Borås Djurpark

Borås Djurpark is a 40-hectare (99-acre) zoo in the northern part of central Borås, Sweden. It has about 500 animals of 80 different species. The zoo was founded in 1962 by Sigvard Berggren, who was manager until 1969.

Borås Djurpark

The savannah at the zoo
Date opened	1962[1]
Location	Borås, Sweden
Coordinates	57°44′29″N 12°56′57″E
Land area	40 ha (99 acres)[1]
No. of animals	500+
No. of species	80
Memberships	EAZA,[2] ISIS[3]
Website	www.borasdjurpark.se/en

Borås Djurpark is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). It is the only zoo in Sweden that has African bush elephant.

List of animals

Lion Siberian tiger South African cheetah African wild dog Brown bear Gray wolf Lynx Wolverine

African bush elephant White rhinoceros Giraffe Common eland Trumpeter hornbill Greater flamingo Egyptian goose African buffalo Grant's zebra

Raccoon Ostrich Blesbuck Helmeted guineafowl Common chimpanzee Bornean orangutan Celebes crested macaque Lar gibbon Cottontop tamarin

Banded mongoose Royal python Moose Finnish forest reindeer Wisent Bongo Brown fur seal Gray seal Humboldt penguin Indian peafowl

There are some farm animals as well, such as cows, horses, sheep, goats, ducks, and pigs.

Conservation

As a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the zoo participates in nine of about 130 breeding programs sponsored by the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP).[1]

Notes

1. "About the Zoo". borasdjurpark.se. Borås Djurpark. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
2. "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
3. "Member Locator". isis.org. ISIS. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

References

• Sigvard Berggren: Freedom Forest (1962, 2009)
• Sigvard Berggren: Berggren´s beasts (1969) ISBN 0-09-089720-X

External links

• Media related to Borås Djurpark at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website