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How many zoos have you visited? (poll 2)

Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by Arizona Docent, 27 Jan 2018.

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How many zoological parks have you visited?

  1. 1-9

    55 vote(s)
    14.4%
  2. 10-24

    117 vote(s)
    30.6%
  3. 25-49

    75 vote(s)
    19.6%
  4. 50-99

    70 vote(s)
    18.3%
  5. 100-199

    41 vote(s)
    10.7%
  6. 200-299

    11 vote(s)
    2.9%
  7. 300 or more

    13 vote(s)
    3.4%
  1. Arizona Docent

    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Here is a new (second) poll to replace the one from a few years ago. I will define "zoo" in the broadest term to include aquariums, safari parks, exotic animal sanctuaries, etc.

    Edit - this time I am allowing the option to change your vote if you get to a higher number in the future.
     
  2. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    When I first posted on the original thread on January 1, 2013, I had only visited 11 zoos/aquariums (and only 8 really count as the other 3 were visited when I was a child and thus were not what I would consider proper visits). Now just over 5 years later on January 27, 2018, I have visited 86 collections from three countries: 53 in the United States, 30 in England, and 3 in Scotland. Going off of the original thread, I moved up 4 slots from the lowest to the second highest during this time. I certainly hope this trend continues through the years and I'm able to continue to climb to the numbers many of the rest of you boast!

    United States
    Action Wildlife (2016)
    Adventure Aquarium (2014)
    Aquarium of the Pacific (2018)
    Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (2018)
    Bronx Zoo (Pre-2011, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
    California Living Museum (2018)
    Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens (2016)
    Central Park Zoo (2012, 2014, 2015)
    Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (2013)
    Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Pre-2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
    Dallas World Aquarium (2018)
    Dallas Zoo (2018)
    Disney's Animal Kingdom (Pre-2011)
    Emerald Forest Bird Gardens (2018)
    Fort Worth Zoo (2018)
    Franklin Park Zoo (2017)
    Gatorland (Pre-2011)
    Gibbon Conservation Center (2018)
    Gladys Porter Zoo (2018)
    Houston Zoo (2018)
    Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens (2016, 2018)
    Living Desert Zoo & Gardens (2018)
    Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy (2017)
    Magic Wings Butterfly Conservancy & Gardens (2017)
    Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk (2011, 2014, 2016)
    Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration (2011, 2016, 2017)
    New York Aquarium (2013, 2016)
    Newport Aquarium (2013)
    Orange County Zoo (2018)
    Philadelphia Zoo (2014, 2017)
    Ponce Inlet Marine Science Center (2014)
    Prehistoric Pets: The Reptile Zoo (2018)
    Prospect Park Zoo (2013, 2016)
    Queens Zoo (2016)
    Roger Williams Park Zoo (2012, 2015, 2016)
    Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park (2017)
    San Antonio (2018)
    San Diego Zoo (2018)
    San Diego Zoo Safari Park (2018)
    Santa Ana Zoo (2018)
    Santa Barbara Zoo (2018)
    SeaWorld Discovery Cove (2013)
    SeaWorld Orlando (Pre-2011)
    SeaWorld San Diego (2018)
    Smithsonian National Zoological Park (Pre-2011, 2012)
    St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (2014)
    Staten Island Zoo (2017)
    Stone Zoo (2017)
    Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo (2013)
    Trevor Zoo (2016)
    Utica Zoo (2017)
    Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (2018)
    ZooAmerica: North American Wildlife Park (2012)

    England
    Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (2016)
    Bristol Zoo (2016)
    Chester Zoo (2016)
    Colchester Zoo (2016)
    Cotswold Falconry Center (2016)
    Cotswold Wildlife Park (2016)
    Crocodiles of the World (2016)
    Exmoor Zoological Park (2016)
    Gentleshaw Wildlife Center (2016)
    Hamerton Zoo (2016)
    Hemsley Conservation Center (2016)
    Howletts Wild Animal Park (2016)
    Linton Zoo (2016)
    Living Coasts (2016)
    Newquay Blue Reef Aquarium (2016)
    Newquay Zoo (2016)
    Noah's Ark Zoo Farm (2016)
    Paignton Zoo (2016)
    Paradise Park (2016)
    Port Lympne Wild Animal Park (2016)
    Reaseheath College Zoo (2016)
    Rodbaston Animal Zone (2016)
    Shaldon Wildlife Trust (2016)
    Tropiquaria Zoo (2016)
    Twycross Zoo (2016)
    Wildwood Discovery Park (2016)
    Wingham Wildlife Park (2016)
    WWT Slimbridge Wetland Center (2016)
    ZSL London Zoo (2016)
    ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (2016)

