YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The management of Yerevan Zoo has already done more than 80% of work on preparation for winter. As Noyan Tapan's correspondent was informed by Zoo Director Sahak Abovian, cages envisaged for heat-loving animals are ready, a sufficient amount of grass and nearly 15 tons of meat have been stored. It was mentioned that 57 mln drams (nearly 126 thousand USD) was allocated from the state budget this year for purchasing fodder for animals. And about 13-14 mln drams gained from sale of Zoo entrance tickets was spent on solving some problems and paying employees' salaries. There are 2300 animals of 190 species at the Zoo at present. S.Abovian said that it's envisaged to bring 7-8 species of new animals from cities of Kiev and Nikolayev in 2006 spring.

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