establish a therapy center at the Zoo this year for children
with disabilities who will contact with specially trained animals.
The ultimate objective, according to Ruben Khachatryan is to develop
the Zoo into a modern zoological and botanical park. The project is
initiated by the Foundation for Protection of Wildlife and Culture.
-0-
From: Baghdasarian