Surabaya Zoo (KBS) that was once a famous Zoo throughout Indonesia to South-East Asia, has the title as the most complete zoos in Southeast Asia in the 1970s, under the management of the Dutch Government. In which are filled by more than 351 different species of its kind and consists of more than 2806 individuals sorts of animals, both Indonesian endangered species and a world of Mammals, Aves, Reptilia and Pisces.
Zoo was first established by decree of the Governor General of the Netherlands, on August 31, 1916 No. 40, which originally had a name in Dutch "Soerabaiasche Planten-en Dierentuin" that have meaning (Surabaya Zoo and Botanical Gardens). The establishment of the Botanical Gardens and Zoo is the merit of a journalist named HFK Kommer who have a hobby of collecting animals and is supported by several donors.
Indeed, at that KBS has developed and increased wildlife, but now what's on our minds at the Surabaya Zoo is very different from what happened in the past. All images were either covered by terrible things that had happened to the animals at the Zoo. Initially KBS became a pilot for other Zoo, but now it is different, KBS is to be modeled after another Zoo.
Based on the data obtained from the manager of Surabaya Zoo showed that about 130 animals died in the last nine months, mainly because of disease and lack of adequate facilities and qualified nurses animals. "The death of that animal, the first because it was old. Secondly because of illness, and the third for infrastructure inadequate enclosure, resulting in disease easily arise, ultimately disease is contagious. Fourth, human resources here less (quality), "said Tonny Sumampau, Chief Executive Management Team The Surabaya Zoo. The statement quoted voaindonesia on 11/09/2012.
Age 96 years, so many of the problems faced by the management Surabaya Zoo (KBS), not to mention the problem of land disputes and their management are contested by two government agencies is still uncertain.
Chairman of the Management Team While KBS, Hadi Prasetyo, said that currently still have the Surabaya Zoo 4020 animals from 220 species tail. In fact, the vast amount of existing cages, the zoo was supposed to accommodate a maximum of three thousand animals only. That is, there are a thousand animal overpopulation. "A thousand tails is that it should be moved, but the NMM's also not easy," said Hadi.
Due to the decline in the quality of the Surabaya Zoo also have to accept konsekuaensi to be borne, a decrease in visitors from year to year and will also affect the financially from the sale of admission tickets.
The results of a survey of the interests of children - children to visit the KBS show that earned 38% of the child - the child is a frequent visitor to KBS, 30% rarely visited, 18% rarely visited and only 14% are a frequent visitor, not even a child children who expressed very frequent visitor to KBS. From the results above it can be seen that the interest of the community to come to the KBS is very low at the moment.
Based on qualitative and quantitative data that I got it I tried to run and see how real KBS conditions, is the same as what people say at this point. It also tried a bit of an inventory of wild birds in the area of Surabaya Zoo. After three observations that I did turned out to find 17 species of wild birds are free to roam outside the coop.
