Blijdorp, Rotterdam Zoo
Diergaarde Blijdorp
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Diergaarde Blijdorp
Old entrance of the Diergaarde in Blijdorp.
Date opened
1857
Location
Blijdorp, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Coordinates
51.9269605°N 4.4481325°ECoordinates:
51.9269605°N 4.4481325°E
Memberships
NVD[1] and EAZA[2]
Website
<a href="http://www.diergaardeblijdorp.nl/?lang=EN" rel="nofollow">www.diergaardeblijdorp.nl/?lang=EN</a>
Diergaarde Blijdorp (Official Dutch name: Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde, Foundation Royal Zoo of Rotterdam) is a zoo in the northwestern part of Rotterdam, one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands. In 2007 it celebrated its 150th anniversary.
Diergaarde Blijdorp is a member of the Dutch Zoo Federation (NVD) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).
Breeding programs
A Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) in Diergaarde Blijdorp. Blijdorp coordinates the international breeding program for this species.
Diergaarde Blijdorp participates in about 70 breeding programs and studbooks, and coordinates a couple of them, including the international breeding program for Red Pandas, EEPs for Asian Elephant, Komodo Dragon, Red-crowned and Siberian Crane, Visayan Warty Pig and Egyptian Tortoise, and the ESB for the Crowned Pigeons.[7]
[edit] Botanical garden
Blijdorp also houses a botanical garden and manages both the Dutch National Bromelia Collection and the Dutch National Primula Collection.[8]
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