{"id":23518,"date":"2024-10-16T14:04:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T14:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23518"},"modified":"2024-10-16T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T14:04:12","slug":"new-animal-rehabilitation-enclosure-unveiled-at-guyanas-botanical-garden-and-zoological-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/new-animal-rehabilitation-enclosure-unveiled-at-guyanas-botanical-garden-and-zoological-park\/","title":{"rendered":"New Animal Rehabilitation Enclosure Unveiled at Guyana&#8217;s Botanical Garden and Zoological Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>September 28, 2024<\/em><br><em>By Kimberley Giddings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) and Schlumberger Guyana have officially launched a new animal rehabilitation enclosure at the Botanical Garden and Zoological Park, designed to support vulnerable species such as the Red-footed and Yellow-footed Tortoises, as well as the Jabiru Stork, the zoo&#8217;s oldest inhabitant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAC Commissioner Jason Fraser highlighted that this initiative responds to public concerns regarding the zoo&#8217;s condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project aims to enhance the facility, which is the only zoo in the country, with a focus on rehabilitation and conservation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration with Schlumberger began in 2023, starting with beautification efforts in the park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vice President of Schlumberger, Sharlene Seegoolam, stated that the company is committed to environmental preservation for present and future generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized that the project&#8217;s success stems from a shared vision between the PAC and their team of volunteers, whose efforts have been crucial in bringing this initiative to fruition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This rehabilitation project is part of a broader transformation aimed at establishing the zoo as a research and conservation center, enhancing its role in wildlife protection and education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 28, 2024By Kimberley Giddings The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) and Schlumberger Guyana have officially launched a new animal rehabilitation enclosure at the Botanical Garden and Zoological Park, designed to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23520,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23518\/revisions\/23520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}