Nyíregyháza Zoo
zoo in Nyíregyháza, Hungary
The Nyíregyházi Zoo (Hungarian: Nyíregyházi Állatpark, lit. 'Animal Park of Nyíregyháza'), also known as Sóstó Zoo, is a 30-hectare zoo located 5km (3.3 miles) north of Nyíregyháza, Hungary. The zoo is in the Sóstó recreation area, which includes a beach, spa, public swimming pool, open-air museum, and a forested oak tree park and accommodations for visitors.
History
Nyíregyháza Zoo was opened in 1974 as “Nyíregyházi Vadaspark” (Wild Park of Nyíregyháza). It was built 5 kilometers from Nyíregyháza in the Sóstó recreation area of Hungary. Owned and sponsored by the local government, Nyíregyháza Zoo is governed by the city area of Sóstó-Nyíregyháza.
Upon first opening for visitors in 1974, its main purpose was to exhibit native species of Hungary and the Pannonian Basin. It has a unique exhibition system in which the giant exhibits are separated from the paths with ditches filled with water. Some European species were replaced with their close relatives; for instance, American bison were exhibited instead of those found in Europe. The greatest spectacles in the zoo's early years were the European carnivores, such as bears and timber wolves.
In 1996, the new director László Gajdos took up his duties in the park and decided to expand the Zoo in Nyíregyháza.
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