TIZIMÍN.- Staff of the Federal Attorney General’s Office for Environmental Protection (Profepa) placed closing stamps on Wednesday in the “La Reina” Zoological and Botanical Parkafter an inspection that was carried out of the October 13 to 15 and in which They detected various anomalies in the site’s infrastructure.
According to an official statement issued by the Tizimín Town Hallthe measure was taken as part of the protocol and recommendations of the federal authority, which determined that the zoo remains temporarily closed while the observations noted by the inspectors are corrected.
According to the official letter, the commitment to citizens is to maintain public spaces in optimal conditions and they assured that work will be done immediately to address the observations made with the aim that the park can resume its activities in the shortest time possible.
Therefore, public access will remain restricted to carry out internal maintenance and repair work.
It is worth mentioning that the event was scheduled for this weekend “Acuazoo”which would include conferences, workshops and interactions with animals, however, so far It has not been reported if said event will be suspended or rescheduled. due to the temporary closure of the zoo.
It is worth remembering that, in recent days, the zoo was the scene of controversy, first because of the death of a jaguar and then the critical state of health of a lioness. This led to Profepa personnel appearing and with it the observations that, according to the city council statement, have been issued.
On the main door of the zoo there is the closing seal.