Taipei City Government

Following initial repair works after the typhoon, Taipei Zoo announced that the facility will reopen to the public on August 11.
According to zoo officials, Typhoon Soudelor inflicted unprecedented damage upon the premises of Taipei Zoo, with damages to plants, animals, and structures exceeding NT$10 million. Staff, volunteers, and interns worked on cleaning up the debris and restoring the surroundings over Sunday and Monday.
While basic typhoon prevention measures such as dredging of drainage and equipping of backup generators were adopted, the heavy winds and rains of Typhoon Soudelor brought down large trees and parts of buildings across the premises. Despite mobilization of manpower and heavy machinery, overall effort remained insufficient to clean up and remove the fallen debris in time.
Fortunately, the effects of strong winds and rain upon zoo animals were limited; inspecting staff members even reported that the zoo ostrich laid an egg during the typhoon. However, the zoo’s Botanic Garden which opened in 2004 sustained substantial damage, including a missing plant-made sculpture of a Tyrannosaurus.
Taipei Zoo indicated that several zoo facilities will remain closed following the reopening of the zoo due to ongoing repair. These include the areas housing denizens such as raccoon, clouded leopard, parrot, aldabra giant tortoise, and orangutan.