Zagreb Zoo

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 Stadion Maksimir.[2] It is one of three zoo parks in the country.

Zagreb Zoo
Zagreb Zoo map
Date openedJune 27, 1925
Coordinates45°49′22″N 16°1′19″E
Land area5.5 ha (14 acres)
7 ha (17 acres) including lakes and ponds
No. of animals2,225
No. of species275
Annual visitors350,000[1]
MembershipsEAZA, WAZA
Websitezoo.hr/en

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
Lions in Zagreb Zoo

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

Animals

The zoo is home to 2,225 animals representing 275 species, including snow leopard, red panda, okapi, addax, scimitar oryx, North China leopard, common chimpanzee, Diana monkey, wisent, pygmy hippopotamus, and Bactrian camel.[2] It is as well the only zoo in the world where visitors can see olms and Balkan snow voles.[6][7]

  • Zagreb Zoo
  • Entrance
  • Brown bear
  • Small clawed otter
  • Sea lion
  • European bison
  • Sheltopusik
  • Pelicans
  • Peccary
  • European lynx
  • Gray wolf

References
  1. http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/?id=159&solo=22&l=h (in Croatian)
  2. http://www.zgzoo.com/hr/o-nama/ (in Croatian)
  3. "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  4. "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  5. http://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 Croatian).
  7. "DINARSKI VOLUHAR (Dinaromys bogdanovi)". Zoo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 January 2020.



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