Odessa Zoo

Odessa Zoo

Odessa Zoo, main entrance
Date opened	1922
Location	Odessa, Ukraine
Coordinates	Coordinates: 46°28′03″N 30°43′54″E / 46.4675°N 30.7317°E / 46.4675; 30.7317
Land area	5.9 hectares (15 acres)
No. of animals	720 (May 2011)
No. of species	153 (May 2011)
Annual visitors	349921 (2010)
Website	http://zoo.od.ua/

Odessa Zoo has the status of nature reserve of nationwide value, which was granted in 1992. The collection of the zoo is about 1600 animals (243 types), a part from which are mentioned in International Red Book, Red book of Ukraine and European Red list.

Odessa Zoo is located in Odessa downtown, opposite Odessa Privoz Market, 25 Novoshepnoy Ryad Street.

History

The first mention of the Odessa zoo was in 1889 on the city's 100th anniversary when a draft of the plan was first created. Due delays caused by World War I and the Civil War, the actual building of the zoo on Primorsky Boulevard did not begin until 1922. In December 1927, three projects were accepted as a zoo building basis.The zoo was opened for visitors in 1938.^[1]

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