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Taman Safari encourages animal foster parenting

(Kompas/Lucky Pransiska)Taman Safari Indonesia in Cisarua, Bogor, West Java, is inviting the public to participate in its animal foster parent program

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Sat, September 19, 2015 Published on Sep. 19, 2015 Published on 2015-09-19T17:24:25+07:00

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Taman Safari Indonesia in Cisarua, Bogor, West Java, is inviting the public to participate in its animal foster parent program.

'€œThe program aims to encourage people to care for the animals, especially endemic or native Indonesian species,'€ said the zoo'€™s director Frans Manansang on Saturday as quoted by Antara news agency.

Through the program, the public will have the opportunity to closely interact with their adopted animals.

'€œFoster parents will be able to pick a name, give the animals food and visit them,'€ said Frans.

He added that state-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) had participated in the program, recently fostering a one-month-old male baby elephant named Goldy.

All the baby animals are kept in a nursery room at the zoo'€™s animal hospital.

'€œHopefully we will be able to find other parents for these endemic Indonesian animals,'€ said the zoo'€™s public relations head, Yulius H. Suprihardo. (kes)(++++)

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