Lycksele Zoo

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Lycksele Zoo
Main entrance.
Map
Date opened1959
No. of species26
OwnerLycksele Municipality
Websitehttp://www.lyckseledjurpark.com

Lycksele Zoo is a

zoological garden located in the town of Lycksele in Northern Sweden
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The zoo was founded by Holger Lithner in 1959 and displays 25 species of Scandinavian animals.

In November 2014, the zoo was criticized because a lynx managed to escape from the zoo.[1][2] It also drew attention in December 2014 after a tourist train driver was discovered to be under the influence of alcohol while driving passengers.[3] In January 2015, a two-year-old dog, a Siberian husky, was attacked by a lynx in Lycksele. As the attack on the dog took place during a walk with the owner in the residential area of Lycksele, this is believed to be the same lynx that escaped from the zoo in November 2014.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Oklart om lodjur rymt från djurpark". Archived from the original on 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  2. ^ Skarp kritik mot djurparken
  3. ^ Körde turisttåg rejält berusad
  4. ^ Lodjur på rymmen attackerade hund

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