Augsburg Zoo

Zoo Augsburg
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48°20′52″N 10°54′52″E / 48.34778°N 10.91444°E / 48.34778; 10.91444
Date opened12 May 1937
LocationBrehmplatz 1, 86161 Augsburg, Germany
Land area22 ha (0.22 km2)
No. of animals1245[1] (2013)
No. of species236[1] (2013)
Annual visitors600 000
MembershipsWAZA, EAZA, VDZ
OwnerZoologischer Garten Augsburg GmbH
DirectorBarbara Jantschke
Websitewww.zoo-augsburg.de
Part of the Africa-Panorama with three Rothschild Giraffes

Augsburg Zoo is a zoo located in the city of Augsburg in Bavaria, Germany, and with over 600,000 visitors annually, the zoo belongs to the 20 largest Zoos in Germany.

Augsburg Zoo holds 1,600 animals belonging to 300 different species. Of those animals, the zoo keeps 100 reptiles and amphibians from 25 species. The zoo is involved in the 18 European Endangered Species Programmes.

  1. ^ a b Tierinventur 2013 Newsletter des Zoos Augsburg vom 24. Februar 2014.