    Scotland

    Edinburgh Zoo (2016)
    Highland Wildlife Park (2016)
    Scottish Owl Center (2016)

    Here is also an updated map of all the collections I've been to:
    Zoos & Aquariums I've Visited

    ~Thylo
     
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  3. TheEthiopianWolf03

    TheEthiopianWolf03 Well-Known Member

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    I’m very restricted to California and even I haven’t seen every zoo in the state. Here are the ones I’ve visited

    San Diego zoo
    San Diego zoo safari park
    LA zoo
    Fresno Chaffee zoo
    Oakland zoo
    San Francisco zoo
    Monterey bay aquarium
    Aquarium of the bay
    Safari west


    The one zoo I’ve been to out of the state is the Addis Ababa zoo in Ethiopia. It’s very bad and doesn’t even represent Ethiopian species. It has the lion subspecies but besides that, everything else can be seen in a American or European zoo.
     
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  4. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I'm on 116, the same number as the last time I posted on the previous thread (in mid / late 2017).

    EDIT: I had a look at my list and added in some lesser places bringing it up to 121 (aviaries in Botanic Gardens and the like). I'd imagine certain people on the forum would scan down the list and say "that doesn't count because my opinion is X", but I count anywhere that displays live animals.


    NEW ZEALAND (40 collections)
    Southern Encounter Aquarium and Kiwi House (Christchurch) [now closed]
    Orana Park (Christchurch)
    Willowbank Wildlife Reserve (Christchurch)
    Peacock Springs/Isaacs Wildlife Trust (Christchurch) [not open to the public]
    North Brighton Zoo and Aquarium (Christchurch) [now closed]
    International Antarctic Centre (penguins, and formerly an Antarctic aquarium) (Christchurch)
    Canterbury Museum (live spiders) (Christchurch)
    Woodham Park aviary (Christchurch)
    Birdlands (Little River, near Christchurch) [now closed]
    Seafield Wildlife Park [formerly Spencerville Wildlife Reserve] (near Christchurch)
    Kaikoura Aquarium [now closed]
    Bushman Centre (West Coast)
    West Coast Wildllife Centre (Franz Josef)
    National Kiwi Centre/Westlands Water World (Hokitika)
    Natureland (Nelson)
    Picton Aquarium
    Portobello Aquarium (Dunedin) [now closed]
    Dunedin Botanic Gardens aviaries
    Otago Museum butterfly house (Dunedin)
    Timaru Botanic Gardens aviaries
    Caroline Bay aviary (Timaru)
    Ashburton Botanic Gardens aviaries
    Landon Creek Bird Sanctuary [now closed]
    Southland Museum tuatarium (Invercargill)
    Queenspark Gardens aviaries (Invercargill)
    Queenstown Kiwi and Birdlife Park
    Frankton Zoo (Queenstown)
    Te Anau Wildlife Centre (Te Anau)
    Wellington Zoo
    Island Bay Marine Education Centre (Wellington)
    Staglands (near Wellington)
    Nga Manu Nature Reserve (Waikanae)
    Parrot Ranch (Levin) [no longer open to the public]
    Pukaha Mt Bruce [National Wildlife Centre] (Mt Bruce)
    National Aquarium (Napier)
    Napier Botanic Gardens aviary
    Auckland Zoo
    Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World (Auckland)
    Butterfly Creek (Auckland)
    Auckland War Museum (formerly had extensive live displays)

    AUSTRALIA (15 collections)
    Cairns Wildlife Dome
    Bat Reach (Kuranda) [wildlife rescue centre]
    Alma Park Zoo (Brisbane) [now closed]
    Taronga Zoo (Sydney)
    Sydney Wildlife World
    Sydney Aquarium
    Manly Oceanworld (Sydney)
    Melbourne Zoo
    Melbourne Aquarium
    Melbourne Museum (extensive live displays)
    A little aquarium that used to be somewhere in Melbourne (back in 1993)
    Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary (Melbourne)
    Moonlit Sanctuary (Melbourne)
    The Japanese Macaque enclosure in Launceston (Tasmania)
    Perth Zoo

    FIJI (1 collection)
    Kula Eco-park

    NEW CALEDONIA (2 collections)
    Parc Zoologique et Forestier (Noumea Zoo and Botanic Gardens)
    Aquarium des Lagons (Noumea Aquarium)

