Borås Djurpark

Borås Djurpark
The savannah at the zoo
57°44′29″N 12°56′57″E / 57.74139°N 12.94917°E / 57.74139; 12.94917
Date opened	1962[1]
Location	Borås, Sweden
Land area	40 ha (99 acres)[1]
No. of animals	500+
No. of species	80
Memberships	EAZA,[2] ISIS[3]
Website	www.borasdjurpark.se/en

Borås Djurpark is a 40-hectare (99-acre) zoo in the northern part of central Borås, Sweden. It has about 500 animals of 80 different species. The zoo was founded in 1962 by Sigvard Berggren, who was manager until 1969.

Borås Djurpark is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). It is the only zoo in Sweden that has African bush elephant.

List of animals

There are some farm animals as well, such as cows, horses, sheep, goats, ducks, and pigs.

Conservation

As a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the zoo participates in nine of about 130 breeding programs sponsored by the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP).^[1]

Notes

References

• Sigvard Berggren: Freedom Forest (1962, 2009)
• Sigvard Berggren: Berggren´s beasts (1969) ISBN 0-09-089720-X

External links

• Media related to Borås Djurpark at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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