Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Peshawar
Following improvement in weather conditions in Peshawar, a large number of tourists on Sunday visited Peshawar Zoo by taking keen interest in eagles, cobra snakes, tigers, zarafa and lions. People of the all age groups accompanied by children visited Peshawar Zoo in droves during weekend and spent some time there after reduction in coldness that gripped Peshawar valley during last couple of weeks.
Wild and other types of animals and birds like eagles, tigers, lions, pheasants, dears, cranes, snakes, camels, reptiles, birds and parrots remained centre of attraction of the visitors.
The students of different government and private schools also visited the zoo and asked different questions from wildlife experts and zoo’s management about habitats, habits and foods of the animals.
This first-ever zoo was established at over 29 acres of land in Rahatabad near Pakistan Forests Institute (PFI) and University of Peshawar at a cost of Rs 270 million by the PTI government aimed at to provide better recreational services to Peshawarites.
