Hodonín Zoo, Zoo in Hodonín, Czech Republic
Hodonín Zoo covers 4.5 hectares of water and parkland on the northwestern edge of Hodonín, in the Bažantnice district near the I/55 road. It keeps over 700 animals of 197 species, among them Ussuri tigers, jaguars, red-capped mangabeys and Berber lions, plus a parrot pavilion with hyacinth macaws and a breeding record for the toco toucan.
Hodonín Zoo was founded from 1973 on the initiative of the city national committee led by its chairman Emil Schwarz, with residents and local organisations helping to build it. A small animal corner opened partly in 1976 and officially on 29 September 1977, showing domestic animals, carnivores and small monkeys. It became a zoopark five years later and gained zoo status in 1992; on 24 June 2021 an F4 tornado damaged the grounds.
The zoo serves as a place where visitors learn about animals and their habitats through daily activities. You can watch keepers work with the animals and understand how these spaces help protect species in danger.
The zoo is open year-round daily and offers a visit set within woodland that can easily fill a full day. Visitors should prepare for paths through forested terrain and bring clothing suited to the season.
Hodonín Zoo has run a shelter for abandoned dogs since 1996; a tornado damaged it in 2021, and a new dog shelter was announced in June 2023. The zoo also keeps a group of toco toucans, one of the few facilities to have bred the species.
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