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Zoo Veldhoven

Coordinates: 51°25′33″N 5°21′13″E / 51.425945°N 5.353584°E / 51.425945; 5.353584
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Zoo Veldhoven
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51°25′33″N 5°21′13″E / 51.425945°N 5.353584°E / 51.425945; 5.353584
Date opened19 April 2014[1]
LocationVeldhoven, Netherlands
Land area42 acres (17 ha)
Websitewww.zooveldhoven.nl

Zoo Veldhoven is a zoo in Veldhoven. Visitors can feed many animals themselves and the park can also be visited under the guidance of a guide.

Animals

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The park is mainly specialized in birds, especially birds of prey, cranes, owls and exotic birds, such as parrots, toucans and rhino birds. In addition, it has a large number of other animal species, such as nasal bears, ringtail sprouts, black whites, and reptiles.

History

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The park started in 1992 as an initiative of the 'Stichting Nederlands Opvangcentrum Papegaaien' (English: 'Foundation of the Dutch Care Center for Parrots').[2] After receiving a negative interest in the television broadcast of the Dutch television program Radar on January 12, 2009,[3] the number of visitors dropped drastically. This despite the statement by the General Inspectorate that the park fulfilled all animal welfare requirements.[4]

On January 29, 2013, the bankruptcy of the N.O.P. foundation was declared bankrupt. The park was closed and looked forward to a buyer.[5] There were potential buyers, but eventually, it was taken over by a raptor holder of prey in March 2013. On 2 August 2013, he announced that he would put the park in a completely new jacket and open it to public, under a different name and with many new animals.[6] Eventually, on April 19, 2014, the fully renovated park was opened under the name 'Zoo Veldhoven' for public.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Opening Papegaaienpark wordt Zoo Veldhoven".
  2. ^ "Papengaaienpark".
  3. ^ "Uitzending gemist: Radar". AvroTros.
  4. ^ "Opvang papegaaien NOP Oerle is wel in orde". Eindhovens Dagblad.
  5. ^ "Papegaaienpark Veldhoven failliet". Eindhovens Dagblad.
  6. ^ "Papegaaienpark Veldhoven snel weer open". Eindhovens Dagblad.
  7. ^ "Papegaaienpark Veldhoven in herfstvakantie weer open". Omroep Brabant.
  8. ^ "Zoo Veldhoven opent op 19 april deuren".