Ostrava Zoo
Coordinates: 49°50′44″N 18°19′30″E / 49.8455660°N 18.3251090°E
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| Date opened | 1951[1] |
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| Location | Michálkovická 197, 710 00 Ostrava[1] |
| Land area | 100 hectares (250 acres)[1] |
| Number of animals | 3 000[1] |
| Number of species | 350[1] |
| Memberships | EEP, EAZA[1] |
| Website | http://www.zoo-ostrava.cz/ |
Ostrava Zoo, (Zoologická zahrada Ostrava) is a Czech zoo, located in Ostrava in Czech Republic.[1]
Ostrava Zoo was founded as Kuncicky Zoo in 1951, on an area called the Miners' Park in Ostrava-Kuncicky. But already in 1956 construction of the new zoo in Stromovka park was undertaken, and in 1960 the zoo and animals were transferred to Stromovka park.[1]
In 1996 Ostrava Zoo became member in the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).[1]
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