Address: Str. Vadul Moldovei nr.4;
Means of Transportation: Bus 301

History:
Zoo Park of Bucharest was founded in 1955, initially as a service of Communal Husbandry Section from Popular Council of Bucharest city. At that time, a low number of animals were wide spread in Cismigiu Garden, Carol The 1st Park, Herastrau Park and Baneasa Forest.
Between the years ’55 and ’59 there occurs a progressive concentration of animals within the Zoo Corner of Baneasa, where, on 1 May 1959 the first season of visitors opened.
Beginning with 1962, the naming of the institution became Bucharest Zoo and in the same year it has been included within the International Zoo Year Book, edited by the Zoological Society of London.

 
     

Animal collections:
On 1st May 2003, Bucharest Zoo Park collections consists of the followings:

Group of animals
Species and subspecies
No. of exemplaries
UNVERTEBRATES 1 1
VERTEBRATES:
- Fish
- Reptiles
- Birds
- Mammals

23
15
70
49

300
69
1260
743
TOTAL GENERAL 157 2372

During April 2003, the collections were increased with the following species of animals imported by Zoo “Nyireghihaza” from Hungary:

- pumas
- indian tigers
- lynx
- Alaska wolves
- Nilus gooses
- Shetland and Wales poneys
- Eland and Gnu antelops
- Vietnam pigs
- Mangalitza pigs

The total of 30 new exemplaries captivated the public interest and it led to more and more visitors.

Area:
The total surface of Bucharest Zoo Park is estimated of 5. 85 ha.

Specific of activity:
Zoo Park is a public institution with responsabilities in administration and exhibition of various collections of wild living animals, with exotic and local origin, in the purpose to fulfill two major objectives:
- fauna preservation especially, for the species of animals being in danger of their disappearance;
- a set of reglementations concerning civical conduct, education and entertainment of the visitors.
At the moment, at the world and european level, there became a necessity to make great efforts in the field of environmental protection, including the wild fauna. In this context, the matters of zoo parks are very actually.
At the European level, it was created EAZA structure (European Association of Zoo Park and Aquarius), which coordinates the activity of relative institutions, in order to fulfill the mentioned objectives. Nowadays, neither Zoo Park nor Public Aquarium from Romania is official member of EAZA. The Confederation of Zoo Park and Aquarius of Romania (FGZAR) - the organisation founded by Bucharest Zoo Park initiative - is recognised by EAZA structure as an associate-member.

 

  Another achievement which will captivate the general public is the special place built from exotic birds, it was built by support of Discovery and Animal Planet TV channels, represented by ZONE VISION Company from Romania.
This unique place offers to visitors the possibility to see a lof of special and beautiful exotic birds species (various species of parrots and ornamental birds), in a modern kind of presentation, drewing nearer to the international standards.