Kazan Zoo & Botanical Garden, Zoo and botanical garden in Kazan, Russia.
Kazan Zoo and Botanical Garden spreads over 7 hectares by Lake Kaban, with a 19th-century orangery that now serves as a tropical greenhouse containing two Trachycarpus excelsa palms over 150 years old. The zoo section, opened in 1925 and merged with the botanical garden in 1931, displays over 160 animal species, while the botanical collection holds 5,941 specimens, including 20 species listed on the IUCN Red List.
The botanical collections trace their roots to early scientific efforts, while the zoo portion developed during the 20th century. Both sections grew over the decades to eventually form the unified facility that exists today.
The institution maintains partnerships with 50 zoos and 30 botanical gardens worldwide, contributing to international species preservation programs.
The grounds are open to visitors daily and accessible by walking paths that lead through all sections. Comfortable footwear is recommended since exploration requires walking across the entire property.
Since 2011 the zoo has run a rehabilitation centre called VzaimoPONImanie, a pun on the Russian word for "mutual understanding" that contains the word "poni", meaning ponies. There children and people with disabilities receive hippotherapy and zootherapy with animals. The zoo also keeps a young naturalists' club, Barsyata, named after the snow leopard cubs.
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