Poznań Old Zoo

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Poznań Old Zoo
Poznan, Poland
Land area5.24 ha (12.9 acres) (Old Zoo) / 120.6 ha (298 acres) (New Zoo)
No. of animals2432
No. of species368 (including the New Zoo in Poznań)[1]
MembershipsEAZA, WAZA
OwnerCity of Poznań
DirectorEwa Zgrabczyńska
Websitezoo.poznan.pl

The Poznań Old Zoo (Polish: Stare Zoo w Poznaniu) is one of the oldest

register of objects of cultural heritage in 1978 as a unique example of a vivarium.[3] The zoo started as a few animals kept by a restaurant owner in the early 1870s.[4] It can thus be considered the oldest continuously operating Polish zoological garden.[5]
Together with the New Zoo in Poznań, which opened in 1974, it forms an integral part of the whole complex known as The Zoological Garden in Poznań (Ogród Zoologiczny w Poznaniu).

The zoo is a member of both the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria since 1992[6] and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums since 1999.[6]

History

The zoo traces its origins to 1871, when a group of local

joint stock company called "The Zoological Garden" was formally established. In 1875, the Zoological Garden Society was founded and consisted of 15 members who held their positions up until the outbreak of World War I
.

The Management Board of the society consisted of such figures as Franciszek Chłapowski, Ludwik Frankiewicz and

Nile valley was organized.[9][10]

Elephant Kinga at the Poznań Zoo

After the end of World War I, the zoo experienced a period of decline and the number of visitors decreased. In 1919, when the Polish authorities took control of the zoo, it was in possession of just 243 animals of 74 species that survived the war including Indian elephants, emu, condor and African wild ass. Bolesław Cylkowski was appointed the new director of the Poznań Zoo and was assigned the difficult task of rebuilding and modernizing the zoo. In 1922, his successor Kazimierz Szczerkowski managed to restore the garden to its former glory. During the Interwar period, the zoo started to thrive and attract more and more visitors. Thanks to Szczerkowski's efforts the zoo joined the international Society for the Protection of the European Bison, which greatly contributed to saving this species from the brink of extinction. He also started collaborations with other zoological gardens from Poland and abroad. The zoo acquired new animals in 1923 such as lions, Bengal tiger, leopard and Malayan tapir, in 1924 polar bears, California sea lions, European bisons and in 1927 koniks. Upon the opening of the first State National Exhibition in 1929 (now the Poznań International Fair) a new pavilion and facilities were built, while other were adapted to new purposes. The zoo was visited by approximately 700,000 people during the Exhibition.[11][12][13]

The Lion Monument

Before the start of

register of objects of cultural heritage. Additional funding was provided for further restoration of the Old Zoo's buildings. In 1985, the zoo's breeding program had its first major success as the first gibbon named Jurand was born in a Polish zoo.[14][6] In November 1999, a white rhinoceros born at the zoo was the first of its species to be born in Poland.[6]

In 2008, the Elephants' Pavilion was constructed. It is the biggest such pavilion in Poland and one of the most modern buildings of this kind in Europe. Since 10 January 2016, Elżbieta Zgrabczyńska has been serving as the director of the Poznań Zoological Garden. In the same year, a

red-handed tamarins and cotton-top tamarins.[15][16][17][18]

Directors

  • Robert Jaeckel (1883-1907)
  • Maksymilian Meissner (1907-1913)
  • Hans Laackmann (1913-1918)
  • Bolesław Cylkowski (1919-1922)
  • Kazimierz Szczerkowski (1922-1940)
  • R. Müller (1940-1945)
  • Wiesław Rakowski (1945-1948)
  • Bolesław Witkowski (1949-1968)
  • Adam Taborski (1968-1982)
  • Wincenty Falkowski (1982-1990)
  • Jan Śmiełowski (1990-1994)
  • Lech Banach (1994-2014)
  • Aleksander Niweliński (2014-2015)
  • Ewa Zgrabczyńska (2016–present)

Conservation efforts

The Poznań Zoological Garden participates in European Endangered Species Programmes for red pandas, snow leopards, vicunas, and bearded vultures, and coordinates the EEP studbooks for dalmatian pelicans and pygmy slow lorises. Throughout their history, they also participated in conservation programs involving the Eurasian lynx, Eurasian eagle owl, and golden eagle[6]

Gallery

The gallery features animals housed both in the Old Zoo and New Zoo areas of the Poznań Zoological Garden.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cennik/Kontakt/Godziny otwarcia/Informacje dodatkowe". Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. ^ "The Old Zoo | Leisure | Poznan". www.inyourpocket.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Rejestr zabytków". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  4. ISBN 9781420039245
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  5. OCLC 835895412
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  6. ^
    ISBN 1-57958-174-9
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  7. ^ "Poznań: W 1874 r. Ogród Zoologiczny założyli... kręglarze". Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  8. ^ "Poznańskie Stare Zoo". Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  9. ^ "Welcome to Poznań ZOO". Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  10. ^ "Stare Zoo się zmieni! Zamiast ptaszarni, dżungla i małe małpy!" (in Polish). poznan.naszemiasto.pl. 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  11. ^ "Welcome to Poznań ZOO". Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  12. ^ "Poznańskie Stare Zoo". Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  13. ^ "Był sobie mur – krótka historia Starego Zoo". Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  14. ^ Wydarzenia w Poznaniu w 1985 roku. Część trzecia, w: Kronika Miasta Poznania, nr 1/1987, s.130, ISSN 0137-3552
  15. ^ "Welcome to Poznań ZOO". Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  16. ^ "Ptaszarnia nie dla ptaków, a dla… małp :: Codzienny Poznań". www.codziennypoznan.pl. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  17. ^ "Zoo podsumowało rok: jest sukces!". www.poznan.pl. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  18. ^ "Wyremontowano ptaszarnię w Starym Zoo". Retrieved 2017-02-06.

External links

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