Rescue of white-bellied heron
Since 2017, Zlín Zoo has been helping to rescue critically endangered white-bellied heron.
Since 2017, Zlín Zoo has been helping to rescue critically endangered white-bellied heron. It is on the edge of extinction, it is said there are only 60 individuals observed in Bhutan, India, China, and Myanmar.
Thanks to collection 4Nature, Zlín Zoo donated 260 000 crowns (1 000 euros) to rescue of the second biggest heron in the world this year. The money helped to equip a breeding and rescue centre in Bhutan where almost half of the population of white-bellied heron lives.
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A baby of the critically endangered pied tamarin is thriving
We have an extraordinary breeding success to celebrate! For the very first time in our history, we have managed to raise a baby of the critically endangered pied tamarin.
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Love Story: The capybara couple to welcome sextuplets!
Our herd of capybaras, the largest rodents in the world, enlarged by six pups at the beginning of April. This is the largest litter in the history of the Zlín Zoo.
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The White Elephant Awards
Zoo Zlín won two awards in the White Elephant competition - one in the category for birds for breeding great hornbills and the other one in the Building of the Year category for building the pavilion…
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Visit of the Ambassador of Malaysia
At the end of this May, Zoo Zlín hosted a rare visitor. Its director, Roman Horský, welcomed the ambassador of Malaysia to the Czech Republic, H.E. Suzilah Binti Mohd Sidek. The ambassador herself…
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