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Aleppo Zoo Mission – Published on Harbi Türkiye

Published on: September 6, 2017
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Harbi Türkiye talks about Wild at Life e.V’s 5-months stint in rescuing the abandoned zoo animals out of Aleppo Zoo, while also mentioning Turkish representative Okan Oflaz, former Minister of Forestry and Water of Turkey Veysel Eroglu, veterinarian Nilay Tezsay, and wildlife specialist veterinarian Prof. Dr. Frank Göritz, who helped made the mission a success. The article is in Turkish.

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