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.

Candidates for transport to Kazakhstan. They are currently undergoing the required pre-departure quarantine. Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

The Return of the Wild Horses project continues this year. The transport of Przewalski’s horses to Kazakhstan, organised by Prague Zoo and its partners, will begin as early as this week. This will take place almost exactly fifteen years after Prague’s first transport of the horses to Mongolia. Eight Przewalski’s...

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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