Varna Zoo

Varna Zoo is located in the heart of the Sea Garden in Varna and is a favourite place for kids and adults. It is neighbouring the Dolphinarium and the Museum of Natural History. The first animals in the zoo were the bear 'Maxim', a gift from sailors of the minesweeper "G. Dimitrov" in 1956, and the red deer 'Longos'. Today the zoo houses 60 species of animals, with more than 300 individuals, of which 17 protected kinds of birds and animals, written in the Red Book of Bulgaria for protected species.

History

Varna Zoo was built between 1958-1961 and opened on 30 April 1961. Architect Bistra Markova laid out the animal houses together with K. Karakashev and with the support from the major at that time, Nikolay Boyadzhiev.

Until the bear house was built in 1958, the bear 'Maxim' had been tied to a tree. The lakes were populated with Rose pelicans. By 1974, the zoo received animals from the Sofia Zoo and foreign zoos, including kangaroos, lamas, panthers, penguins, swans from Berlin and other. By 1994 there were around 50 species of animals, the oldest of them was 'Martin', a 24 years old camel, and the bears 'Martin' and 'Marga', born in 1972.

Recent development

Since 2007 the zoo is acting as an animal rescue centre and by 2013 more than 100 protected birds had been cured and returned to their natural habitat with the support of other local institutions.

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Ivan Manko
13 August 2014
Nice little zoo, they have even 3 lions and tiger. Entrance fee - 1.5 lv
Magritta Hilda
5 April 2018
Hmm... needs some money to improve the animal condition. I think some western association should come here and do something. People seem to like it here.
Elena Moskvina
8 June 2017
Зоопарк в тени больших деревьев, с двумя детьми прошли за час. Есть птицы и кролики, пони и лама, тигр и лев, кенгуру, олени и даже медведь, но он спрятался от солнца. Очень приятный зоопарк
Аня
1 July 2017
Зоопарк маленький, обойти можно за 20-30 минут, это если неспешно)) в жару там делать нечего, животные прячутся в вольерах. Вход всего 1,5 лева
Maximilian
24 August 2014
Зоопарк маленький. В жаркую погоду лучше не совать туда свой нос). Посещать это место лучше утром или вечером, днём почти вся живность спит.. Детям старше семи лет, там будет скорее, - не интересно.
Viktoria Kugeniek
20 June 2014
Зоопарк можно обойти за минут 20, но стоит всего 1,5 лева. Понравился!
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