TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Environment and Forestry Ministry is preparing a standard zoo guideline for zoos in Indonesia.
"We are working with PKBSI (the Indonesian Zoo Association)," said Director General of Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems of the Ministry Tachrir Fathoni in Jakarta, Sunday (14/8).
Tachrir added that the guideline includes several aspects, including the management of cages, zoo area, number of animals that populate the zoo, zoo management, human resources, food, and animal welfare.
The guideline is still in the process of completion, he added.
Tachrir also acknowledged some zoos in Indonesia still have poor management.
The management of ten zoos under the supervisory of regional government, he said, is still not optimal, for example Bandung zoo.
"We've reprimanded the management," Tachrir added.
Tachrir further said the government also obliges the zoos to recruit permanent veterinarians for the management of the animals.
REZKI ALVIONITASARI