Kampot Zoo

Teuk Chhou Zoo
Date opened	2000
Location	Kampot, Cambodia
Land area	23 hectares
Number of animals	150
Number of species	52
Owner	Nhim Vanda

Kampot Zoo (Teuk Chhou Waterfall Crop Garden and Zoo) is about 10 km from the provincial town of Kampot, Cambodia. The Zoo was established in 1999, and opened in 2000 by senator Nhim Vanda, who as of 2014 owned it and Bayap Zoo in Prey Veng Province’s Kamchay Mear District.^[1]

Spanning over 23 hectares, it is the second-largest zoo in Cambodia.

In 2006 the Zoo housed over 150 animals of 52 species, and added four hippopotamuses, four zebras and several ostriches .^[2]

In 2011, Kampot Zoo cooperated with Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre to improve animal facilities and work routines in the Zoo.^[3]

External links

Elephants in Kampot Teuk Chhou zoo in Cambodia in the elephant database

References

↑ "Official Buys Exotic African Animals for Zoo". Cambodia Daily. Accessed March 02, 2014.
↑ "Official Buys Exotic African Animals for Zoo". Cambodia daily. Accessed March 02, 2014.
↑ "Update from Teuk Chhou Zoo". Wildlife Alliance. Accessed March 02, 2014.

Zoos of Cambodia

Zoos	Bayap Zoo Kampot Zoo Koh Kong Safari World Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre

Aquariums	Kep Oceanarium Snake House

Kampot Province

Capital city	Kampot

Districts	Angkor Chey Banteay Meas Chhouk Chum Kiri Dang Tong Kampong Trach Kampot Kampong Bay

Places	Bokor Hill Station Kampot Zoo

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