# Stara Zagora Zoo

- **Country:** Bulgaria
- **Coordinates:** 42.438273, 25.609576
- **Area:** 70 acres
- **Opened:** 1957
- **Website:** https://zoo.starazagora.bg
- **Director:** Dr. Nayden Ilinov
- **Location:** Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
- **Zoo Name:** Stara Zagora Zoo
- **Management:** Stara Zagora municipality
- **Date Opened:** April 26, 1957
- **Num Animals:** 450
- **Num Species:** 40

After that, on March 24, 1957, a pair of baby bears were captured by two hunters in the Shipchenska Mountain and donated. They are often cited as being the first animals in the zoo.

![Photo of Stara Zagora Zoo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Aiazmoto1.JPG)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stara_Zagora_Zoo (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)