He said between January and September this year, Zoo Negara managed to collect donations amounting to RM10.6mil from various parties in the form of financial assistance and food.
The ministry, he added, would continue to help Zoo Negara although it is owned by a non-governmental group and run as a business entity. On calls by various groups and members of the public for the Giant Panda pair to be returned to China due to the high maintenance costs, he said any decision would have to take into account the agreement signed between the Malaysian and Chinese governments.
Under the agreement, any cub born in Malaysia would have to be returned to China when it reached 24 months and not more than four years.
The Zoo Negara is an absolute hidden gem. I loved taking my kids there when I lived in KL.