Parc zoologique de Paris

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Parc zoologique de Paris: now demolished entrance Porte Dorée

The Parc zoologique de Paris is the largest zoo in Paris , located in the Bois de Vincennes . Administratively, the zoo belongs to the 12th arrondissement (Reuilly) of Paris.

History of origin

The Exposition coloniale de Vincennes , which opened on May 6, 1931, gave rise to the establishment of a zoo. The opening of the "Parc zoologique de Paris" took place on June 3, 1934 by the French President Albert Lebrun . The spacious outdoor enclosures with imitations of rocks, designed by Heinrich Hagenbeck based on the pattern of the Hamburg Zoo Hagenbeck, were considered a sensation at the opening. The zoo should only exist temporarily in the Bois de Vincennes to bring exotic animals closer to the Parisian public. The initial success of the park was so great that the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle and the city of Paris joined forces to create a permanent zoological garden. The bars and bars were not visible and gave the visitor the feeling of being very close to the animals in their more natural habitat, while the technical infrastructure and the animals' shelters were hidden in artificial rocks.

today

Parc zoologique de Paris - rock (September 2014)
Plan of the zoo

Constantly declining visitor numbers (from 2.5 million from 1934 to 1.5 million in the 1970s to 350,000 in 2007) signaled its declining attractiveness. The zoo, which was classified as out of date, required extensive redesign, which began in December 2008. With an expenditure of 167 million euros financed by a public-private partnership , a total of 16,000 m² of new buildings were built, 9,000 m² of existing structures were renovated, 13,000 m² of facilities were torn down, almost 2000 trees were planted or relocated and 21,000 m² of cages and aviaries were built. The aim of the redesign was no longer to create a sensation, but to emphasize the environment. The zoo, which reopened on April 12, 2014, is now 14.5 hectares and presents the endemic animal species in five so-called biotopes.

The biotopes
Biotope surface Animal species
Sahel Sudan 45,215 m² 44
Patagonia 16,570 m² 7th
Guiana 12,530 m² 67
Europe 10,800 m² 28
Madagascar 9,655 m² 30th

The 65-meter-high artificial rocky summit from the founding time has been preserved during the redesign. It offers a good view of the entire complex and a large part of the French capital. When it opened, the zoo had 1,340 animals, now there are around 1,000 animals of 186 species (74 bird species, 42 mammals, 21 reptiles and 15 fish species (2014)). In the central 5th arrondissement there is the much smaller Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes .

tasks

The zoo participates in the conservation of the species . This is particularly evident in the keeping of rare and highly endangered species such as:

The Paris zoo has made a name for itself especially in keeping the Malagasy semi-monkeys , the lemurs . The zoo coordinates the European conservation breeding program for the large bamboo lemur , the red vari , the belt vari , the crown sifaka as well as the guinea baboon and the otter .

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location

The zoo is located in the Bois de Vincennes and belongs to the 12th arrondissement (Reuilly). It is 6.5 km from the Paris City Hall and can be reached by metro line 8 Porte Dorée and tram line T3a. On the way from the Porte Dorée stop to the zoo, the aquarium is located in the Palais de la Porte Dorée .

Web links

Commons : Parc zoologique de Paris  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ La Revue de Paris of August 15, 1934, Le parc zoologique du bois de Vincennes , p. 939.
  2. ^ Klaus Gille: Hagenbeck, Heinrich . In: Franklin Kopitzsch, Dirk Brietzke (Hrsg.): Hamburgische Biographie . tape 2 . Christians, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-7672-1366-4 , pp. 169-170 .
  3. ↑ Les Zoos dans le monde, Parc zoologique de Paris
  4. ↑ Complete List of EEPs and ESBs on the EAZA website , accessed September 4, 2014.

Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′ 56 ″  N , 2 ° 25 ′ 7 ″  E