Share
One of the caretakers of Kaavan the elephant walks away from the animal’s former shed in the closed MarghazarZoo, located in the Margalla Hill National Park in Islamabad. AFP
Pakistan zoo begins mammoth makeover after lonely elephant moves to Cambodia
Tue, 2 March 2021
A rundown Pakistan zoo once home to what was dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant” and notorious for housing animals in cramped concrete enclosures has launched an ambitious $7.5 million makeover plan.
Animal rights activists had campaigned against the plight of Islamabad Zoo’s biggest attraction – a 35-year-old bull named Kaavan, the last remaining Asian elephant in the country – who had lived alone since the death of his mate eight years earlier.
Zoo begins $7 5m makeover after Kaavan s departure thenews.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenews.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pakistan zoo begins mammoth makeover after elephant s departure kuwaittimes.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kuwaittimes.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Islamabad Zoo begins mammoth makeover after lonely elephant s departure - Pakistan dawn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dawn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.