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Monts De Gueret Animal Park
The Monts de Gueret animal park — The Wolves of Chabrières (french: Parc animalier des monts de Guéret — Les Loups de Chabrières) is a public Zoo, animal park located close to Guéret in the commune and the prefecture of the Creuse Departments of France, department, History of Limousin, Limousin, central France. The park regularly receives biology and animal psychology students who do field studies of the animals. The students come from universities in Paris, Marseille, Limoges, Poitiers, Bordeaux, Rennes, Tours, Liège and also from the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, National veterinary school of Alfort. The park supports organizations such as FERUS and ''loup.org'', in protecting the wolves of Europe. International Wolf Center also set up several programmes, helping to protect wolves. History The Monts de Gueret animal park was created following a public initiative in 2001 and belongs to the Grand Gueret urban community. The park is located in the centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guéret
Guéret (; Occitan: ''Garait'') is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography Guéret is a light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland and some farming not far from the town centre. It is approximately by road northeast of Limoges at the junction of the D942, D940 and the N145 roads. Population Sights *The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the thirteenth century. *The Hotel de Moneyroux (incorrectly called "Castle of the Counts of Marche", as no count ever lived in Guéret). This building, of Gothic style, was constructed in the fifteenth century by Antoine Allard (1839-1896). It is now the headquarters of the General Council of the Creuse. It can be visited during public holidays. *The Presidial, dating from the seventeenth century. This building houses the town hall. *The Museum of the Sénatorerie. Partly built in eighteenth century, the building served as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
