Surabaya Zoo performed on the animals found plastic and wood inside the animals. The death of Melani the tiger, one of only a few hundred Sumatran tigers left in the world, outraged animal activists when it was discovered that the tiger was suffering from extreme digestive disorders before being rescued from the zoo. On 28 January 2014 Surabaya Zoo authority announced that the zoo has a collection of 3,459 animals from 197 species, but 81 animals are sick, disabled, and old, and 44 of which are in severe conditions. An online petition that calls for the closure of Surabaya Zoo due to
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere the Grassmere location. Locally, Nashville Zoo works collaboratively to protect species including the loggerhead shrike. Globally, Nashville Zoo contributes to efforts which protect clouded leopards, giant anteaters and rhinos. Nashville Zoo at Grassmere The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere is a zoological garden and historic plantation farmhouse located southeast of Downtown Nashville. As of 2014, the zoo was middle Tennessee's top paid attraction and contained 6,230 individual animals, encompassing 339 species. The zoo's site is approximately in size. It is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Nashville Zoo is located on property that was once a 300-acre