BY PEARSON KOLO
THE once popular Baiyer Zoo in the Western Highlands Province will soon introduce new rare animals once maintenance work is completed.
The chairman for Tourism and Hospitality for Baiyer LLG and councillor, Paraka Mendaki said he would start collecting rare animals to be put in their new home for tourists and the general public to visit.
Mr Mendaki said the re-opening of the zoo will be of great benefit to the people of Mul Baiyer and Lumusa as the zoo will house animals that will attract tourists both locally and internationally.
Mr Mendaki said the Baiyer Zoo management is also calling on the public to bring rare animals in.
“The Baiyer LLG and the zoo management will get these animals and put them in the zoo for people to see.
“Many of the animals ran off or were released into the wild when the zoo closed,” he said.
The undisputed Supan councillor for 40 years said he will be putting a submission before the Baiyer LLG, the office of the local MP and the Provincial Government seeking funds to purchase the rare animals.
“We will put many rare animals and birds in the zoo as soon as possible so that the standard and status of the zoo can be attractive as it was in the past.”
The upgrading and maintenance work at Baiyer Zoo is almost complete after state ministers and MPs visited it early this year and allocated funding for it to be maintained and re-opened.
The Baiyer Zoo Bird Sanctuary was a major tourist attraction in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s but was closed due to mismanagement.
THE once popular Baiyer Zoo in the Western Highlands Province will soon introduce new rare animals once maintenance work is completed.
The chairman for Tourism and Hospitality for Baiyer LLG and councillor, Paraka Mendaki said he would start collecting rare animals to be put in their new home for tourists and the general public to visit.
Mr Mendaki said the re-opening of the zoo will be of great benefit to the people of Mul Baiyer and Lumusa as the zoo will house animals that will attract tourists both locally and internationally.
Mr Mendaki said the Baiyer Zoo management is also calling on the public to bring rare animals in.
“The Baiyer LLG and the zoo management will get these animals and put them in the zoo for people to see.
“Many of the animals ran off or were released into the wild when the zoo closed,” he said.
The undisputed Supan councillor for 40 years said he will be putting a submission before the Baiyer LLG, the office of the local MP and the Provincial Government seeking funds to purchase the rare animals.
“We will put many rare animals and birds in the zoo as soon as possible so that the standard and status of the zoo can be attractive as it was in the past.”
The upgrading and maintenance work at Baiyer Zoo is almost complete after state ministers and MPs visited it early this year and allocated funding for it to be maintained and re-opened.
The Baiyer Zoo Bird Sanctuary was a major tourist attraction in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s but was closed due to mismanagement.
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