| Islamabad Zoo | |
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 A view of Islamabad Zoo | |
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| 33°44′3.47″N 73°3′32.81″E / 33.7342972°N 73.0591139°E | |
| Date opened | 1978 |
| Date closed | December 2020 |
| Location | Pir Sohawa Road, Islamabad, Pakistan  |
| Land area | 82 acres (33 ha) |
| No. of animals | ~600 |
| Annual visitors | ~1 million |
Islamabad Zoo (Urdu: اسلام آباد چڑیا گھر), previously Marghazar Zoo, was an 82-acre (33 ha) zoo in Islamabad Capital Territory. It was opened in 1978,[1][2] and was under the administration of Capital Development Authority of Pakistan before its closure in December 2020 due to its mistreatment of animals.[3]
In May 2020, the Islamabad High Court ruled to transfer management of the park and its non-human species to the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board and transfer all animals to shelters,[4][2] and the board took administrative control in June 2021. A renovation of the zoo as a conservation centre is being planned.
- ^ "Islamabad Zoo presents a deserted look". The Nation. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Virtual zoo planned in Islamabad". Dawn. 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "Capital Development Authority". Capital Development Authority. 2010-05-14. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "513 animals go 'missing' from Islamabad zoo". southasiamonitor.org. Retrieved 2020-12-02.