Zagreb Zoo

Zagreb Zoo
Zagreb Zoo
	Lion's Bridge, Zagreb ZOO
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	45°49′22″N 16°1′19″E / 45.82278°N 16.02194°E
Date opened	June 27, 1925
Land area	5.5 ha (14 acres); 7 ha (17 acres) including lakes and ponds
No. of animals	8,880
No. of species	275
Annual visitors	350,000
Memberships	EAZA, WAZA
Website	zoo.hr/en

Zagreb Zoo (Croatian: Zoološki vrt Grada Zagreba) is a 7-hectare (17-acre) zoo located within Maksimir Park in Zagreb, Croatia and is across the street from Zagreb's Maksimir Stadium.^[2] It is one of three zoo parks in the country.

Zagreb Zoo is a member of both the European^[3] and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums^[4] and is a participant in the European Endangered Species Programme.^[2]

History

The zoo opened its doors on June 27, 1925. Reconstruction of the old zoo began in 1990.^[5] By October 2016, first part of the Zoo reconstruction and modernization was finished.

Animals

The zoo is home to 2,225 animals representing 275 species.^[2]^[6]^[7]^[8]

ANIMAL EXHIBITS

Leopard world

Madagascar

Black and white ruffed lemur

Australia enclouser

Sea Lion bay

Red panda Trail

Monkey house

Gallery

Zagreb Zoo
Tropical House
ZOO houses for Brown bears
Small clawed otter
Sea Lion pool
European bison
Monkey Pavilion
Pelicans
House for Lions
European lynx
Gray wolf

References

^ http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/?id=159&solo=22&l=h (in Croatian)
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://www.zgzoo.com/hr/o-nama/ (in Croatian)
^ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
^ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
^ http://www.zgzoo.com/hr/o-nama/povijest-zoo-vrta/ (in Croatian)
^ Hina (10 January 2020). "ZAGREBAČKI ZOOLOŠKI VRT JEDINI JE NA SVIJETU U KOJEM MOŽETE VIDJETI OVE DVIJE ŽIVOTINJE 'Posjetitelje treba poticati na očuvanje njihovih vrsta'". Jutarnji list (in hrvatski).
^ "DINARSKI VOLUHAR (Dinaromys bogdanovi)". Zoo.hr (in hrvatski). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^ "ČOVJEČJA RIBICA (Proteus anguinis)". Zoo.hr (in hrvatski). Retrieved 16 July 2020.

External links

Official website
Novi projekti i sve više sadržaja za posjetitelje (in Croatian)
Gradi se novi zoološki vrt, gotovo četiri puta veći od maksimirskog! (in Croatian)

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[1] ttp://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/?id=159&solo=22&l=h (in Croatian)

[O_nama-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://www.zgzoo.com/hr/o-nama/ (in Croatian)

[eaza_list-3] "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

[waza_list-4] "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

[5] ttp://www.zgzoo.com/hr/o-nama/povijest-zoo-vrta/ (in Croatian)

[6] Hina (10 January 2020). "ZAGREBAČKI ZOOLOŠKI VRT JEDINI JE NA SVIJETU U KOJEM MOŽETE VIDJETI OVE DVIJE ŽIVOTINJE 'Posjetitelje treba poticati na očuvanje njihovih vrsta'". Jutarnji list (in hrvatski).

[7] "DINARSKI VOLUHAR (Dinaromys bogdanovi)". Zoo.hr (in hrvatski). Retrieved 10 January 2020.

[8] "ČOVJEČJA RIBICA (Proteus anguinis)". Zoo.hr (in hrvatski). Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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