LAHORE: Children and captive wildlife enthusiasts will not be able to visit an upgraded Lahore Zoo this Eidul Fitr as the construction work and uplifting are still ongoing at the zoo.

The captive breeding facility will open after a month.

Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department Director General Mudassar Riaz Malik said that captive breeding facilities at Jallo Park and Lahore Zoo Safari would remain open on Eid, however, the Lahore Zoo would remain closed.

He said after a month, visitors and children would be able to see a modern, state-of-the-art and upgraded zoo with many new animals and a hologram zoo.

Mr Malik said the hologram zoo would be completed in a month’s time along with other added facilities and the introduction of new animals.

He also shared that a fish aquarium at the zoo was also in the pipeline.

The new added modern look would bear glass enclosures for leopards, lions, and tigers having such depth that people could step deep into the enclosure along with a modern food court.

Construction of a vet hospital, improvement of large mammal enclosures such as hippo, rhino, giraffe and bear, and redesigning of monkey houses will also be carried out.

A modern food court will also have an amphitheatre. There will be rehabilitation of office buildings along with the construction of an auditorium.

Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2024