    ASIA:

    BURMA (5 collections)
    Yangon Zoo
    Kandawgyi Fresh Water Fish Garden (Yangon)
    Hlawga Park (outside Yangon)
    Yadanabon Zoo (Mandalay)
    Naypyitaw Zoo

    CAMBODIA (1 collection)
    Angkor Zoo [now closed]

    CHINA (7 collections)
    Beijing Zoo
    Beijing Aquarium [in the Beijing Zoo]
    Shanghai Zoo
    Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
    Shanghai Natural Wild-Insect Kingdom
    Suzhou Zoo
    Chengdu Zoo

    INDIA (6 collections)
    Alipore Zoo (Kolkata)
    Kolkata Aquarium (opposite the Alipore Zoo)
    Nameri Pigmy Hog Conservation Centre (Nameri National Park)
    Assam State Zoo (Guwahati)
    Mumbai Zoo
    Delhi Zoo

    SRI LANKA (1 collection)
    Colombo's National Zoo

    INDONESIA (6 collections)
    Bali Bird Park
    Rimba Reptile Park (Bali)
    Ragunan Zoo and Schumutzer Primate Centre (Jakarta, Java)
    Taman Mini Indonesia (Jakarta, Java)
    Bukittinggi Zoo (Sumatra)
    Medan Zoo (Sumatra)

    MALAYSIA (12 collections)
    Zoo Negara (Kuala Lumpur)
    Aquaria KLCC (Kuala Lumpur)
    Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
    Penang Bird Park
    Taiping Zoo
    Melaka Zoo
    Melaka Bird Park
    Melaka Crocodile Park
    Melaka Butterfly and Reptile Park
    Lok Kawi Zoo (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo)
    Jong's Crocodile Farm and Zoo (Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo)
    Kuching Aquarium (Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo)

    SINGAPORE (7 collections)
    Singapore Zoo
    Singapore Night Safari
    Singapore River Safari
    Jurong Bird Park
    SEA Aquarium
    Underwater World
    Butterfly Park and Insect World

    SOUTH KOREA (2 collections)
    Seoul Zoo
    COEX Aquarium (Seoul)

    THAILAND (8 collections)
    Dusit Zoo (Bangkok)
    Siam Ocean World (Bangkok)
    Khao Kheow Open Zoo (Chonburi)
    Bang Saen Aquarium (Chonburi)
    Underwater World (Pattaya)
    Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) Zoo
    Songkhla Zoo
    Chiang Mai Zoo

    VIETNAM (6 collections)
    Vinpearl Safari (Phu Quoc Island)
    Saigon Zoo
    Danang Zoo
    Endangered Primate Rescue Centre (Cuc Phuong National Park)
    Turtle Conservation Centre (Cuc Phuong National Park)
    Hanoi Zoo

    EASTERN RUSSIA (1 collection)
    Vladivostok Aquarium (Russia)

    EUROPE (1 collection)
    Frankfurt Zoo (Germany)
     
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  5. Kakapo

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    I'm in the same class group that in the previous poll, 25 to 49 with 40 zoos visited, calling zoo in the widest sense possible (including butterfly houses, museums of natural history with a vivarium room (Bonn, Nantes...), botanical gardens with a representative animal collection (Kew, Liberec...).

    I see that Zoochatters can be classified into two groups: the "averages", that likes to visit zoos in a medium rate, so the votes go mainly to 10-24 decreasing gradually as higher is the number of zoos visited, and the "exhaustives" that are people with 100+ zoos (now split into three cathegories, in previous thread only one), probably these people have much more spare time, much more money, and lives in countries with much more density of zoos (Germany, Japan...)

    Por put the list of zoos that one visited there is already a thread: My zoo list #2
     
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  6. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    My current total is 360. :)
     
  7. Ned

    Ned Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Or they've just been alive for a long time :)
     
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  8. CGSwans

    CGSwans Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    My 116 feel well-earned, given that due to my geographical isolation it's taken me 28 countries across four continents to get that far.

    It'll be 29 and hopefully 30 by the end of the year.
     
  9. Hvedekorn

    Hvedekorn Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    My list actually hasn't grown terribly much since I last posted it five years ago, but here goes:

    80 places. If you count Berlin Zoo/Berlin Aquarium and Tierpark Hagenbeck/Tropenaquarium Hagenbeck as one, then 78 places.

