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BANTUAN DANA PRIHATIN KEBAJIKAN HIDUPAN LIAR
KEPADA PREMIS ZOO DAN PAMERAN TETAP AKIBAT
PENULARAN PANDEMIC COVID-19

WILDLIFE WELFARE CARING ASSISTANCE FUND DUE TO
COVID-19 PANDEMIC OUTBREAK

Pada Januari 2020 dunia dikejutkan dengan fenomena penularan pandemik Coronavirus yang seterusnya
dikenali sebagai virus COVID-19. Sehubungan dengan itu, dalam mengawal penularan wabak tersebut
Kerajaan Malaysia telah mengumumkan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) bermula 18 Mac 2020 dimana
perintah ini bertujuan untuk mengurangkan perhubungan individu secara bersemuka bagi mengelakkan
penularan wabak Pandemik COVID-19. Arahan kawalan pergerakan ini bukan sahaja digunapakai oleh
semua agensi Kerajaan namun ia juga dikenakan terhadap syarikat-syarikat swasta, premis-premis
perniagaan, perbankan juga kepada pusat-pusat ibadah, hiburan serta taman rekreasi.
Pelbagai sektor industri telah terkesan secara langsung. Premis Zoo dan Pameran Tetap juga tidak terkecuali.
Justeru, atas keprihatinan Kerajaan Malaysia terhadap isu kebajikan hidupan liar, Kementerian Tenaga dan
Sumber Asli (KeTSA) telah meluluskan dana Bantuan Prihatin Kebajikan Hidupan Liar. Sejumlah
RM4,750,614.32 telah diluluskan perbelanjaannya oleh Jabatan bagi pembiayaan kos makanan hidupan liar,
perolehan ubat-ubatan dan bahan cuci disinfektan kepada 21 premis Zoo dan Pameran Tetap yang
memerlukan.

In January 2020, the world was shaken up by the emerging of the Coronavirus pandemic which is today
known as COVID-19 virus. Accordingly, starting March 18, 2020 the Government announced a Movement
Control Order (MCO) to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The stringent restrictions were imposed not
limited to all Government agencies but also applied to all industries in the country including private
companies, banking giants, religious centres, entertainment businesses and recreational parks.

The MCO had caused a major adverse effect on the economic stability on majority of businesses including
to Zoos and Permanent Exhibitions operators. In the spirit to ensure that the animal welfare in every Zoos
and Permanent Exhibitions are always in a good condition, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
(KeTSA) initiated the Wildlife Welfare Caring Assistance Fund where a total of RM 4,750,614.32 had been
approved by the PERHILITAN to finance the cost of wildlife food, procurement of medicines and
disinfectants for 21 Zoos and Permanent Exhibitions operators in need.

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