List of famous Zoological gardens in European countries There are hundreds of zoos, wildlife parks, aquaria, bird parks, animal reserves, etc. in Europe. A small country like Austria already has about 50 of them. Germany has no less than 414 registered zoos (more than the USA !). Germany has about 250 more wildlife parks, aquaria and bird parks in addition to actual zoological gardens. The world's biggest zoo is also in Germany (Zoologischer Garten Berlin). Here is a list of the most famous zoos Europe-wide, listed by opening date : Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria Opening date :1752 (oldest in the world)Number of species : about 450Number of animals : ?La ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France Opening date : 1795Number of species : ?Number of animals : 1,100London Zoo, UK Opening date : 1828 (1847 to the public)Number of species : 651Number of animals : ?Dublin Zoo, Ireland Opening date : 1830Number of species : ?Number of animals : ?Bristol Zoo, England Opening date : 1836Number of species : 309Number of animals : 4,500Natura Artis Magistra, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Opening date : 1838Number of species : 700Number of animals : ?Antwerp Zoo, Belgium Opening date : 1843Number of species : 950Number of animals : over 5,000Zoologischer Garten Berlin, Germany Opening date : 1844Number of species : 1,500Number of animals : 14,000Wilhelma Zoo, Stuttgart, Germany Opening date : 1850Number of species : 1,000Number of animals : 8,000Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark Opening date : 1859Number of species : 264Number of animals : 3,300Jardin d'Acclimatation, Paris, France Opening date : 1860Number of species : ?Number of animals : 150Sofia Zoo, Bulgaria Opening date : 1888Number of species : 244Number of animals : 1,113Helsinki Zoo, Korkeasaari Island, Finland Opening date : 1889Number of species : about 200Number of animals : ?Barcelona Zoo, Spain Opening date : 1892Number of species : 400Number of animals : 7,000Tierpark Hellabrunn, Munich, Germany Opening date : 1905Number of species : 340Number of animals : 7,700Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland Opening date : 1913Number of species : ?Number of animals : 1,000Zürich Zoologischer Garten, Switzerland Opening date : 1929Number of species : 300Number of animals : 2,200Prague Zoo, Czech Republic Opening date : 1931Number of species : 630Number of animals : 4,600Zoo Opole, Poland Opening date : 1936Number of species : 130Number of animals : 1,000Tallinn Zoo, Estonia Opening date : 1939Number of species : 350Number of animals : 5,400Borås Djurparks, Sweden Opening date : 1962Number of species : 80Number of animals : 500Colchester Zoo, England Opening date : 1963Number of species : 200Number of animals : ?Palmyre Zoo, France Opening date : 1967Number of species : ?Number of animals : ?Blackpool Zoo, England Opening date : 1972Number of species : 400Number of animals : 1,500Miskolc Zoo, Hungary Opening date : 1983Number of species : 95Number of animals : 500From the available data in this list, the largest zoos in terms of species are Berlin (1,500), Stuttgart (1,000), Antwerp (950), Amsterdam (700), then Prague (630). The most populous are Berlin (14,000), Stuttgart (8,000), Munich (7,700), Barcelona (7,000), then Tallinn (5,400). |
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