    Denmark:
    - Aqua Ferskvandsakvarium (several times, first time in 1997)
    - Blåvand Zoo (2005, 2016)
    - Bornholms Sommerfuglepark (2000)
    - Christianshede Zoo (sometime in the 1990s)
    - Copenhagen Zoo (several times, first time in 1996)
    - Danmarks Akvarium (2004, 2006, haven't visited since it became Den Blå Planet)
    - Demstrup Mini Zoo (now closed) (loads of times in 1990s, first time probably in 1993 or 1994)
    - Family Farm Fun Park (more like an open farm than a zoo, has some few exotics like peafowl though) (2000)
    - Farm Fun (1997, 1998, 1999)
    - Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet (1999, 2004, 2017)
    - Fiskeriets Hus (2003, 2017)
    - Fjord & Bælt (2012)
    - Frydenlund Fuglepark (2007)
    - Fun Park (several times, first time in 2001)
    - Givskud Zoo (several times, first time in 2017)
    - Glad Zoo (2004, 2016)
    - Guldborgsund Zoo (2011)
    - Hald Ege Miniregnskov (several times, first time in 2004)
    - Hjortdal Dyrefarm (2012)
    - Hobro Mini Zoo (several times, first time somewhere in the 1990s)
    - Jesperhus (several times, first time in 1995)
    - Joboland (2000)
    - Jyllands Park Zoo (several times, first time in 1996)
    - Jyllandsakvariet (2004, 2006, 2016)
    - Kattegatcentret (1999, 2003, 2015)
    - Knuthenborg Safaripark (2006, 2013)
    - Krokodille Zoo (2011)
    - Madsby Legepark (more a playground than a zoo but has a section with some domestic animals and popular aviculture birds like budgerigars, cockatiels etc.) (2004)
    - Munkholm Zoo (2011)
    - NaturBornholm (not really a zoo but has a little section with reptiles and fish) (2000)
    - Nordsøakvariet (several times, first time in 2004)
    - Nordsøen Oceanarium (loads of times since the mid-90s, yearly until 2009)
    - Odense Zoo (1999, 2004, 2015)
    - Randers Regnskov (loads of times, first time in 1997)
    - Ree Park (2004, 2006, 2010)
    - Silkeborg Rovfugleshow (falconry show center, the birds cannot be seen outside of the show) (2010)
    - Skandinavisk Dyrepark (2004, 2006, 2014)
    - Skærup Zoo (2004, 2012)
    - Vildtfarm Nord (now closed) (2001, 2004)
    - Vissenbjerg Terrarium (2007)
    - Zoopark Sydsjælland (2013)
    - Ørnereservatet (falconry show center, the birds cannot be seen outside of the show) (several times, first time in 1997)
    - Aalborg Zoo (loads of times since 1994, yearly until 2009)

    Sweden:
    - Aquaria Vattenmuseum (2004)
    - Skansen (2004)
    - Skansen Akvariet (2004)
    - Ystad Djurpark (2000)
    - Some small zoo in Scania I can't remember the name of and which seems to be closed now (1998)

    Norway:
    - Amadeusparken (2004)
    - Vassfaret Bjørnepark (2005)

    Finland:
    - Zoolandia (2004)

    Germany:
    - Berlin Aquarium (2007)
    - Berlin Sea Life (2007, 2009)
    - Berlin Zoo (2007)
    - Dresden Zoo (2014)
    - Filmtierpark (2012)
    - Hannover Zoo (2012)
    - Leipzig Zoo (2014)
    - Museum für Natur und Umwelt (natural history museum of Lübeck with some live animals) (2017)
    - Planten un Blomen (city park/botanical garden of Hamburg which has an aquarium by the greenhouses and a few animals elsewhere such as red-eared sliders and ponies) (2016)
    - Rostock Zoo (2017)
    - Tierpark Hagenbeck (2016)
    - Tropenaquarium Hagenbeck (2016)
    - Vogelpark Niendorf (2017)
    - Walsrode Weltvogelpark (2012)

    United Kingdom:
    - London Zoo (2009)

    Netherlands:
    - Amersfoort Dierenpark (2005)
    - Harderwijk Dolphinarium (2005)

    Belgium:
    - Antwerp Zoo (2010)
    - Dierenpark Planckendael (2010)
    - Museum des Sciences Naturelles (mostly a natural history museum, but has a nice collection of invertebrates and some fish) (2010)

    Austria:
    - Aurach Wildpark (1999)

    Czech Republic:
    - Prague Zoo (2006)

    Portugal:
    - Zoomarine (2011)

    Spain:
    - Ayamonte Zoo (2011)

    United States:
    - Bronx Zoo (2013)

    Switzerland:
    - Basel Zoo (2015)
    - Tierpark Lange Erlen (2015)

    France:
    - Mulhouse Zoo (2015)
    - Reserve Africaine de Sigean (2016)

    Luxembourg:
    - Parc Merveilleux (2016)
     
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  10. agnmeln

    agnmeln Well-Known Member

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    Still under 30 for me, but I only really started properly in 2015 and I also had to take a huge break last year due to buying my house.
     
