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'''D.G. Khan Zoo''' ({{langx|ur|ڈيره غازى خان چڑیا گھر}}) is a [[zoo]] located in [[Dera Ghazi Khan]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fwf.punjab.gov.pk/dgkhan_zoo|title=DG Khan Zoo|publisher=Forest, Wildlife & Fisheries Department}}</ref> It is operated by [[Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department, Punjab]]. |
'''D.G. Khan Zoo''' ({{langx|ur|ڈيره غازى خان چڑیا گھر}}) is a [[zoo]] located in [[Dera Ghazi Khan]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fwf.punjab.gov.pk/dgkhan_zoo|title=DG Khan Zoo|publisher=Forest, Wildlife & Fisheries Department}}</ref> It is operated by [[Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department, Punjab]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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It was established in 1983-1985 covering an area of 12 acres under the development scheme “Promotion of [[Wildlife]] and control of Hunting in D.G. Khan”. Now it has been re-named as “D.G. Khan Zoo”. In 2015, Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, [[Muhammad Asif Malik]], announced increased funding so that the zoo could purchase new animals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/834290/upgrades-rs700000-released-for-dg-khan-zoo/|title=Upgrades: 'Rs700,000 released for DG Khan zoo'|date=7 February 2015|publisher=The Express Tribune}}</ref> |
It was established in 1983-1985 covering an area of 12 acres under the development scheme “Promotion of [[Wildlife]] and control of Hunting in D.G. Khan”. Now it has been re-named as “D.G. Khan Zoo”. In 2015, Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, [[Muhammad Asif Malik]], announced increased funding so that the zoo could purchase new animals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/834290/upgrades-rs700000-released-for-dg-khan-zoo/|title=Upgrades: 'Rs700,000 released for DG Khan zoo'|date=7 February 2015|publisher=The Express Tribune}}</ref> |
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