Prague Zoo at EXPO

Prague Zoo at EXPO

Prague Zoo has the unique opportunity this year to participate in the EXPO 2015 world’s fair taking place in Milan, Italy. The aim of Prague Zoo’s presentation at the fair is to introduce itself to the world and, at the same time, demonstrate the relevance of the modern zoo.

Cinereous vulture chick at five days of age. Photo: Zlín Zoo

Rare chicks of two vulture species, three zoological gardens and one common goal. This neatly sums up the collaboration between Prague Zoo, Zlín Zoo and Ostrava Zoo in rearing young cinereous vultures and Egyptian vultures. Thanks to the joint effort, expertise and coordination of specialists from all three institutions,...

History

The history of Prague Zoo goes all the way back to the year 1881, when, on the occasion of the wedding of Crown Prince Rudolf and Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Count Sweerts-Sporck published an open letter in the newspapers calling for the establishment of a zoological garden in Prague.


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