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  11. migdog

    migdog Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Currently at 78, 75 since starting our tour. with 3more confimed this year - Mulhouse, Basel and BCA Open day in April.
     
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    Fallax Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    If we are allowing for a broader variety then I think this is my list:

    United Kingdom
    -Chester Zoo
    -Welsh Mountain Zoo
    -Blackpool Zoo
    -Drayton Manor Zoo
    -Cotswold Wildlife Park
    -ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
    -Borth Wild Animal Kingdom (whatever it is called now)
    -Knowsley Safari Park
    -Blue Planet Aquarium
    -Rhyl SeaQuarium
    -Greenacres Animal Park (Does this count?)

    Spain
    -Mundomar (Benidorm)
    -'Crocodile Park' (Somewhere in southern Spain)

    United States
    -Disney Animal Kingdom
    -Some Alligator Reserve (Don't know if it counts)

    Cuba
    -A very small zoo with mainly domestics (no idea on what the name was)
    -Zapata Swamp has a place where you can view Cuban crocodiles which I presume some are captive (Does this count?)
     
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  13. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I'm pretty sure Zapata Swamp is just a protected area where Cuban Crocodiles live wild :p Even if some were captive on-site, I generally don't count those as zoos, though your definition is up to you. I visited Anza-Borrego State Park in California a few weeks ago and they have a some captive population of Desert Pupfish, but I don't count the park as a zoo (nor would I if I had managed to see any fish :p).

    ~Thylo
     
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  14. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    This is actually really coincidental, as apparently I've been to exactly 99 zoos in my life so far! Glad I found this out now, so that I could potentially plan an interesting 100th zoo... :p
     
  15. Arizona Docent

    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I was in the same situation as you a year ago. Here is a thread on how I decided number 100.
    Help choose my 100th zoo
     
  16. Arizona Docent

    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    This poll is less than twelve hours old and we already have twelve people voting over 100 (three of those are over 300)! :eek:
     
  17. Arizona Docent

    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    If you read @snowleopard California road trip thread, you will know there are around 70 zoological facilities in your state. So being "restricted" to California is actually not that restricting!
     
  18. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Even more if you count those which are private with limited openings, scheduled visits, and/or soon to open!

    ~Thylo
     
  19. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Looking through my lifetime list of collections, it seems that I hit the milestone century last year without even noticing :p but as chance would have it, I ended up with quite a nice collection in the place of honour; this being Plzen Zoo.

    Here is my current list, including the year I first visited each collection; collections which have closed since I visited are listed in italics.

    Collections visited as of 27/01/2018: 110

    Austria: 1 collection

    Innsbruck Alpenzoo (first visited 2015)

    Czech Republic: 6 collections

    AkvaTera Plzen (first visited 2017)
    Krokodýlí Zoo Praha (first visited 2017)
    Prague Zoo (first visited 2017)
    Zoo Jihlava (first visited 2017)
    Zoo Plzen (first visited 2017)
    Zoopark Chomutov (first visited 2017)


    Germany: 20 collections

    Erlenbis-Zoo Hannover (first visited 2016)
    Klimahaus Bremerhavn (first visited 2016)
    Planten un Blomen (first visited 2016)
    Tiergarten Nurnberg (first visited 2015)
    Tierpark Berlin (first visited 2014)
    Tierpark Hagenbeck (first visited 2016)
    Tierpark Hellabrunn (first visited 2015)
    Tropen-Aquarium Hagenbeck (first visited 2016)
    Vogelpark Niendorf (first visited 2016)
    Vogelpark Olching (first visited 2015)
    Weltvogelpark Walsrode (first visited 2016)
    Wildgehege Klovensteen (first visited 2016)
    Wildpark Schwartze-Berge (first visited 2016)
    Wilhelma (first visited 2015)
    Zoo am Meer (first visited 2016)
    Zoo-Aquarium Berlin (first visited 2014)
    Zoo Augsburg (first visited 2015)
    Zoo Berlin (first visited 2014)
    Zoo Leipzig (first visited 2014)
    Zoo Magdeburg (first visited 2014)

