Kathmandu, February 22
Tanahun will soon host the country’s largest zoo.
The process to build an ‘animal sanctuary’, at Bhanu-Ghansi Kuwa municipality of Tanahun district, is already in progress, according to Yagya Nath Dahal, assistant spokesperson for Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation.
Spread over an area of 425 hectares, the zoo will be home to all animal and bird species found in Nepal. The decision to establish the zoo in Tanahun is in accordance with the government’s policy to build an animal sanctuary in each province.
“Our goal is to establish the zoo as a venue for wildlife research,” Dahal informed.
“The zoo will also be a milestone in the development of eco-tourism in the country.”
Earlier, the government had decided to shift Jawalakhel’s central zoo to Bhaktapur’s Surya Binayak. An area of 231 hectares is currently being barricaded.
