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Elephant dung makes good sheets: Saigon zoo

Elephant dung makes good sheets: Saigon zoo

The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in HCMC's District 1 recycles 3-5 kilograms of elephant dung into paper sheets every weekend.
Prey to visitor shortage, Saigon zoo seeks $1.3 mln financial support

Prey to visitor shortage, Saigon zoo seeks $1.3 mln financial support

Without visitors amid strict lockdowns, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in HCMC has sought VND30 billion ($1.3 million) assistance from city authorities to remain operational.
September 25, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
​Saigon zoo posts $304,000 loss due to Covid-19

​Saigon zoo posts $304,000 loss due to Covid-19

The Saigon Zoo-Botanical Garden Company Ltd has reported a VND6.8 billion ($304,300) loss for 2020 as Covid-19 kept people away from its zoo.
April 21, 2021 | 08:17 pm PT
Raccoon sneaks into Vietnam from US aboard refrigerated container

Raccoon sneaks into Vietnam from US aboard refrigerated container

A raccoon that stowed away in a refrigerated container sent from the U.S. to Vietnam has been handed over to the Saigon zoo.
October 5, 2020 | 09:23 pm PT
Saigon zoo operator posts $800,000 loss

Saigon zoo operator posts $800,000 loss

The Saigon Zoo-Botanical Garden Company Ltd reported a loss of VND18.8 billion ($809,000) for the first half of the year as Covid-19 kept people away from its zoo.
August 9, 2020 | 07:07 pm PT
Prey to visitor shortage, Saigon zoo launches online donation call

Prey to visitor shortage, Saigon zoo launches online donation call

Saigon Zoo, in operation for 156 years, is urging the public to help it care for around 1,500 animals amid the Covid-19 economic fallout .
August 7, 2020 | 01:08 am PT
Vietnam boasts world’s largest conservation of crested argus

Vietnam boasts world’s largest conservation of crested argus

Of just three conservation sites of the rare crested argus in the world, Saigon zoo Thao Cam Vien has the largest with more than 30 birds.
June 18, 2020 | 02:44 am PT
Trip down memory lane: a secret army base inside Saigon Zoo

Trip down memory lane: a secret army base inside Saigon Zoo

Authorities set up a replica of a restaurant that was inside Saigon Zoo during wartime and was a secret base of the People's Army.
April 29, 2020 | 10:06 pm PT
New face in town: baby giraffe born in Saigon zoo

New face in town: baby giraffe born in Saigon zoo

This is the first time ever a giraffe has given birth at the Ho Chi Minh City zoo.
December 10, 2018 | 11:31 pm PT
A tiger caretaker who grew into his job in Saigon

A tiger caretaker who grew into his job in Saigon

An electronics student has spent 11 years taking care of tigers, an unexpected job becoming a passion.
July 29, 2018 | 06:32 pm PT
 
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