Osnabrück Zoo

Zoo Osnabrück

Entrance
Date opened	000000001936-01-01-00001936
Location	Klaus-Strick-Weg 12 49082 Osnabrück
Coordinates	52°15′00″N 08°04′13″E / 52.25000°N 8.07028°E / 52.25000; 8.07028Coordinates: 52°15′00″N 08°04′13″E / 52.25000°N 8.07028°E / 52.25000; 8.07028
Land area	23.5 ha (0.235 km²)
No. of animals	2908(2012)
No. of species	297^[1]
Annual visitors	Over 1.030.000 (2011)
Owner	Zoo Osnabrück gGmbH
Director	Michael Böer
Management	Andreas Busemann
Website	www.zoo-osnabrueck.de

Zoo Osnabrück is located in south Osnabrück at the hillside of Schölerberg in Osnabrück, Germany. It was founded under the name "Heimattiergarten", and opened during the summer of 1936. Almost 3000 animals from ca 300 species can be seen on the 23.5 ha (0.235 km²) land.^[2] It is famous for housing the Grolar Bear.^[3] This brought about many scientific inquiries into the zoo.^[4]

During 2010 865.000 visitors entered the gates, and in 2011 over 1.030.000 persons visited Zoo Osnabrück.

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External links

Media related to Zoologischer Garten Osnabrück at Wikimedia Commons

Official Website

Zoos of Germany
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