ZooBeat meets Holland

ZooBeat meets Holland
20-05-2008

Hello everybody

I saw that there are many questions about the Dutch zoos. Let's make one topic were you can ask your question. I have many photographs, animals and exibiths. I really like to answer you questions

I've seen nothing about Gaiapark.that's my favourite Dutch zoo.The zoo is opened in 2005, but has many nice species. A previeuw will make you inquisitive


Woloverine exibith


Part of the new rhino savannah, opened april 2008


Savannah

Dutch Zoos
20-05-2008

can you give us a brief list / description of Dutch Zoos ?

How many are there in your country ?

PS I enjoyed your photos

20-05-2008

Holland has 4 zoos with more than 1.000.000 visitors.(Emmen, Amsterdam Arhnem and Rotterdam)
Then you have the midgroup with 500.000--1.000.000 (Rhenen, Hilvarenbeek, Amersfoort, Harderwijk,)
And the smallest 0-500.000 (Kerkrade, Apeldoorn, Dierenrijk, Overloon, Leeuwarden, Wissel, Alphen A/d rijn.
Holland has 16.000000 people, 10.5 are visiting a zoo.

The NVD is the Dutch zoo federation, the above called zoos are member off that. They are also EAZA member, except Dierenrijk. They have been banned last year(they opened in 2004!)

In Holland you have in the NVD also foundations who are the owner of zoos. Libema is holiday foundation, they are owner of Dierenrijk and Safaripark Beekse bergen.

Zodiac zoos is Zoofoundation who are the owner of Overloon, Leeuwarden(Aquazoo) and Wissel. They also bougt a castle with some common animals, A labyrinth where they put 6 animal species and privat zoo with puma's, jaguars, birds, Sri Lanka leopard and other small animals. The last bought zoos are not an NVD/EAZA member, I think they never gonna be..

Later on I give you al the information about the zoos including the photo's you like, thak you

21-05-2008

On the introductionpage of my website you can see most of the zoos Hupie mentioned

Dierentuinen_Eng