Saltanatty jiynǵa arnaiy qatysqan oblys ákimi Janseiit Túimebaev qala turǵyndary men qonaqtaryn aitýly sharamen quttyqtap, jańadan ashylǵan nysandy aralap kórdi.
Aimaq basshysy bul jańalyq jýyrda ǵana milliondy qala atanǵan shahar úshin úlken syi bolǵanyn jetkizdi.

Sondai-aq, óńir basshysy Elordamyz – Astana qalasynyń 20 jyldyǵyna Shymkent qalasynyń million turǵyndary atynan Astana qalasyna janýardyń 20 túrin syiǵa tartatynyn atap ótti.
Elordaǵa Shymkentten arystan, Amýr jolbarysy, pýma, qońyr aiý sekildi jyrtqyshtar men kezquiryq, tilemish, tazqara, úki qustary jáne basqa da janýarlar tartý etilmek.
Jalpy «Afrika» zoologiialyq aimaqtyq qurylys jumysy ótken jyldyń sáýir aiynda bastalǵan. Jobanyń quny 627 114 myń teńgeni quraidy.

Sondai-aq, munda jyl saiyn kelýshiler sany da artyp keledi. Máselen, 2017 jyly kelýshiler sany 426 myńǵa jetse, osy jyldyń 3 aiynda 60 myńnan astam adam kelgen. Zoobaqtyń jalpy aýmaǵy 29 gektardy quraidy. Onyń 19 gektary túrli ekspozitsiiaǵa arnalǵan. Shymkent zoobaǵy EARAZA-nyń múshesi (Eýraziialyq akvariýmder men zoobaqtar assosatsiiasy).