Łódź Zoo

Coordinates: 51°45′39″N 19°24′43″E / 51.76083°N 19.41194°E / 51.76083; 19.41194
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Łódź Zoo
The main entrance
Map
51°45′39″N 19°24′43″E / 51.76083°N 19.41194°E / 51.76083; 19.41194
Date opened1938
LocationŁódź, Poland
Land area16 hectares (40 acres)
No. of animals2,245[1]
No. of species677[2]
MembershipsEAZA, WAZA
DirectorTomasz Jóźwik
Websiteuml.lodz.pl/czas-wolny/zielen-i-rekreacja/zoo/

The Łódź Zoo (Polish: Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny w Łodzi) is a

species, including endangered Asiatic lions. The zoo is the only zoological garden in Poland to feature such animals as giant otters, Sumatran orangutans, false gharials, and bush dogs
.

The zoo is a member of the

International Species Information System
.

History

The zoo was opened in 1938 in the Polesie district and covered the area of 8,9 hectares. In 1939, the zoo was in possession of only 50 animals such as

Second World War and in 1945, many animals from other zoological gardens, most notably from the Wrocław Zoo, were transported to Łódź. In 1950, the area of the zoo was expanded and covered 16,64 ha. In the 1950s, the zoological garden developed more rapidly as more buildings and structures were constructed including the baboons enclosure. In 1968, the Big Cats' pavilion was opened and in 1988, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the zoo, a pavilion for giraffes was constructed.[3][4]

Since 1991, the zoo is part of the

ring-tailed mongooses and Indian crested porcupines was built.[5]

The zoo's breeding program had a number of successes which include the births of southern cassowaries in 2014 and 2016,[6] pied tamarin in 2014[7] and lynx in 2015.[8]

In 2016, a 54-year-old elephant named Magda died in the zoo after battling an illness for two years. She was one of the oldest Indian elephants in Europe.[9]

Orientarium

In 2015, the construction of the Orientarium building started. It is the biggest investment in the history of the zoo. The whole complex will specifically feature the

surilis, clouded leopards and sharks.[10][11]

In 2022, the Orientarium was officially opened. It is the most modern zoological complex devoted to South-East Asia in Europe and has become the biggest attraction of the zoo.[12] The main building has an area of 33 000 m² and consists of three levels including one underground. In 2023, the complex won Poland's top architecture prize the SARP Award of the Year.[13]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Największe ogrody zoologiczne w Polsce". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  2. ^ "Największe ogrody zoologiczne w Polsce". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. ^ "Historia ZOO". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  4. ^ "Zoo w Łodzi". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  5. ^ "Historia ZOO". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  6. ^ "ZOO w Łodzi ma nowych mieszkańców. Wykluły się trzy kazuary hełmiaste". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  7. ^ "Pierwsze w Polsce narodziny małpki tamaryny w łódzkim ZOO". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  8. ^ "Zoo w Łodzi. Mały ryś nizinny ma już imię". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  9. ^ Jacek Losik (24 January 2016). "Słonica Magda nie żyje. Odeszła najstarsza mieszkanka łódzkiego zoo". dzienniklodzki.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  10. ^ "ORIENTARIUM". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  11. ^ "Zoo w Łodzi". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  12. ^ "O nas". orientarium.lodz.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. ^ Laura Montoya (18 May 2023). "Orientarium scoops Poland's top architectural prize". thefirstnews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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