Dublin Zoo

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Dublin Zoo

The Dublin Zoo is located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin and is the largest zoo in Ireland and one of Dublin's most visited attractions. It was founded in 1830, which makes it next to Vienna, London and Paris, the fourth-oldest zoo in the world. It receives over 800,000 visitors a year. The zoo has set itself three objectives: conservation, research and information.
The zoo is part of a worldwide conservation breeding program. It is also a member of the European conservation breeding program (EEP), which coordinates the breeding of endangered species in Europe.
The Zoological Garden in Dublin on was officially opened on the 1 September 1831 by the Zoological Society of Dublin. The former livestock amounted to 46 mammals and 72 birds, which were donated by the London Zoo. The zoo suffered during the Easter Rising in 1916 a feed shortage, which meant that some animals had to be killed to get the big carnivores survive.
On 20 March 1927 here was born one lion named Cairbre. It is now well known as Leo the Lion in the Logo of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1928.
In 1994, the Government of Ireland approved to the zoo a grant of 15 million Irish pounds (19,050,000 €), to privatize the zoo. As part of this plan, a number of areas were developed: the World of Primates, the Fringes of the Arctic (the Arctic), The World of Cats, the City Farm and the African Plains (African savanna).
Local accommodation can be done at hotels like Central Hotel, Jurys Inn Custom House or Best Western Ashling Hotel with prices starting from 70 Euros.
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