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The best zoos in Russia: review, features and reviews
Russia is a country occupying a vast territory. This determines the diversity of fauna. Therefore, there is nothing surprising in that in many cities of the country there are zoos, safari parks, reserves.
Zoos of Russia are places organized not only for demonstration of animals to visitors. Very often in the walls of parks, scientific work is carried out. They study animals for the purpose of their preservation and reproduction. Visiting the zoo is a wonderful pastime for the whole family. Children watching animals in zoos in Russia in conditions close to their habitat, learn to love and understand nature.
Review of the best zoos
The first zoos appeared many centuries ago. In those days, animals often died due to improper conditions of detention. These were real prisons for hundreds of representatives of the fauna. Today visiting the zoo is a fascinating journey into the world of wild nature. What are the zoos in Russia, which of the animals are there?
The number and types of our lesser brothers depend on the type of institution described. These can be oceanariums, dolphinariums, safari parks, contact zoos. Below are listed the places that, judging by the reviews, found the greatest response from visitors.
Contact Zoos
In Russia, contact zoos have recently gained increasing popularity. A feature of this type of institution is the opportunity not only to observe, but also to contact with animals. These are not the biggest zoos in Russia, but visiting them will undoubtedly bring a lot of positive emotions. Tactile communication with animals was particularly fond of children.
The opening of contact zoos in Russia causes a lot of criticism from animal advocates. This is quite understandable. In addition, that animals are kept in captivity, they are still forced to tolerate constant concern from visitors. To protect our smaller brothers in such zoos, several rules must be observed.
Owners of institutions are required to provide animals with a special place and time for rest. And parents, before going to the zoo, should explain to children how to handle the inhabitants of such places.
Safari Park
Visiting safari park gives an opportunity to see animals in their natural habitat. These parks occupy a large enough territory, and for the guests are guided tours. Initially, the safari was called hunting wild animals in African countries. Today in safari parks you can arrange a photo hunting for animals. From the point of view of comfortable conditions for keeping animals, this kind of demonstration obviously wins. Animals are in a natural environment, their movements are not limited to the walls of the enclosure.
One of the best zoos in Russia safari-type is rightly called the park "Taigan", located near Simferopol, safari park Gelendzhik, park "Kudykina mountain" in the Lipetsk region.
Through the park "Taigan", which covers an area of about thirty hectares, you can walk along the observation bridges suspended directly above the heads of predators.
Novosibirsk Zoo
Among the largest zoos in Russia is the Novosibirsk Zoo. It was founded in 1947 and is located on an area of more than sixty hectares. In addition, he holds pride of place in many zoo ratings, the most popular among visitors. In 2008 - the finalist of the contest "Seven Wonders of Russia", in 2015 - on the eighteenth place among the best zoos in the world, also ranks ninth in the list of the best similar institutions in Europe.
As many visitors to the park say, it is not possible to get around it in one day. In this territory, more than ten thousand inhabitants have found their home. In total, the Novosibirsk Zoo has 770 animal species, 350 of which are endangered and rare species. International pedigree books are maintained for 110 species. The zoo takes an active part in the conservation of endangered species.
A special pride and symbol of the zoo is the snow leopard. Representatives of this species live within the walls of the park for about fifty years. During this time, thanks to the efforts of the staff of the institution, thirty-eight young leopards were grown.
Zoo of Udmurtia
Zoo in Izhevsk was opened in 2008. On the opening day, September 10, it was visited by more than thirty thousand people. And today the park is a favorite place of rest for residents and guests of the republic. This is one of the three best zoos in Russia, the ninth - in the list of European institutions of this type.
In the zoo there are more than four hundred animals of one hundred and twenty species. One of the first animals that settled on eighteen hectares of the park was the bronze wolf Akella, which is his symbol.
Due to a clear division into zoogeographical zones, it is easy to navigate in the park. Thirteen expositions are open on the territory. "White North" tells about the life of walruses and fur seals, polar bears and polar owls. The "Far East" is inhabited by Amur tigers and Far Eastern leopards. And the exposition "Our Taiga" will introduce visitors to taiga animals: trot, sable, marten, brown bear.
Limpopo in Nizhny Novgorod
The private zoo "Limpopo", founded in 2003, is small in area - less than six hectares. But, despite this, it takes the twenty-fifth place among the zoos in Europe. The symbol is an owl, which laid the foundation for its formation.
The present director of Limpopo once saved an owl. The bird was wounded and could not survive in its habitat. Therefore, an aviary was built for her. Later, the whitecaps found by the townspeople, a wolf from the circus of Kostroma , joined the owl . So gradually the zoo grew and developed.
Today there live almost one and a half thousand animals of two hundred and thirty species. The institution is maximally adapted for visitors. Children and adults have the opportunity to pet animals in a contact zoo and feed wild animals with special foods. In addition, the park has a botanical garden with more than two hundred and fifty kinds of tropical plants, a cafe, a children's playground, an amusement park.
Park «Roev Stream»
"Roev Stream" covers an area of 31 hectares. This park of flora and fauna is located in Krasnoyarsk, not far from the reserve "Stolby". Its doors for visitors opened in 2000. In the place where the park was located, in the old days there was a stream in which gold was mined. In connection with this, the park got its name ("swarms" - from the word "dig").
The richest collection of representatives of flora and fauna has allowed the park to enter the top five of the best zoos in Europe. Here there are more than four and a half thousand animals - representatives of seven hundred species. According to visitors, the penguinarium and dinosaur park are very popular.
This place is also famous for its collection of plants, which has nearly five hundred species and varieties. "Roev Brook" is continuously developing, replenishing its collection. Following this, there is a growing need to increase the territory. In the future, the park is planned to expand to fifty-four hectares.
Moscow Zoo
Moscow Zoo is the oldest among zoos in Russia. He exists more than one hundred and fifty years. During his many years of history experienced difficult times. In the eighties of the last century, the buildings were badly dilapidated due to lack of funding. Mass reconstruction began in the nineties on the initiative of Moscow Mayor Luzhkov.
The zoo is located in the center of the capital and occupies twenty-one hectares of the square. Its peculiarity is the presence of a zoological nursery, located a hundred kilometers from the city. They are engaged in the reproduction of rare animals and the development of optimal methods for their maintenance. The activity of the nursery is aimed at the conservation of endangered species of fauna.
In the zoo live more than five thousand animals, which you can meet by visiting one of fifty expositions. According to the visitors, the children's zoo attracts special interest in children, in which the animals are presented - heroes of fascinating fairy tales.
Yaroslavl Zoo
Among the zoos in Russia the largest is the Zoo of Yaroslavl. One of the most extensive zoological gardens in Russia was opened relatively recently - in 2008. At that time it occupied fourteen acres, and its inhabitants were four hundred and fifty animals. To date, the territory of the zoo has increased significantly and is 123 hectares. The number of animals also increased, now there are about one thousand seven hundred.
Feature of the Yaroslavl Zoo is its arrangement. This is the first landscape park in Russia and the CIS countries. The main goal of the institution's management is to familiarize with the nature of visitors. This is facilitated by an open in the walls of the park contact corner.
The zoo does not aspire to maximize the collection of animals, considering the primary task - to ensure the most comfortable conditions for their maintenance, close to the natural habitat.
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