Kund Park
Kund Park | |
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33°55′42″N 72°14′05″E / 33.928352°N 72.234718°E | |
Date opened | 2000 |
Location | Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Land area | 150 acres (61 ha) (0.6 km²) |
Memberships | South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation |
Major exhibits | Asian black bear, Himalayan brown bear, Leopard |
Kund Park (also known as Kund Bear Park), established in 2000, is an
History
The park was established by
“We’re the victims of our own success,” said Abbas. “When our monitoring work officially started in 2003 there were around 300 bears used for baiting. Now, by our recent estimates, there are only around 70 left.”[1] In 2010, the first of the many enclosures for a new planned Balkasar Bear Sanctuary was finished, which was aimed to provide a more "natural" environment for bears to live.
In late July, 2010 Pakistan floods resulted in severe damage at Kund Park. As many as 23 bears that were living in the sanctuary lost when the water rose as high as 60 feet above river level."[2] By early August 2010, it was reported that Babu, Sohrab and Maylu, three of the bears that were housed at Kund Park, were rescued from the flooded area and safely transported to the new sanctuary at Balkasar which was still very much under construction.[3]
References
- World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). April 15, 2010. Archived from the originalon March 22, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). July 30, 2010. Archived from the originalon April 29, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). August 3, 2010. Archived from the originalon June 5, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
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