Doha Zoo and Al Khor Park zoo welcomed 265 new animal births among various species over the past year.
Some species in both zoos are part of a special breeding programme that focuses on comprehensive nutrition, temperature and humidity control to mimic their natural environments.
Recently, Doha Zoo witnessed the birth of rare and endangered species such as the owl monkey (douroucoulis), the black-bearded marmoset monkey, the Senegal bushbaby, the vervet monkey, the sika deer, and the barbary sheep.
Local Arabic daily Arrayah said that the report of the 2023 Achievements of the Ministry of Municipality revealed that the total number of treatments provided to animals and birds in Doha Zoo and Al Khor Park amounted to 455, with 93 surgeries performed.
Last year, the total number of public parks, plazas, and corniches in the country amounted to 144, with the per capita share of green spaces being 5.80sq m. Accordingly, the growth rate of public parks increased by 27%. Further, the area of public parks amounted to 3mn sq m, while the total green space area reached 16.8mn sq m. Watering green spaces with treated water rate rose to 75%.
Meanwhile, the Joint Committee for the Removal of Abandoned Vehicles, Machinery, and Equipment in the country removed last year 11,598 abandoned vehicles, besides 12,913 abandoned vehicles that were disposed of, according to the same report.
Further, work is ongoing to update and develop the electronic system for abandoned vehicles. Efforts are also underway to redesign and classify vehicles within impoundment sites and to provide security personnel and means of protection. The report pointed out that the committee conducted 36 inspection campaigns to remove such vehicles last year, with approximately four campaigns in each municipality, including the industrial area. The campaigns were intensified in both Doha and Al Rayyan municipalities.
The report stressed that the yards for selling local agriculture products amounted to around 13,456 tonnes for the 2022-2023 season, with the participation of 140 local productive farms.
The quantity of vegetables marketed through the “Premium Product Programme” reached about 3,026 tonnes for the 2022/2023 season, while the sales quantity through the “Qatar Farms Programme” amounted to around 22,392 tonnes for the same season.
