7 Feb 2020
In war-torn Yemen, zoo animals face daily struggle
Author: admintech | Filed under: WorldYemen’s war makes life a daily struggle for millions of civilians, but creatures in the country’s neglected zoos, including lions, leopards and baboons also face an uncertain future. At the country’s main zoo in Sanaa, the capital seized in 2014 by the Iran-backed Huthi militias who control much of the north, a man unloaded one of a dozen dead donkeys trucked in each day to feed 31 resident lions. Like the rest of the country, where millions have been driven to the brink of famine after five years of conflict, the zoo’s 1,159 animals, which include two critically endangered Arabian leopards, are at risk.