Burgers' Zoo

Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem is one of the biggest zoos in the Netherlands. Arnhem is a city that lies within the Veluwe, a nature park in the east of the Netherlands. The zoo is popular with both Dutch and German people.

It has 7 theme sites: "Burger's Dierenpark" (the original zoo), "Burger's Safari" (a safari park), "Burger's Bush" (a tropical rainforest), "Burger's Mangrove" (a mangrove swamp) , "Burger's Desert" (focussing on the Sonoran Desert), "Burger's Ocean" (seawater aquariums), and "Burger's Avonturenland" (Burger's Adventureland).

Apart from presenting many of its animals in simulated habitat in spacious indoors ecosystems, Burgers' Zoo also has facilities for conservation and captive breeding of animals nearly extinct. The Socorro Dove ("Zenaida graysoni") for example does not exist outside captivity at present; it was wiped out by introduced mammals on its home island. The species is being bred in Burgers' Zoo for eventual reintroduciton into the wild.

External links

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