According to an official statement by the Ministry of Climate Change, anelectric wildlife safari train is being launched in the wildlifeconservation park which will replace the now defunct Marghazar ZooIslamabad.
The Ministry of Climate said that it’s vision is to replace the old zoowith a pollution-free safari park that will serve as a tourist attractionfor the city.
Malik Amin Aslam, Special Assistant to the Prime Mnister on Climate Change,said that a wildlife conservation and information center will be build toeducate the public on local wildlife.
The Marghazar Zoo had been criticized on its treatment of animals in recentyears, and the number of visitors it has received has seen a steadydecline. Taking notice on the inhumane treatment of the Islamabad HighCourt ordered the 400 animals housed in Marghazar Zoo to be moved to betterfacilities and the zoo to be shut down. Now, the government plans toconvert the 1000 acre area into a wildlife conservation centre which willserve to both entertain and educate the public on local wildlife and theneed to protect it.
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An electric train will help achieve this by offering a fun experience forvisitors without adding to the air and noise pollution that would disturbthe surrounding ecosystem.
