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Gaza Zoo Still Attracts Children

Despite repeated closures, financial difficulties and the loss of expensive animals during times of war, Gaza’s zoo continues to function, writes Asmaa al-Ghoul.

Asmaa al-Ghoul
Asmaa al-Ghoul
Apr 16, 2013
Shadows of people are cast against the water as a crocodile enters its enclosure at a zoo in the northern Gaza Strip November 6, 2012. A crocodile on the run from a Gaza zoo for the past 18 months has finally been captured, police said on Tuesday.The 1.8 metre (6 foot)-long reptile was spotted several weeks ago in sewage pools in the northern Gaza Strip, and villagers complained he had been eating their livestock. Police called in fishermen, who netted the crocodile on Monday. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot (GAZA - Ta
Shadows of people are cast against the water as a crocodile basks in its enclosure at a zoo in the northern Gaza Strip, Nov. 6, 2012. — REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot

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