Dobrich Zoo

Dobrich Zoo, also known as Nature and Animal Protection Centre, is the first licensed zoo in Bulgaria. It is located in Dobrich, Bulgaria. It houses over 100 animals from 40 species. The zoo is founded under a Bulgarian-Swiss project in 2003. It has a land area of 16 hectares, 50-year-old vegetation and a convenient access. The zoo is opened from 9:00 to 19:00 (from April to September) and from 10:00 to 16:00 (October to March). Every Monday is a day off.[1]

The brown bear Berna
Dobrich Zoo
View from the watching tower
Date openedSeptember 25, 2003
LocationDobrich, Bulgaria
Coordinates43°33′33″N 27°50′38″E
Land area16 ha (40 acres)
No. of animals100
No. of species40
Websitezoo-dobrich.com

History and Animals

In 1996 Reuters published a photo of a little kangaroo and his mother in their cage in the now closed Dobrich zoo. The publication described the miserable conditions animals were living in. Barbara Gehring, a Swiss ecologist saw the photo and decided to help. She organized charity events and this led to the formation of a Bulgarian-Swiss project which created a new Dobrich zoo in 2003.

There are 40 different species of animals living in the zoo, including roe deer, red deer, red-necked wallabies, raccoons, llamas, alpacas, mouflon, european bison, Przewalski's horse, and two brown bears named Berna and Kostadin.

There are also many species of birds, including eurasian eagle-owls, golden pheasants, peacocks, mute swans, rosy pelicans, white stork, and many fowl species.

The zoo has several ponds, which house red-eared slider turtles. There is also a bug hotel (insect hotel).

White storks in one of the ponds

References
  1. Municipality, Dobrich. "Nature and Animal Protection Centre". www.dobrich.bg. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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