Buenos Aires Zoo

Entrance to the Buenos Aires Zoo

The Zoological Garden of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Zoológico de Buenos Aires ) is located in the Palermo district of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. Covering an area of ​​18 hectares are there to see 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 different birds. Altogether there are more than 2,500 animals from the zoo 350 animal species. The aim of the institution is the preservation of species, their research and public education.

History

During the reign of President Sarmiento Parque Tres de Febrero was built on a plot of land that formerly belonged to Juan Manuel de Rosas. The project was started in 1874 and on 11 November 1875, the park was opened, even then, with a small area for animals. The area was initially under the Federal Administration, in 1888 it was transferred to the city of Buenos Aires. In the same year, the then Mayor Antonio Crespo founded the zoo and separated him from the rest of the park.

The first director was Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg. He was appointed in 1888 and retained his position for 15 years. During his tenure, Holmberg designed the new residence and began with the exhibition of the 650 animals that possessed the zoo at the time. At that time, zoos were primarily intended for the recreation of the people, the place for animals and limited the parks ( with green areas, lakes and vistas ) was correspondingly extended.

1904 Clemente Onelli was appointed director. In the 20 years of its activity was from the " park with animals " a zoological garden. Onelli also implemented the educational aspect in which he offered pony, elephant and camel rides. In the first year the number of visitors increased from 1,500 to 15,000.

1989 was appointed " zoological coordinator " Gerardo Sofovich of Carlos Menem. In 1991, the zoo was privatized, a permit for another 20 years went to the " Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento ". Since 1997, the Zoological Garden is a National Historic Monument.