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Brno Zoo
Kamchatka brown bear
Date opened1953
LocationU Zoologické zahrady 46, 635 00 Brno
Land area65 hectares
No. of animals1450
No. of species340
MembershipsUCSZOO, EAZA, WZO
Websitehttp://www.zoobrno.cz

Brno Zoo (Czech: Zoo Brno) is a zoo located in Brno-Bystrc, a municipal district of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It was opened in 1953.[1]

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. In 2000, Brno Zoo became member in World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WZO).

References

  1. ↑ Brno, Zoo. "Historie". Zoo Brno (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
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