The Zoo Restoration and Enhancement Project has been launched by the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) under the theme, “Wildlife Warriors: Unite for Conservation” and is part of a rehabilitation drive to enhance the structures and surroundings of the Georgetown Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
The project began with an exercise yesterday that lasted from 08.00 to 10.00 hours. In attendance were several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and companies who volunteered their assistance with the enhancement efforts. Among them were members of the President Youth Award Republic of Guyana (PYARG), members of the diplomatic corps, Exxon Mobil Guyana, Schlumberger Guyana, British High Commission, and the Caribbean Youth environment network (CYEN) along members of the Church of Latter Day Saints.
PAC Commissioner, Jason Fraser, commenting on the exercise, shared that the significant turnout has now sparked the idea for a “Friends of the Parks” initiative. “We are going to have a meeting with a forum where we discuss projects and ways that we can collaborate with these youth organisations to do projects within the park.”