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.
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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.