Grodno Zoo

Grodno Zoo was founded in 1927 as the first zoo in future Belarus on the initiative of the high school teacher Jan Kochanowski. In 1926 Kochanowski, together with his pupils, established a botanical garden in the city park, which in 1927 received the first animals. The new zoological department had 17 species of local fauna. Nine years later in 1936, Grodno zoo had about 400 exhibits,

Animals

Details

Area
5.35 hectares
Logo
75_лет_зоопарку2.jpg
Opened
1927
Members
EARAZA
Website
http://www.grodnozoo.by
Zoo Name
Grodno Zoo
Logo Width
240px
Date Opened
1927
Num Animals
3
Num Species
317
Logo Caption
Logo dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Grodno zoo