Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is the "umbrella" organization for the world zoo and aquarium community. Its mission is to provide leadership and support for zoos, aquariums, and partner organizations of the world in animal care and welfare, conservation of biodiversity, environmental education and global sustainability.
The Authority also coordinates and implements programmes on capacity building of zoo personnel, planned breeding programmes and ex situ research including biotechnological intervention for conservation of species for complementing in-situ conservation efforts in the country. Some of the major initiatives undertaken by the Authority since its ...
Antwerp Zoo became the world's first zoo with okapis in 1918. Bird building (1948) Nocturama (1968) Reptile building (1901): this building looks like a Greek temple. Aquarium (1910): designed by Emile Thielens. Winter garden (1897): a tropical greenhouse. On 1 January 1983 the entire park (architecture and garden) was listed as a monument.
The Cincinnati Zoo Historic Structures is a collection of historically significant buildings at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. They were designated a National Historic Landmark on February 27, 1987. The second oldest zoo in the United States, it has opened to the public in September 1875.
At its founding, it was the world's first scientific zoo. [10] [20] Originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study, it was opened to the public in 1847. [20] The Zoo was located in Regent's Park—then undergoing development at the hands of the architect John Nash. What set the London zoo apart from its predecessors was its ...
Arignar Anna Zoological Park also known as the Vandalur Zoo, is a zoological garden in Chennai, India. It is located at Vandalur in the south western part of the city, about 32 km (20 mi) from the city center. It is spread over an area of 602 ha (1,490 acres) and is amongst the largest zoos in South Asia. The park is open for public viewing.
David Hancocks was born and raised in Kinver, England. After his studies at the School of Architecture, University of Bath, he was the first graduate to receive a degree from that new university: a Bachelor of Science in 1966, followed by a Masters in Architecture in 1968. [2]
The architect was Otto Penner. The Clas M. Naumann Building is a modern annex to the main building and was opened in 2006. The building is named after Clas Michael Naumann, professor of zoology at the University of Bonn and former director of the museum. The building houses the arthropod collection, the library and laboratories. [7]