Alpenzoo Innsbruck
 Alpenzoo Main entrance | |
| Date opened | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Location | Weiherburggasse 37, 6020 Innsbruck |
| Coordinates | 47°16′50″N 11°23′53″E / 47.28056°N 11.39806°ECoordinates: 47°16′50″N 11°23′53″E / 47.28056°N 11.39806°E |
| Land area | 5 Hektar |
| Number of animals | 2 000 |
| Number of species | 150 |
| Website | http://www.alpenzoo.at |
Alpenzoo Innsbruck is a zoo located in the town Insbruck, in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It's one of the highest located zoos in Europe.
Founded 22 September 1962 by the Austrian zoologist Hans Psenner, Alpenzoo became famous because of reintroduction of endangered species like bearded vulture, Alpine ibex, and northern bald ibis in the wild.
Alpenzoo is the European Endangered Species Programme coordinator of the northern bald ibis,[1] and the only zoo in the world that exhibit the wallcreeper.
Alpenzoo is close to the Hungerburg.
References
- Hans Psenner: Der Alpenzoo. Mein Leben, Wörgl 1982.
- Alpenzoo Innsbruck, in: Dirk Petzold, Silke Sorge (Hrsg.): Abenteuer Zoo. 550 Tierparks, Aquarien und Reptilienhäuser. Der Zooführer für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz, Graz 2007, S. 353-356.
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent German-language wikipedia article. Retrieved on 6 December 2014. The following references are cited by that German-language article:
- ↑ Complete List of EEPs and ESBs website of EAZA, Retrieved on 04 September 2014.
External links
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