The Görlitz Zoo (german: Naturschutz-Tierpark Görlitz) is a

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in Görlitz, in

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. Founded in 1957, it covers and houses 500 animals from 100

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and also some types of

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breeds.

History

Görlitz Zoo was founded 1957 upon the initiative of the mayor of Görlitz, Bruno Gleißberg, and the directors of gardens, Henry Kraft, on the private grounds of the factory owner, Richard Raupach, which was given to the public of Görlitz after 1945. Among the first enclosures was for

wild boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is ...

s and

roe deer The roe deer (''Capreolus capreolus''), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapt ...

s, a pony stable, and "Bärenzwinger", a cage for

brown bear The brown bear (''Ursus arctos'') is a large bear species found across Eurasia and North America. In North America, the populations of brown bears are called grizzly bears, while the subspecies that inhabits the Kodiak Islands of Alaska is ...

s, followed, in the early 1960s, by enclosures for

fallow deer ''Dama'' is a genus of deer in the subfamily Cervinae, commonly referred to as fallow deer. Name The name fallow is derived from the deer's pale brown colour. The Latin word ''dāma'' or ''damma'', used for roe deer, gazelles, and antelopes ...

s, monkeys and a bird

aviary An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds, although bats may also be considered for display. Unlike birdcages, aviaries allow birds a larger living space where they can fly; hence, aviaries are also sometimes known as flight cages. Avi ...

, as well as a kitchen to prepare foods for the animals.

Number of visitors

* 2011: 105,000 * 2014: 130,000 * 2015: 140,000

Management

* until 2011: Axel Gebauer * since 2011: Sven Hammer

Pictures

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References

External links

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Görlitz Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)
Zoos in Germany Zoos established in 1957

Zoological Garden A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zool ...