Dublin Zoo
The Dublin Zoo ( Irish Zú Bhaile Átha Cliath ) is located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin and is the largest zoo in Ireland and most visited of Dublin's attractions . It was founded in 1830, making it the fourth oldest zoo in the world after Vienna , London and Paris . It receives over 500,000 visitors a year. The zoo has set itself three goals: nature conservation , research and information . He describes these goals as follows: "To work together with other zoos to make an important contribution to the preservation of the natural diversity of life on earth ."
natural reserve
The zoo is part of a worldwide conservation breeding program. He is also a member of the European Endangered Species Program (EEP) , which coordinates the breeding of endangered species in Europe . As part of the EEP, each zoo looks after one species. The local coordinator keeps the population's studbook. He mates individual animals in order to maintain an optimal gene pool . Dublin Zoo maintains the stud book for the golden lion tamarin (photo) and the Moluccan cockatoo .
history
The Dublin Zoological Garden was opened on September 1, 1831, by the Zoological Society of Dublin , which first met on May 10, 1830. The animal population at the time was 46 mammals and 72 birds donated by the London Zoo .
A tragic accident occurred on June 17, 1903. An elephant named Sita killed her caretaker while he was grooming her injured foot.
The zoo suffered a food shortage during the 1916 Easter Rising , which resulted in some animals having to be killed to keep the large predators alive.
On March 20, 1927, a lion named Cairbre was born in the zoo. He is known today as the lion Leo in the signet of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Studios from 1928.
Subject areas
In 1994 the government of Ireland granted the zoo a grant of 15 million Irish pounds (€ 19,050,000) to privatize the zoo so that it would no longer need government subsidies in the future . As part of this plan, a number of themes developed: the World of Primates (the world of primates), the Fringes of the Arctic (The Arctic regions), the World of Cats (The world of big cats), the City Farm (City Farm) and the African Plains (African savannah).
World of Primates
The World of Primates was at the opening of 1996, the first theme complex in a zoo. It consists of a series of artificial islands that are laid out in a large lake. Each island is home to a different species of monkey, which are connected to the sleeping places and the shore by footbridges and bridges. In addition, they are equipped with climbing and employment opportunities. The buildings in this area are inhabited by chimpanzees , eastern colobus monkeys , red varis , Siamangs and spider monkeys .
African Plains
The African Plains were inaugurated in the summer of 2000 . This is a large savanna-like enclosure for the zoo's large African species. The zoo was given 13 hectares on the grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin , the presidential residence of Ireland. This area doubled the area of the zoo.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 21 ′ 14 " N , 6 ° 18 ′ 14" W.