Tehran Zoological Garden
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Eram Zoo
)| Tehran Zoological Garden | |
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persian leopard at Eram Zoo | |
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| 35°43′07″N 51°17′37″E / 35.7185°N 51.2935°E | |
| Date opened | 1992 |
| Location | Eram Amusement Park, Tehran, Iran |
| Land area | 4.5 ha (11 acres) |
| No. of species | Over 290 |
The Tehran Zoological Garden (Persian: باغوحش تهران), also known as "Eram Zoo" (باغوحش ارم), is located 4 km (2.5 mi) on the Tehran–Karaj Freeway in the Eram Amusement Park, Tehran province, Iran. Inaugurated in 1992, the zoo covers an area of 4.5 ha (11 acres) and houses over 290 species.[1]
History
In old times of Iran, it was common to have small exhibitions of animals and birds for families in some houses; some times there were exhibitions in some parts of the cities.
In 1637, Adam Olorius, the German traveler had mentioned seeing a zoo in
leopards and a cheetah from Jajrud, 5 bears from Damavand, and striped hyenas, baboons, monkeys, apes, peafowl and predatory birds were kept in the zoo. People could visit the park unless the king was hiking in there. During time, this park was expanding until 1992 that it moved to the current location for medical reasons and renovation.[3]
In 2010, the Iranian government sent a pair of
re-population project. The Miankaleh peninsula was chosen as a suitable habitat for the tigers.[4]
In September 2014, the Tehran Zoological Garden requested to the
reproduce and reintroduce lions in the wilderness.[7]
Exhibits
Country's largest zoo with 120 animal species from Iran and around the world:
- Persian leopards, Eurasian lynx
- Canids: Wolf, jackal and fox
- Hyenas: Striped hyena
- chimpanzee, baboon and rhesus macaque
- Bears: Brown bear
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- Reptiles and amphibians: Python, Iran Plateau short snout crocodile, lizard, iguana and turtle
- Marsupials: Kangaroo
- Fish: African catfish
- Other: Persian onager, Persian fallow deer, red deer, Bactrian camel,[8][9] African bush elephant and Sri Lankan elephant
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eram Zoo.
- ^ "Tehran Zoological Garden". Iran Tourism and Touring Organization (NGO).
- ^ مجمع الوحوش ناصری یا باغ وحش تهران
- ^ "تاریخچه باغ وحش و نگهداری حیوانات وحشی در ایران/ مجمع الوحوش ناصری یا باغ وحش تهران" (in Persian). Animal Rights Watch.
- ^ "Big Cat Swap Raises Questions". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Sam Khosravifard (1 July 2015). "The Truth Under the Lion's Fur: Tehran Zoo's Big Scandal". iranwire.con. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ a b Amlashi, Hamid (2019-02-05). "Return To Motherland: Asiatic lion returns to Iran after 80 years". Tehran Times. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ a b "From Dublin to Tehran: Persian Lioness Joins Male Companion". Iran Front Page. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ Eram Zoo Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine(Persian)
- ^ Eram Zoo Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine