Zookoutek Břežanské údolí, Mini zoo in Lhota, Czech Republic.
Zookoutek Břežanské údolí is a small animal facility in the valley that houses native forest creatures such as badgers, foxes, wild boars, and birds of prey. The animals occupy enclosures designed to resemble their natural habitats.
The site was established in 1971 by Forest Enterprise Zbraslav as an animal sanctuary. It was later transferred to the Prague Archdiocese, which has managed it since then.
The site is closed since March 2020 because of dilapidated structures and legal problems, and the Dolní Břežany municipality is seeking its renewal. Until the covid-19 pandemic it was run by the PENTHEA association, which used it as a shelter for orphaned young and injured animals.
The location is roughly 500 meters from Prague-Zbraslav railway station and easily walkable from there. Note that the site is currently closed while construction and administrative processes are being completed before it can reopen.
The site was run until 2020 by the association PENTHEA, z. s., which held the permits for handling specially protected species. Besides public education it served as a shelter for abandoned young and injured animals. Since March 2020 it has been closed because of dilapidated structures and legal problems, and the municipality of Dolní Břežany is seeking its restoration.
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