My zoo list

I'm a zoofan but i'm not much of a zoo visitor

I've been to.

Sweden
Kolmården Zoo
Borås Djurpark
Ölands Zoo
Skånes Djurpark
Nordens Ark
Skansen

Denmark
Copenhagen Zoo
Aalborg Zoo
Odense Zoo (going there in November)

Finland
Helsinki Zoo

Rest of Europe
Berlin Zoo
Tierpark Berlin

Although, i'm planning to visit the zoos in Amsterdam, San Diego, Washington, Leipzig and Madrid soon.

 

Here's my list!

France :

- Ménagerie du jardin des Plantes (Paris)
- Zoo de Vincennes (Paris)
- Cinéaqua (Aquarium, Paris)
- Aquarium de la Porte Dorée (Paris)
- Zoo du Bois d'Atilly (Ozoir La Ferrière)
- Safari-Parc de Thoiry (Thoiry)
- CERZA (Zoo, Lisieux)
- Parc de Clères (Zoo, Clères)
- Zoo d'Amnéville (Metz)
- Zoo de Mulhouse (Mulhouse)
- Safari-Parc de Peaugres (Peaugres)
- Zoo de Saint-Martin la Plaine (Saint-Martin la Plaine)
- Parc de Courzieu (Bird of prey show, Courzieu)
- Zoo de La Palmyre (Les Mathes)
- Aquarium de La Rochelle (La Rochelle)
- Le Septième continent (Aquarium, Talmont Saint-Hilaire)
- Ker Anas (Ducks, Saint-André des Eaux)
- Zoo de Pont-Scorff (Pont-Scorff)
- Espace Rambouillet (Deers, birds of prey..., Rambouillet)
- Aquarium de Lyon (Lyon)
- Zoo d'Amiens (Amiens)
- Zooparc de Beauval (Saint-Aignan) biggest french zoo
- Les Félins d'Auneau (big cats park, Auneau), now closed and moved to the city of Nesles, near Paris


Belgium :

- Antwerpen zoo (Antwerp)
- Dierenpark Planckendael (Mechelen)
- Aquatopia (Antwerp)
- Aquarium de Liège (Liège)
- Serpentarium blanckenberge (Blanckenberge)


England :

- London zoo (London)
- London aquarium (London)


Netherlands :

- Artis zoo (Amsterdam)
- Dieregaarde Blijdorp (Rotterdam)
- Apenheul (monkey park, Apeldoorn)
- Burger's zoo en Safari (Arnhem)
- Noorderdierenpark Emmen (Emmen)
- Dierenpark Amersfoort (Amersfoort)
- Dolfinarium Harderwijk (Harderwijk)
- Best zoo (Best)
- NOP Eindhoven (Bird park, Eindhoven)


Germany :

- Cologne zoo (Cologne)
- Wuppertal zoo (Wuppertal)
- Dortmund zoo (Dortmund)
- Duisburg zoo (Duisburg)
- ZOOM Gelsenkirchen (Gelsenkirchen)
- Frankfurt zoo (Frankfurt)
- Hannover zoo (Hannover)
- Vogelpark Walsrode (Birdpark, Walsrode)
- Tierpark Hagenbeck (Hamburg)
- Leipzig Zoo (Leipzig)
- Magdeburg zoo (Magdeburg)
- Zoo Aschersleben (Aschersleben)
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten (Berlin)
- Tierpark Berlin (Berlin)
- Krefelder zoo (Krefeld)
- Sea Life Hannover (Hannover)


Czech Republic :

- Prague zoo (Prague)
- Safari-Park Dvur Kralove (Dvur Kralove)
- Plzen zoo (Plzen)
- Liberec zoo (Liberec)
- Akva Terra (Plzen)


Hong-Kong :

- Kadoorie Farm and botanic gardens (Tai-Po)
- Hong-Kong zoo (Central Hong-Kong)
- Ocean Park (Stanley)


Singapore :

- Singapore zoo
- Jurong Bird Park
- Jurong Reptile park
- Sentosa butterfly park
- Underwater world and dolphin show


Malaysia :

- Zoo Negara (Kuala-Lumpur)
- Kuala-Lumpur Birdpark (Kuala-Lumpur)
- Zoo Melaka (Melaka)
- Melaka reptile park (Melaka)
- Melaka butterfly park (Melaka)


Indonesia :

- Sea World Indonesia (Jakarta)
- Zoo Ragunan (Jakarta)
- Schmutzer Primate Center (Jakarta)
- Zoo Surabaya (Surabaya)


Canada :

- Toronto zoo


That's it for now...
Soon to be added are Oceanium du Croisic (Le croisic, France), Aquarium de Saint-Malo (Saint-Malo, France), Reptilarium du Mont Saint Michel (France) ...

 

I'm still a teenager so most foreign zoos are out of my range for a couple of years at least... but anyway, here's my zoo list:

UK
Chester Zoo
London Zoo
Whipsnade Zoo
Longleat Safari Park
West Midland Safari Park
Knowsely Safari Park
Twycross Zoo
Blue Planet Aquarium
London Aquarium
Monkey Forest at Trentham Gardens
Stapeley Water Gardens
Welsh Mountain Zoo

Spain:
Terra Natura, Benidorm
Barcelona Zoo
Vergel Safari Park
Mundomar
Marineland (Mallorca)
A zoo/safari park in Mallorca

USA:
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Sea World, Florida
Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay.

Within the next couple of years, I intend to visit the big Australian Zoos, The big Californian Zoos, Toronto Zoo, Appenheul, Tierpark Schonbrunn, various German Zoos and some important collections in the UK such as Edinburgh, Bristol, Colchester, Howletts, Port Lympne, Woburn, Belfast, Dublin.

 

France
Beauval
Champrepus
Forêt des singes, Rocamandour
CERZA
Gramat
La Flèche
La Palmyre
Planète sauvage
Pont-Scorff
Safari de Peaugres
Retpiland
La Vallée des canards
Vincennes
La ménagerie du jardin des plantes
Pradinas
Jurques
La vallée des singes
Le rocher des aigles
Domaine de la Bourbansais
Alligator Bay
Zooparc de Trégomeur
Doué la Fontaine
Félins d'Auneau
Grand aquarium de St Malo
Sealand
Aquarium la rochelle

Europe
Jersey
Paradisio
Barcelona

 

My list looks a bit pathetic compared to some of yours!

UK
Bristol
Chessington
Chester
Colchester
Howletts
Jersey
London
Marwell
Monkey World
Paignton
Port Lympne
Twycross
Whipsnade
Windsor
Woburn

Sweden
Boras
Eskilstuna
Kolmarden

Germany
Stuttgart

Canada
Calgary

USA
West Yellowstone

 

I've visited 35 different zoos, wildlife parks and aquariums. That includes around 15 in Australia, as my wife and I spent our honeymoon travelling all over that vast continent for 6 weeks earlier this year. I've been to the zoo and wildlife park in Zurich, Switzerland...and the other 18 have been throughout western Canada and the western half of the United States. That used to seem like an awful lot to me, but then I realized that there are people on this website who have doubled that total!!

The San Diego Zoo, Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, Taronga Zoo, Melbourne Zoo, San Diego Seaworld, Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, San Diego Wild Animal Park and the Calgary Zoo all have some excellent exhibits and rate quite highly. With massive development seemingly at all of the top zoos it becomes difficult to rank my 35 from best to worst.

Seattle has won 5 or 6 AZA exhibit awards, San Diego is currently building "Elephant Odyssey" for over $40 million, Taronga is spending a whopping amount of cash on "Great Southern Oceans", the Vancouver Aquarium is already quite good and will almost double in size by late 2009, and the Calgary Zoo is spending an enormous $135 million on a football field-sized polar bear, penguin, arctic/antarctic complex. And with even a relatively small but decent zoo like Adelaide willing to put up $20 million in expansion costs ( new entrance, cafe, giant panda exhibit, etc ) then the best zoos are constantly changing to fit the times. How to choose the best????

 

My List

Sweden:

Kolmårdens Djurpark
Kolmårdens Tropicarium
Borås Djurpark
Borås Tropikhus
Parken Zoo
Skansen
Skansen Akvariumet
Skånes Djurpark
Ölands Djurpark

Im going to next years?:

Copenhagen Zoo?
Odense Zoo?
Givskud Zoo?

Sweden

Nordens Ark?

EUROPE:

Berlin Zoo?

 

My zoo list

Denmark
Copenhagen Zoo
Odense Zoo
Givskud Zoo
Aalborg Zoo
Randers Regnskov Tropical Zoo
Knuthenborg Safari
Ree Park – Ebeltoft Safari
Jesperhus Junglezoo
Scandinavian Wild Animal Park
Nykøbing Falster Zoo
Odsherreds Zoo
Munkholm Zoo
Naestved Zoo
Green World
Frydenlund Birdpark
North Zealand Birdpark
Danmarks Aquarium
AQUA freshwater aquarium
Kattegatcentre
Northsea Museum
Fjord og Bælt
The Fishereies and Maritime museum
Crocodile Zoo
Terraium Vissenbjerg

Norway
Kristiansand Zoo

Sweden
Borås Djurpark
Kolmården Djurpark
Kolmården Tropicarium
Parken Zoo Eskilstuna
Nordens Ark
Skansen
Skansen Aquarium
Tropikariet Helsingborg
Malmï Reptilecenter
Aquaria Watermuseum
Havets Hust
Grönings Moosepark
Eriksbetg Wildlife Park


Germany
Berlin Zoo
Berlin Aquarium
Tierpark Friderichsfelde
Hamburg Zoo
Hannover Zoo
Zoo am Meer
Vogelpark Walsrode
Rostock Zoo
Schwerin Zoo
München Zoo (Tierpark Hellabrunn)
Nürnberg Zoo
Cologne Zoo
Duisburg Zoo
Dortmund Zoo
Wuppertal Zoo
Frankfurt Zoo
Sealife Berlin


Austria
Salzburg Zoo
Alpenzoo Innsbruck
House of Nature


Holland
ARTIS Amsterdam
Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)
Burgers Zoo
Ouwehands Dierenpark


Belgium
Antwerpen Zoo
Dierenpark Plankendael


England
London Zoo
Monkey World


Total: 67

 

Canada
Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario
Bowmanville Zoo, Bowmanville, Ontario
Killman Zoo, Caledonia, Ontario
Twin Valley Zoo, Brantford, Ontario
Zooz, Stevensville, Ontario
Jungle Cat World, Orono, Ontario
Dornoch Farm Zoo, Dornoch, Ontario
Northwoods Ranch, Near Port Perry, Ontario
Biodome de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Centre, Langley, British Columbia
Greater Vancouver Zoo, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Stanley Park Zoo, Vancouver, British Columbia

USA
Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, New York
Erie Zoo, Erie, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hawk Creek Wildlife Center, East Aurora, New York
Cleveland Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio
Oglebay Zoo, Wheeling, West Virginia
Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington, Delaware
New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston, Massachusetts
National Zoo, Washington DC
National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay, Florida
Sea World Orlando, Orlando, Florida
Silver Springs Theme Park, Ocala, Florida
Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Tacoma, Washington
Great Cats World Park, Cave Junction, Oregon
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco, California
Wildlife Images, Grants Pass, Oregon

England
Howletts Wild Animal Park, Nr Canterbury, Kent
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Nr Hythe, Kent
Colchester Zoo, Colchester, Essex
Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens, Thrigby, Norfolk
London Zoo, London, England
Santago Rare Leopards Project, Welwyn, Hertfordshire
Cat Survival Trust, Codicote, Hertfordshire

France
Zoo de Vincennes, Paris
Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes, Paris
Parc des Felins, Nesles

 

Bristol zoo
Paignton zoo
Dartmoor zoo
Shaldon wildlife trust
Noahs ark zoo
Chester zoo
Twycross zoo
Blackpool zoo
Edinburgh zoo
Blair Drummond safari park
Belfast zoo
West Midland safari park
Longleat
Howletts zoo
London zoo
Whipsnade zoo
Cotswold wildlife park
Sealife centre, Weymouth
Sealife centre, Blackpool
Exmoor zoo
Crickets St. Thomas
Combe Martin Wildlife Park
Monkey world
Living coasts
Loro Parque, Teneriffe
Eagle park, Teneriffe
Disney's animal kingdom
Sea world, Orlando
Berlin Zoo
Sealife centre, Berlin
Sealife centre, Paris
Marine land, Mallorca
Taronga zoo, Australia
And some other, smaller places but I have no idea what they were called :S

 

Snowleopard - you must have a very understanding wife if you managed 15 zoos in 6 weeks on your honeymoon! My family know me well enough to ask whenever I have booked a holiday which zoos are going to be involved, but I'm afraid more than two per week wouldn't be tolerated! They are all pretty enthusiastic though, even if they are not "enthusiasts", they can all name all the species of rhino, can identify creatures such as aye-ayes and bilbies, and my youngest son favourite animal is the okapi.

 

Pygathrix, My brother is just the same. He'll complain continuously, but when he gets there he'll be excitedabout seeing the baby tapirs or Manatees. He can name lots of species, like all four tapirs and he knows more about manatees than me!!
My Mum will be happy to go along to most zoos because she likes orangs and plants. Chester is perfect from her point of view!
My Dad likes animals, but loves photography, so will always take his camera along and thats where I get most of my pictures from.

 

This is my list, a few places have closed down now (usually deservedly), also been to various aquaria, pets corners etc.

On the "to do" list : Blackbrook (hadn't heard of it until recently, not too far away, waiting for good weather), Beauval, Walsrode, Valencia aquarium

UK
Edinburgh
Glasgow
South Lakes
Lakeland Oasis
Harewood Bird Gardens
Blackpool
Southport
Chester
Blue Planet Aquarium
Arreton Manor IOW
Belle Vue Manchester
Chestnut Centre
Dudley
Knowsley Safari Park
Twycross
Cotswold Wildlife park
Drayton Manor
Rode Bird Gardens
Monkey World
Paignton
Marwell
Welsh Mountain
London
Whipsnade
Howletts
Port Lympne
Colchester
Banham
Riber Castle
Bourton on the Water
Several WWT
Jersey
Ballaugh IOM
Belfast
Dublin
Fota

Rest of Europe
Berlin West
Berlin East
Frankfurt
Kronberg
Darmstadt
Cologne
Duisburg
Nuremburg
Stuttgart
Paris Vincennes
Paris JDP
Doue
La Palmyre
Pont Scorff
Branfere
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Apenheul
Burgers’
Basel
Zurich
Rome
Prague
Vienna
Budapest
Madrid
Barcelona

Rest of World
Bronx
San Diego Zoo
San Diego WAP
Marineland Florida
Busch Gardens
Taronga
Featherdale
Melbourne
Healesville
Perth Zoo
Caversham wildlife park
Kalbarri Parrot park
Singapore Zoo/Night Safari
Jurong
Kuala Lumpur
Hong Kong Zoo
Ocean Park

 

Pygathrix, Which is better San diego zoo or the WAP?

I'm a bird fan, but when I went to San diego zoo I missed out o a lot of these species so I NEED to go back!

 

Jo they used to have a big collection of hornbills at the WAP, not to sure if they still do

 

I went to both about 16 years ago, pre-pandas, and the californian condors were not then on show

I suppose that I had always imagined the zoo was the best in the world so it was a bit of an anti-climax. Overall I think I enjoyed the zoo more as it had such a concentration of rare and unusual animals. At that time the zoo had lots of "mesas" and "grottos" which aren't the most attractive way of exhibiting, but I get the impression that it's a lot more immersion than that now. The WAP is huge, but was much better than UK safari parks. The fantastic climate really gives you the impression that you are looking at an actual savannah (not that I have ever seen the real thing)

 

@Pygathrix: You do know that Berlin is no longer seperated (even in the mind of most Berlin residents ), don't You?

 

Seems like a good way to spend a few mins on Christmas eve, so here's my list...

UK:
Marwell
London Zoo
London Aquarium
Battersea Childrens Zoo
Cotswold Wildlife Park
Whipsnade
Newquay
Paignton
Welsh Mountain Zoo
Twycross
Dudley
Thrigby
Banham
Suffolk Wildlife Park (now called Africa! or something like that)
Norfolk Wildlife Park (now closed)
Mole Hall
Paradise Park (& previously Broxbourne Zoo)
Basildon Zoo (now closed)
Colchester
Edinburgh
Glasgow (now closed)
Belfast
Riber Castle (now closed)
Chester
Birdworld (Farnham)
Otter & Owl Centre (New Forest)
Sandown Zoo (Isle of Wight)
Tropical World (Isle of Wight)
Drusilla's Zoo
Howletts
Port Lympne
Anglesey Sea Zoo
Portsmouth Aquarium (Blue Planet)
Deep Sea World (Scotland)
Woburn
Linton
Wildwood (Kent)
Chessington
Heythropp (private collection)
Southend Dolphinarium (now closed)
Skegness Marineland
Clacton Pier (just Sealions & Killer Whale - horrific and now thankfully long closed)
Beaver Water World (Kent)
Leeds Castle Aviaries (Kent)
Butterfly Palace (North Wales)
Cricket St.Thomas
Eagle Heights (Kent)
Bristol
Hamerton

Europe:
Dublin
Lisbon
Hamburg (Hagenback)
Vienna
Paris (Jardin des Plantes)
Bergen Aquarium (Norway)
Artis (Amsterdam)
Antwerp
Cattolica Dolphinarium (Italy) - (prob. now closed?)
Meditteraneo Marine Park (Malta)

Canada:
Toronto Zoo
Marineland (Niagra Falls)

Australia:
Perth Zoo
Cohuna Wildlife Park
Bunbury Aquarium (closed?)
Atlantis Marine Park (now closed)
At least 2 other 1970s wildlife parks / sanctuaries in WA (prob. all now closed but one of them might have been Jandakot??)
Waneroo Lion Park (closed?)

This is all off the top of my head so there may be one or two ommissions.

Cheers
D