Bonbin Surabaya

Bonbin Surabaya (Surabaya Zoo)
Date opened April 1918[1]
Location Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Land area 37 acres (15 ha)
Number of animals 2,800+[1]
Number of species 350+[1]
Website www.surabaya.go.id/eng/tourism.php?page=zoo

Bonbin Surabaya, also known as Kebun Binatang Surabaya (KBS), Surabaya Zoo, or simply Bonbin, is a 37 acres (15 ha) botanical zoo located in the city of Surabaya in East Java, Indonesia. It was built during Dutch occupation, and is one of the more famous zoos in Southeast Asia and one of the key tourist destinations in Surabaya.[1]

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Bali Starling

Bonbin Surabaya, along with many other zoos in the world, breeds the endangered Jalak Bali (Bali Starling), found only in the Western part of Bali island. The success of the breeding program at this zoo allowed the release of 40 starlings into the wild at West Bali National Park in June 2011.[2]

Animal deaths

The Surabaya Zoo has received complaints about its treatment of animals from activist groups such as the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), as well as from the interim administrator of the zoo.[3] The situation reached a point in 2010 where the Jakarta Post called the facility the 'Surabaya Zoo of Death'[4] In August, 2010, the Forestry Ministry revoked Surabaya Zoo’s license following several animal deaths, including, a rareSumatran tiger, African lion, wallaby, Komodo dragon, babirusa cub, Bawean deer, and crocodile.[5][6] Interim management asked the local police and the East Java Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) to conduct an investigation, which found that negligent keepers were to blame for most of the animal deaths.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Surabaya Zoo". surabaya.go.id. City of Surabaya. http://www.surabaya.go.id/eng/tourism.php?page=zoo. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
  2. ^ Warta (18 June 2011). "Surabaya zoo releases 40 endangered birds into Bali national park". waspada.co.id. Waspada Online. http://waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=200509:surabaya-zoo-releases-40-endangered-birds-into-bali-national-park&catid=30:english-news&Itemid=101. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  3. ^ "Zoo official issues dire warning about the treatment of animals at Indonesia's Surabaya Zoo". Los Angeles Times. 18 August 2010. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/08/zoo-official-issues-dire-warning-about-the-treatment-of-animals-at-indonesias-surabaya-zoo.html. 
  4. ^ "More Animals in Critical Condition at Surabaya’s Alleged Zoo of Death". Jakarta Post. 19 August 2010. http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/more-animals-in-critical-condition-at-surabayas-alleged-zoo-of-death/391758. 
  5. ^ "Gibbon Latest Victim as Surabaya Zoo Death Toll Continues to Climb". Bataviase. 25 September 2010. http://bataviase.co.id/node/347085. 
  6. ^ "Govt sets up team to temporarily manage Surabaya zoo". Waspada Online. 21 August 2010. http://www.waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137948:govt-sets-up-team-to-temporarily-manage-surabaya-zoo&catid=30:english-news&Itemid=101. 
  7. ^ "Zoo Suspects Missing Komodo Dragons Either Eaten or Stolen". Jakarta Post. 23 March 2011. http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/zoo-suspects-missing-komodo-dragons-either-eaten-or-stolen/430960. 

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