Minizoo Malá Chuchle, Wildlife sanctuary in Chuchelský háj, Prague, Czech Republic.
Minizoo Malá Chuchle is a small forest zoo by the gamekeeper's lodge in Chuchelský háj, Prague. It keeps Czech species such as mouflons, fallow deer, wild boars, a fox and a Eurasian lynx in open multi-species enclosures viewed from raised ramps, and also in cages.
Zookoutek Malá Chuchle was officially established in October 1999 by the Environmental Education Centre of the Prague City Forests, at the gamekeeper's lodge in Chuchelský háj. It was set up as a small forest zoo focused on species living in Czechia, not as a rescue station; Prague's wildlife rescue station is a separate facility nearby.
The zoo is run by the Centre for Ecological Education of the Forests of the City of Prague, which uses it for environmental education. Its name, zookoutek, means a small zoo corner, and the press has called it a small forest zoo or minizoo. A snack bar operates every weekend and daily during the season.
The zoo lies about 1.5 km west of Malá Chuchle and is reached on foot along the yellow hiking trail. It is open all year, and a snack bar serves visitors every weekend and daily during the season.
The zoo is about 1.5 km west of Malá Chuchle and is reached along the yellow hiking trail through Chuchelský háj. Its operator is the Environmental Education Centre of the Forests of the City of Prague, and a children's playground and snack bar stand on the grounds.
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