Whipsnade Zoo

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is a zoo at Whipsnade near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. The zoo was originally called Whipsnade Park Zoo, from 1988Whipsnade Wild Animal Park and was renamed in March 2007 in ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. He is in possession of the Zoological Society of London ( ZSL ), a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation of animals and their habitats is dedicated to.

The zoo is 2.4 square kilometers in size and one of the largest European zoos. Due to the size it is allowed to drive cars between the different animal enclosures. The zoo also offers a bus service and a narrow gauge railway. At the zoo more than 6000 animals are kept, several of which are endangered in the wild. The majority of the animals are kept in large enclosures. Some, such as peacocks, wallabies and Maras may run loose in the park.

The Zoological Society, which owns the zoo was founded in 1826 by Stamford Raffles. 100 years later, the then chairman of the company, Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell, inspired by a visit to the Bronx Zoological Park to set up similar in the UK. For this purpose, the Hall Farm, an abandoned farm 30 miles north of London was purchased by the Zoological Society. Since 1931, the zoo can be visited.