The Melaka Zoo is Malacca’s official zoo located in Ayer Keroh. Established since 1963, the zoo has over 1,200 live specimens of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Visited by almost half a million people each year, the Malacca zoo will be an insightful discovery of the richness of Malaysia’s wildlife. Visitors can view Malaysian tigers, wild oxen, rare primates and other wonderful creatures.
During our visit there, we quite like the environment of the zoo itself. We felt cosy due to it was shaded with the trees and greens all over the zoo. Just that, we feel a bit odd as the animals there looked tired or inactive. Some of the habitats or cage areas were empty and did not maintain well. Some of the fencing also wear off too. The basic infrastructures too such as benches, lamp posts, and the pavements walkways also had a lot of dried leaves which seems like nobody sweep. Bushes were not cut as well. The house keeping really in bad shape.
Before we came, I did read on the newspapers and online news that, the Malacca Zoo was under tremendous critics as wildlife conservationists from various non-governmental organisations have spoken out that it were poorly managed and run down zoo. The animals are lesser and lesser on display and leading to them if the animals had been killed, or relocated or stolen.
It is true when we saw the animals were not at their good conditions or unhappy mood… Due to this reason, I did not take photos on the animals at all, except for the zoo entrance photo with the children… Hopefully, it would get better.
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