Norderns Ark is the most amazing wildlife park i have ever seen, even though it's not all swedish animals they keep. Their focus is endangerede species, and thy are good at promoting conservation. They keep native animals from Europe and North/Central Asia, as well as a few species from South American (maned wolves, pudus and some parrots).
The whole park is built around a small fjëld (Swedish mountain), and is placed in the possibly most beautifull landscape imaginable. The walk around the zoo is a one way tour that takes you around the mountain and back to the entrance. All the animals have fantastic enclosures, with lots of space and natural forest. What could be better for a snow leopard, than an actual mountan side? Or an actual forest for the grey wolves or wolverines? The path varies from dirt path to wooden boardwalk.
The park has also been expanded with a large field, where Nordens Ark has built a very modern farm/childrens' zoo. When they say they focus on endangered animals, they also mean old types of native farm animals that have almost dissapeared. That mean that you can also see a large number of cultural breeds of cows, pigs, horses, goats, sheep and such. It is actually very interesting, and i never thought that i would spend that much time in the Children's Zoo
The most interesting species at Nordens Ark are:
Amur tiger
Amur leopard
Snow leopard
Amur cat
European wild cat
European lynx
Red panda
Wolverine
Grey wolf
Maned wolf
European otter
Przewalski wild horse
Chamois
Himalaya tahr
Mountain goat
Markhor
European forest reindeer
Chilean pudu
They also have many birds, including woodpeckers, owls and eagles.
Hope this helps
