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Buy Fish by JZX, Singapore. 13/06/2025.

I could not find any other thread like this, so decided to create it. This thread is for discussing zoos which house only species native to the region they are located in. This includes domestics and exotic species used as representatives for local species which cannot be kept. Feel free to talk...

Obviously, zoos exhibit all kinds of animals from all over the world. But which zoo do you think does the best job of displaying wildlife native to the region/area where the zoo is located? (Everglades, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, etc.)

Heidelberg Zoo 2021 This Aviary is Home to Turtle Dove, Corncrake and some Bluethroat.

Heidelberg Zoo 2021 This Aviary is Home to Turtle Dove, Corncrake and some Bluethroat.

Heidelberg Zoo 2021

Heidelberg Zoo 2021 This Aviary Houses some of the Zoos rarest Animals. The Reed Buntling can only be found in 3 Other european Zoos. The Bluethroat can even be found only in the Plzen Zoo and of course in Heidelberg.

After an unexpectedly long wait, welcome back to Zoo City, a city with five distinct zoological collections! This time, we'll visit the Newbed Zoo, a free-admission zoo found in a large park, which mostly focuses on European animals. Species list in the description. Next issue; Midday Garden Zoo.

What types of local animals have you see in or near your local zoo? I don't mean native species on display in an exhibit, but wild animals roaming free on zoo grounds. I have personally seen the following at the North Carolina Zoo: White-tailed deer Eastern gray squirrel Raccoon Feral cat...

I was wondering whether anyone else had come across this useful site? It lists all the endemic mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, vertebrate genera, swallowtail and nymphalid butterflies, vascular plants, families and orders of every country on Earth and more! I have found it a very...

Do you prefer zoos that focus solely on native species, or zoos that focus solely on foreign species? Examples: - Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum: Native - London Zoo: Foreign - Wildwood (Britain): Native - Rotterdam Zoo: Foreign I prefer a mixture of both native and foreign species as I enjoy...

After looking through Zootierliste, I observed that few zoos keep native european bird species such as european tits, robins etc. What do you think about native bird species in zoos?