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Neglected Monas Deer to Have Overcrowding Eased
Dofa Fasila | November 14, 2011

An official feeds a spotted deer in Monas park in Jakarta, where 61 deer were recently left without water for three months.  (JG Photo/Safir Makki) An official feeds a spotted deer in Monas park in Jakarta, where 61 deer were recently left without water for three months.  (JG Photo/Safir Makki)
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The Jakarta administration blamed a lack of funding for the plight of spotted deer who went without water for three months at the National Monument Park in Central Jakarta.

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said 11 of the 61 deer will be moved to Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta to address overcrowding at the park, known as Monas, while the broken water sources will be fixed immediately.

“I’ve already spoken with the [Central Jakarta] mayor and the officials responsible [for the deer],” Fauzi said on Sunday.

“We’ve concluded that the source of the problem is a lack of funding for the animals’ upkeep,” he said.

“This is improper and unacceptable.”

The governor’s announcement came just two days after a park keeper revealed that the deer had gone for three months without water and that the city had ignored reports of health problems and even deaths among the animals.

Dasuki, who has been looking after the deer for eight years, said that the animals had not received any veterinary checks since the city took over the park’s management from Ragunan Zoo earlier this year.

The Jakarta Animal Aid Network) said it also appeared the city had neglected to feed the deer.

Ipih Ruyani, head of the city’s fisheries and agriculture agency, who previously denied that the deer were not being fed, said on Sunday that her office had ordered 3,000 liters of water to be trucked into the park for the deer.

“That should be enough for them for the next three to four days,” she said, adding that the city would search for a more permanent supply of water in the meantime.

Ipih said 59 of the deer were in good health and two had been moved to Ragunan Zoo on Saturday for medical attention, though she declined to say what was wrong with them.

“We’ll gradually move more of the animals to Ragunan until there are just 50 left at Monas, which is the maximum number the park was designed to hold,” she said.

Enny Pudjiwati, a Ragunan Zoo senior official, confirmed that two wounded deer had been moved to her facility, but she also declined to say what was wrong with them. “We’ll do our best to save them,” she said.

Previously, Pramudya Harzani from the JAAN said he had visited the park recently after receiving public reports of deer with broken legs.

Enny said her zoo was ready to host the 11 deer that would be moved from Monas, promising that they would receive all the necessary care.