Chita Zoo, Municipal zoo in Chita, Russia.
Chita Zoo is a municipal zoo at Zhuravlyova Street 75 in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, founded on 20 July 1994 by city administration decree No. 1157. It holds about 700 animals of 156 species, among them an Amur tiger, a Nile crocodile, a brown bear, a reindeer and a collection of fancy pigeon breeds. Its sections are divided into predators, ornithology, exotic animals and hoofed animals.
The zoo opened on 20 July 1994 by decree No. 1157 of the Chita city administration, as the Chita City Zoo. It grew out of a live animal corner set up in 1986 at the Chita Pioneer Palace, today the city Centre for Children's Creativity. Its current organisational and legal status dates from 1 February 2013, when it became a municipal cultural institution.
The zoo began in 1986 as a small animal corner at the Chita Pioneer Palace, today the city's Centre for Children's Creative Work, and it keeps that link to young visitors. Its sections are divided by animal group: predators, birds, exotic animals and hoofed animals, with the bird section holding dozens of pigeon breeds such as the Bakinsky fighting pigeon and the Hungarian giant.
Chita Zoo stands at ulitsa Zhuravlyova 75, postal code 672007, in the city of Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai. The grounds are organised into sections: carnivores, ornithology, exotic animals and hoofed animals, so a visit can be planned section by section. The zoo is a municipal cultural institution founded by the Chita city administration.
The zoo began in 1986 as a small animal corner at the Chita Pioneer Palace, today the city's Centre for Children's Creativity, and only became a municipal zoo by decree No. 1157 of 20 July 1994. Its current legal status dates from 1 February 2013.
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