Brno Zoo
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Brno Zoo | |
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Date opened | 1953[1] |
Location | U Zoologické zahrady 46, 635 00 Brno |
Land area | 65 hectares |
No. of animals | 1450 |
No. of species | 340 |
Memberships | UCSZOO, EAZA, WZO |
Website | http://www.zoobrno.cz |
Brno Zoo, is a zoological garden, located in Brno in the Czech Republic.
In 2000, Brno Zoo became member in World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WZO).
The zoo is involved in captive breeding of endangered species coordinated by the European Endangered Species Programme like the Sumatran tiger, giant Hispaniolan Galliwasp, Przewalski's horse, as well as locally threatened species like the Czech owl called the little owl, barn owl or rare rodent species the European ground squirrel and Eurasian beaver.
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