    United Kingdom: 83 collections

    Amazon World Zoo Park (first visited 2013)
    Aquarium of the Lakes (first visited 2015)
    Battersea Park Children's Zoo (first visited 2017)
    Birdland Park and Gardens (first visited 2013)
    Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (first visited 2011)
    Blackbrook Zoo (first visited 2013)
    Blackpool Zoo (first visited 2011)
    Bluereef Tynemouth (first visited 2009)
    Bristol Zoo (first visited 2011)
    Butterfly World Stockton (first visited c.1999)
    Cedars Nature Centre (first visited 2017)
    Chester Cathedral Falconry (first visited 2017)
    Chester Zoo (first visited 2010)
    Chestnut Centre Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park (first visited 2011)
    Colchester Zoo (first visited 2013)
    Cotswold Falconry Centre (first visited 2014)
    Cotswold Wildlife Park (first visited 2013)
    Crocodiles of the World - original site (first visited 2013)
    Crocodiles of the World - new site (first visited 2014)
    Dudley Zoo (first visited 2011)
    East Park Animal Centre (first visited 2017)
    Edinburgh Zoo (first visited 2010)
    Exmoor Zoo (first visited 2013)
    Falconry Days (first visited 2013)
    Five Sisters Zoo Park (first visited 2012)
    Flamingo Land (first visited c.1992)
    Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park (first visited 2012)
    Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre (first visited 2013)
    Hagley Falconry Centre (first visited 2015)
    Hamerton Zoo (first visited 2011)
    Hawk Conservancy Trust (first visited 2015)
    Heythrop Zoo (first visited 2014)
    Highland Wildlife Park (first visited 1989)
    Howletts Wild Animal Park (first visited 2012)
    ICBP Duncombe Park (first visited 2015)
    Jesmond Dene Pets Corner (first visited 2015)
    Kew Gardens (first visited 2009)
    Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens (first visited 2013)
    Kielder Water Bird of Prey Centre (first visited 2012)
    Kirkleatham Owl Centre (first visited 2015)
    Lake District Wildlife Park (first visited 2015)
    Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre (first visited 2015)
    Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (first visited 2015)
    Libertys Raptor and Reptile Centre (first visited 2006)
    Linton Zoo (first visited 2014)
    Living Coasts (first visited 2013)
    Manchester Museum Vivarium (first visited 2011)
    Marwell Zoo (first visited 2013)
    Monkey Haven (first visited 2013)
    Newquay Zoo (first visited 2013)
    North Anston Tropical House (first visited 2014)
    Paignton Zoo (first visited 2013)
    Port Lympne Wild Animal Park (first visited 2013)
    Reaseheath Zoo (first visited 2015)
    Regent's Park Waterfowl Collection (first visited 2017)
    Scottish Owl Centre (first visited 2015)
    SEALIFE Blackpool (first visited 2015)
    SEALIFE Manchester (first visited 2016)
    SEALIFE Oban (first visited 1994)
    SEALIFE Scarborough (first visited c.1992)
    Shaldon Wildlife Trust (first visited 2013)
    Shepreth Wildlife Park (first visited 2014)
    Skye Serpentarium (first visited 1998)
    South Lakes Wild Animal Park (first visited 2012)
    The Deep (first visited 2017)
    Thirsk Bird of Prey Centre (first visited 2015)
    Thorp Perrow Arboretum (first visited 2013)
    Tropical World Leeds (first visited 2013)
    Twycross Zoo (first visited 2011)
    Welsh Mountain Zoo (first visited 2012)
    West Midland Safari Park (first visited 2015)
    Wingham Wildlife Park (first visited 2017)
    Wild Animal Adventures (first visited 2014)
    Wild Place (first visited 2013)
    Wildwood Trust (first visited 2017)
    Woburn Safari Park (first visited 2013)
    World Owl Trust Muncaster Castle (first visited 1990)
    WWT Martin Mere (first visited 2013)
    WWT Slimbridge (first visited 2013)
    WWT Washington (first visited 2004)
    Yorkshire Wildlife Park (first visited 2014)
    ZSL London Zoo (first visited 2012)
    ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (first visited 2013)

    If all goes well, my upcoming trips to Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium will give me another 17 collections :)
     
  20. TZDugong

    TZDugong Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I've been to 78 or 79 but I went to quite a few when I was very young so I've been to 49 zoos that I actually remember.