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CHALLENGES OF KUMASI ZOO

Kumasi zoo was a beautiful tourist site with interesting activities to entertain visitors. Kumasi zoo was established in the year 1957 by Asanteman council. The zoo is located at the center of the city for easy access. Mammals, reptiles, birds, and other animals can be found at the zoo. The beautiful interesting zoo has turned into a boring one facing lots of challenges. The route leading to the animal cages is in bad shape especially when it rains, the place becomes muddy and slippery. It can make visitors fall or cause harm to them. The cages of some animals are filled with bushes and sometimes visitors can’t see the animals. Due to lack of repairs of pipe line, some aquatic animals live in muddy waters. Some of the cage for the animals are rusted and weak. Animals are given one meal per a day instead of three meals per a day. Due to that, some animals have grown lean and unattractive. Officials of the zoo said strong smell from liquid waste from Komfo Anokye Hospital mo...

Article: ACCRA ZOO: NATURE IS BEAUTIFUL

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It has been said that nature is a beauty and it cannot be described with words,how the mountains wither and how the rains never go up but always come down. As part of all this wonderful natural scenes is also the animals which aside food, is used as pets and others for transportation, this animals also serve as a tourist site for tourist attraction. Mother nature in the preservation of animals comes out with a beautiful animal kingdom called zoo. The zoo is simply a park live animals live and and are exhibited. There are so many tourist sites in the world,however the interesting site is the zoo,watching animals live their life,eat,communicate and go about their daily routine is an interesting thing to do. Though some might see it as a waste of time,others can also testify the wonderful experience they get. Few of the zoos in Europe and Africa are Schonbrunn zoo,zoo Berlin,Chester zoo and Toronto zoo,Johannesburg zoo,Giza zoo respectively with Tierpart Perkin as the biggest zoo ...

THE BEAUTY OF NATURE(ACCRA ZOO)

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Beauty and love for creation were given for free,so I the touch of the earth. A Zoo is a place reserved for seeing such beautiful and wonderful creation of God. Zoos are beautiful animal kingdom.There are so many tourist sites in the world but Zoos are one of the most interesting site,it gives one the most chance to see how animals live their lives and how they go about their day to day activities. Many may see visiting the zoo as a waste of time but others may have internet seeing and siting how animals have their way of doing things and helps them relieve stress as they site these beautiful creations. The Accra zoo which is located in Achimota has been in existence for over 12years and many people both in Ghana and from far come to have a relive just by watching these animals and the interesting activities they carry daily. The Accra zoo in the heart of Achimota is blessed with beautiful vegetation and a jungle where tourist can tour around and enjoy themselves freely. ...
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              Article: Nature They say nature is the epitome of life. How the ocean rises and fall, how grass and trees beautify the land and how the animals roar. This very nature we crave for becomes the very grounds of a nation beauty and a source for economic growth. When nature is preserved it becomes a tourist attraction.                                                                   There are several tourist sites across the globe however many of these falls on the animal kingdom called Zoo. In Africa there are several zoos such as Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. It has both nature and Wildlife attractions. Accra Zoo also is one of the tourist sites in Ghana-Accra. It hosts several animals such as the almighty donkey who boast of his great encounter with Chris...

ACCRA ZOO: WORKING UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS AS A ZOOKEEPER

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Zoos have been part of our human history from the very beginning when early humans began documenting what happened to them. If you have a love of animals, you might have been thinking about becoming a zookeeper. Zookeepers play multiple roles in caring for animals; they’re the parent, doctor, teacher, dietician, and fitness instructor, and they’re responsible for ensuring zoo animals are healthy and happy. Zookeepers perform a variety of tasks throughout the day, and these can vary depending on the area of the zoo or type of animals they interact with. PHOTO CREDIT: Graphic Online  The benefit of having a local zoo is that it gives people an opportunity to learn more about the animals and nature. It is a way to engage children in science, bring families together, and help save certain animal species that are close to extinction. Amidst a possible lockdown in Ghana over the fear of the deadly novel Coronavirus, I visited the almost forgotten and dejected Accra Zoo...

ACCRA ZOO: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CROCODILES

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There are many types of zoos in ghana which is the  Accra zoo and the kumasi zoo. I decided to emphasize on the Accra zoo which is normally called the Accra zooligical gardens. The Accra zoological gardens is located at the Achimota Accra  and is one of the most popular, interesting and attractions centre to visit in ghana.             To come to the most important thing to find in the Accra zoo is there are a lot of very beautiful species found in there and some of them are; Lion, duck, monkey, crocodile and even donkeys etc. The one I tried to emphasize on was the crocodile in the Accra zoo. Crocodile they say are semi aquatic reptiles that leaves in the tropic of Africa, Asia, Americas and even the Australia and are classified as the biological sub- family and are carnivores who eats on  fresh meat and sometimes feast on fish, birds, crabs, snakes and even on humans etc. Mostly in the Ghanaians z6oo there are different kinds ...

ACCRA ZOO

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  Entrance of Accra Zoo                                                Holidays comes and you see people trouping in to places of interest just to have a feel of the place, see new things, make new friends and to enjoy themselves. These people are called tourists. Ghana has a lot of castles, forts, beaches, museums, parks and zoos just to mention a few where people go to enjoy the history of the country and nature. Almost all the regions in the country has tourist sites and Accra can’t be left out. Zoos are fun places to visit. One is able to see different varieties of animals which amazes children and adults. The rich vegetation in Ghana has resulted in making it the center for wild life reserve. Situated within the Achimota Forest reserve in the Greater Accra Region is the Accra zoo. The Accra zoo was at first located at Kanda but in 2006,...
Hello there, these are New Media group 4, sub group 5 members stories on the zoo. Relax as you read our wonderful experience at the zoo.