Magdeburg Zoo

Magdeburg Zoo (German: Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg or Zoo Magdeburg) is a zoo in the city of Magdeburg in the region Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.[1] The Zoo was founded in 1950, and covers 16 hectares (39.5 acres).

Magdeburg Zoo
Entrance
Date opened1950
LocationZooallee 1, 39124 Magdeburg, Germany [1]
Coordinates52°10′3″N 11°38′29″E
Land area16 hectares (39.5 acres)
No. of animals1200 [1]
No. of species190 [1]
Annual visitors[2]
MembershipsVdz, EAZA,[3] WAZA[4]
OwnerZoologischer Garten Magdeburg gGmbH
DirectorKai Perret
Websitewww.zoo-magdeburg.de

About the Zoo

On an area of 16 hectares (39.5 acres) receives 340.000 visitors annually,[2] in a park environment in the area of Neue Neustadt, which also has a children playground.

In 2015 the zoo kept around 1400 animals, from 190 species.[5]

History

After the second world war there was a public interest to develop a zoological garden. Many volunteers took part in the creation of the Magdeburger Tiergarten, which opened 1 July 1950.

1957 it was decided to make the zoo larger, and in 1959 it had an areal of 20 ha, and the name was changed to Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg, shortened to Zoo Magdeburg.

In 1960 the first elephant arrived from Assam in Inda, a female Asian elephant called Sonja, who unfortunately died of elephantsmallpox in 1971.[6]

From 1979 to 1998, during the appointment for the new director, Zoologist Wolfgang Puschmann, the zoo became internationally famous for its breeding of black rhinos and other threatened species.

1981 started a renovation of the zoo, and a lot of classical exhibits were replaced by more modern enclosures.

Pictures

Literature
  • Michael Schröpel: Im Zeichen des Luchses. 50 Jahre Zoo Magdeburg. Magdeburg ohne Jahr, ohne ISBN
  • Björn Encke et al.: 60 Jahre Zoo Magdeburg. Von A–Z. Hrsg.: Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg. Klaus Schüling Verlag, Münster 2010. ISBN 978-3-86523-165-9.

See also

References
  1. Cottbus Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)
  2. "Official website http://www.zoo-magdeburg.de/: Pressemitteilung vom 26.01.2015". Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-06. External link in |title= (help)
  3. "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  4. "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  5. Martin Rieß. "Der Zoo zählt durch". www.volksstimme.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  6. record for Sonja on the Elephant Database

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