Global InformationBojnice Zoo information
| Bojnice Zoo | |
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 Bojnice Zoo logo | |
 Northern lion at the Bojnice Zoo | |
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| 48°46′50″N 18°34′37″E / 48.78056°N 18.57694°E | |
| Date opened | 1 April 1955 |
| Location | Bojnice, Slovakia |
| Land area | 42 ha (100 acres) |
| No. of animals | >2700 (2022) |
| No. of species | >360 (2022) |
| Annual visitors | 403,000 (2018) |
| Memberships | IUCN, WAZA, EAZA, UCSZOO, IZA, Species360 |
| Website | zoobojnice |
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The Slovak National Zoological Garden (Slovak: Národná zoologická záhrada Bojnice) is a 42-hectare (100-acre) zoo in the town of Bojnice, Slovakia. It is the oldest and most visited of Slovak zoos, being established in 1955.[1] The zoo received more than 400,000 visitors in the year 2018.[2]
As of 2022[update], it presents over 360 different species, with a total of over 2700 specimens. Its primary attractions include the African elephant and Carpathian lynx. It is the only zoo in Slovakia with species such as the agile wallaby, Hamlyn's monkey, African palm civet, red-fan parrot and more.[3]
The Bojnice Zoo is managed by the ministry of environment of the Slovak Republic.
- ^ "História Národnej zoo Bojnice". Národná zoo Bojnice (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ Tlačová správa 2018 https://zoobojnice.sk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/01_TS-N%C3%A1rodn%C3%A1-zoo-Bojnice-Rok-2018-bol-v-znamen%C3%AD-rekordnej-n%C3%A1v%C5%A1tevnosti-1.pdf
- ^ "Základné informácie". Národná zoo Bojnice (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-12.