Date opened 1962 Land area 40 ha (99 acres) No. of species 80 | Location Borås, Sweden No. of animals 500+ Memberships EAZA, ISIS | |
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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.
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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
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).
References
Borås Djurpark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA