Aalborg Zoo
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Aalborg Zoo is one of Denmark
's biggest zoo
s and is located near the center of Aalborg
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Every year, Aalborg Zoo is visited by around 375,000 guests. The zoo covers 8 hectares (19.8 acre), and keeps more than 1,200 animals belonging to 138 species.
Aalborg Zoo also manages the amusement park of Karolinelund
that was bought by Aalborg Municipality
in 2007.
At the entrance, one can see the sculpture
Det gode kup ("the good bargain") from 1925, made by artist C.J. Bonnesen. The sculpture was donated to Aalborg Zoo from the Urban brewery.
and conservation of nature, and today it plays a major role in various global projects on animal conservation, breeding, education, research and focus on fair trade
.
in Ecuador
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Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
's biggest zoo
Zoo
A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
s and is located near the center of Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
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Every year, Aalborg Zoo is visited by around 375,000 guests. The zoo covers 8 hectares (19.8 acre), and keeps more than 1,200 animals belonging to 138 species.
Aalborg Zoo also manages the amusement park of Karolinelund
Karolinelund
Karolinelund is an amusement park located in Aalborg, Denmark.-History:Karolinelund was founded in 1946 by the brothers Volmer and Carl Lind and was later owned by Franck Bo Lind. In 2005 he sold the park to Torben ”Træsko” Pedersen, who owned amusements at Dyrehavsbakken...
that was bought by Aalborg Municipality
Aalborg Municipality
Aalborg Municipality is a municipality in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality straddles the Limfjord, the waterway which connects the North Sea and the Kattegat east-to-west, and which separates the main body of the Jutland peninsula from the island...
in 2007.
At the entrance, one can see the sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
Det gode kup ("the good bargain") from 1925, made by artist C.J. Bonnesen. The sculpture was donated to Aalborg Zoo from the Urban brewery.
History
The zoo was opened in April 1935. Throughout the recent decades, Aalborg Zoo has put more emphasis on viabilityViability
Viable or viability is the ability of a thing to maintain itself or recover its potentialities.Viable or viability may also refer to:...
and conservation of nature, and today it plays a major role in various global projects on animal conservation, breeding, education, research and focus on fair trade
Fair trade
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as higher social and environmental standards...
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Conservation
Aalborg Zoo participates in many international breeding programmes in order to preserve endangered animals. Aalborg Zoo got an environment certificate and the first zoological garden, and the overall purpose of the zoo is to preserve nature. Aalborg Zoo has made their mark in many ways with projects on conservation of nature and environment. For example, Aalborg Zoo supports the Payamino Indians' efforts to preserve 60000 hectares (148,263.1 acre) of endangered rainforestRainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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External links
- Web makes baby polar bear famous — Article on Milak, the newest polar bear cub at Aalborg Zoo