View of the ticket counter at Pata notorious Pata Zoo once boasted interactive magic and animal shows on the weekends, but on a recent Saturday afternoon, visitors were few and far between, the rows of collapsible chairs in the main room gathering dust in darkness. Among many businesses suffering in the coronavirus pandemic's wake, the lucrative animal tourism industry in Thailand has also taken a hit. But even before the falling numbers of Covid-cautious visitors, a sense of abandon at the zoo had not gone unnoticed. Activists have been campaigning for the zoo's closure and the reloca
View of the ticket counter at Pata notorious Pata Zoo once boasted interactive magic and animal shows on the weekends, but on a recent Saturday afternoon, visitors were few and far between, the rows of collapsible chairs in the main room gathering dust in darkness. Among many businesses suffering in the coronavirus pandemic's wake, the lucrative animal tourism industry in Thailand has also taken a hit. But even before the falling numbers of Covid-cautious visitors, a sense of abandon at the zoo had not gone unnoticed. Activists have been campaigning for the zoo's closure and the relocation of its exotic animals for over seven years.
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