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Korkeasaari Zoo (Korkeasaaren eläintarha)
A snow leopard in Korkeasaari Zoo
60°10′30″N 024°59′03″E / 60.17500°N 24.98417°E / 60.17500; 24.98417
Date opened	1889
Location	Korkeasaari, Helsinki, Finland
Land area	22 ha (54 acres)
No. of animals	1500
No. of species	150
Memberships	EAZA, WAZA, IUCN
Owner	Korkeasaaren eläintarhan säätiö ("Foundation of Korkeasaari Zoo")
Director	Sanna Hellström
Website	www.korkeasaari.fi/en/

Korkeasaari Zoo (Finnish: Korkeasaaren eläintarha), also known as Helsinki Zoo, is the largest zoo in Finland, located in Helsinki. The zoo was first opened in 1889. Today it is operated by a nonprofit foundation.

The zoo is among the most popular places among visitors in Helsinki. A ferry and water buses take visitors to the island of Korkeasaari, where the Zoo is located, during summertime from the Market Square. The zoo is also connected to the mainland via a bridge to the Helsinki district of Mustikkamaa, where there is access to the zoo all year round.

Conservation work

Korkeasaari Zoo is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).

The zoo works with other modern zoos to maintain a healthy and viable zoo population with EAZA Ex-situ Programme and takes part in reintroduction programmes. Korkeasaari Zoo holds the European studbook for markhors, European forest reindeers and snowy owls and works as their conservation coordinator.

The zoo is also a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Korkeasaari Zoo holds fundraisings for many conservation projects, such as the Night of Cats for the Amur leopards and Amur tigers, and Lux Korkeasaari for snow leopards.

The zoo operates a Wildlife Hospital for injured and orphaned wild animals. It also runs a nature school for children.

Collection

There are about 150 animal species in Korkeasaari Zoo, including mainly European or Asian species such as the Amur tiger, snow leopard, Przewalski's horse, Barbary macaque, snowy owl, bearded vulture and European otter. The collection has been selected so that outdoor animals can comfortably live in the climate of Finland: this means that many charismatic megafauna are absent.

Korkeasaari Zoo has two tropical buildings, Amazonia and Africasia, which include tropical species of small mammals, amphibians, snakes, birds, fish and insects.

Hamadryas baboons were housed in the zoo from the 1960s to 2013. They were replaced by Barbary macaques which are better suited for cold climate.

Gallery

• Panthera pardus orientalis
• Ursus arctos
• Panthera tigris tigris
• Macaca sylvanus
• Chelmon rostratus
• Helogale parvula
• Rangifer tarandus fennicus
• Camelus bactrianus
• Tropical building Africasia.
• The zoo island.
• Korkeasaari restaurant at the turn of the 20th century.
• baboons

References

1. "PROGRAMMES » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
2. "IUCN Members". IUCN. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
3. "Korkeasaari Zoo in Helsinki, Finland - open every day of the year!". Korkeasaari. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
4. "Korkeasaari Zoo conservation work". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
5. Korkeasaari Zoo FAQ, retrieved 19 September 2019
6. Mättö, Ville (11 February 2013). "Korkeasaaren vaippapaviaanit muuttavat Hollantiin". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
7. Keränen, Tuomas (14 June 2013). "Korkeasaaren paviaanit päätyivät Tanskaan - tilalle karaistuneita berberinapinoita". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Helsinki Zoo on zooinstitutes.com

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