Zoo Negara is facing a financial crisis because of the loss of income caused by the third wave of Covid-19.

Zoo’s closure since the conditional movement control order (CMCO) was imposed made it difficult to meet operating costs, which total almost RM1 million per month and the revenue had increased during the recovery MCO period.

Zoo Negara only made RM450,000 in June, RM1 million in July, RM1.3 million in August, and RM850,000 in September, but only RM150,000 in October.

In the early stage of the MCO, Zoo Negara (under the Malaysian Zoological Society) was able to pay for the upkeep of 5,137 animals through the Adopt an Animal program.

RM1.3 million given by the government in April was only able to cover operating expenses for a month, with RM689,000 used to pay for panda insurance and the rest going to animal food and medical costs and the government already helped many zoos during the first wave of the pandemic.

Hoping that this petition has make everyone that read this petition are aware about this and want to adopt an animal in Zoo Negara. donations are welcomed and appreciated. For more information, you guys can visit www.zoonegaramalaysia.my/adopt.html