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signed a project to build a new part of the zoo, which would greatly expand it. The project of expanding the zoo was developed by the institute "Almatagiprogor". By the decree of the
Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR, the zoo was allocated an additional 27 hectares of land on a neighboring hillside, previously owned by the state farm "Mountain Giant", for the construction of the zoo. The territory of the zoo was to expand significantly beyond Ormanov Street. The Almaty zoo was to become one of the largest in the country. The territory was not developed by the city zoo for unknown reasons. In 2005, an area of 31.7723 hectares intended for expansion was sold for the construction of luxury housing.
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by the administration of the Almaty Zoo leopards died because of improper maintenance, why they were kept so poorly, and why no one was punished for violations in the maintenance of animals, no answer was given. Overall, from 2005 to 2016, the number of animal species in the Almaty Zoo decreased by more than a third, from 523 species to 345.
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In 2016, it became known about the death of snow leopards listed in the Red Book, which had previously been donated by foreign zoos. A total of seven leopards died. Information about the death of the snow leopards until 2016 was carefully hidden from the public and was not made public. As explained
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Elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, rhinoceroses, plains tapir, antelopes (gnu, nyala, kudu, oryx) attract attention from the paired and unpaired hoofed animals. Deer make up a special group. The largest among them are the
Bukhara deer and red deer. There are also spotted deer, fallow deer and roe
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As of 2005, there were 523 species, 3657 specimens in the zoo collection. Of these, mammals - 94 species, 317 specimens; birds - 224 species, 1056 specimens; reptiles - 80 species, 431 specimens; amphibians - 6 species, 39 specimens; fish - 114 species, 1736 specimens; invertebrates - 5 species, 78
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Tolebaev chose the eastern outskirts of Gorky Park for the construction of the zoo. Tolebayev's opinion was supported by other members of the land commission and the management of the
Government House. On February 19, by decision of the Almaty City Council, a land plot of 46 hectares, on the right
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Area of the zoo until 1980 was 32 hectares, of which 13 hectares were occupied by aviaries and cages, 19 hectares - ponds for waterfowl. In 1980, a complete reconstruction of the zoo was carried out. Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR Dinmukhamed Kunayev
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In the zoo terrarium there are 11 species of turtles: Caspian turtle, red-eared turtle, marsh turtle, steppe turtle, Seychelles turtle, red-legged turtle, marsh turtle and others. Reptiles include representatives of lizards and snakes suborder, among which tiger and reticulated pythons, water
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As of 2015, there were 345 species, 5,428 specimens of which: 74 mammal species, 323 specimens; 124 bird species, 844 specimens; 56 reptile species, 195 specimens; 3 amphibian species, 37 specimens; 83 fish species, 4,029 specimens; invertebrates, 5 species.
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the safe delivery of the animals from Moscow to Alma-Ata. Tolebayev combined his work in the zoo with the work in the Committee on Science. His plans in November 1937 included organization of apiary, insectarium and construction of aviary for elephants.
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Also in 2016 it became known about the death of especially valuable and rare species of animals, such as: Amur tigers, hippos, Kazakh mountain sheep (argali), bearded (a bird from the family of hawks), chimpanzees, Turkestan lynx and Bengal tiger.
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