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Zoological Garden of Monaco

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Zoological Garden of Monaco
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43°43′52.62″N 7°25′5.83″E / 43.7312833°N 7.4182861°E / 43.7312833; 7.4182861
Date opened1954
Land area1 hectare (2.5 acres)
No. of animals250
No. of species50

The Jardin Animalier de Monaco is a zoo located on the Esplanade Rainer III, in Monaco's Fontvieille ward, on the southern side of the Rock of Monaco.[1] It was established by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in 1954.[1] 250 animals are held in the zoo, representing some 50 species.[1]

The zoo is a hectare in size, set over four levels on the rock.[2] None of the animals were purchased; all have come from donations, circuses, or abandoned animals and those seized by circuses.[2] Five animals came to the zoo after the 2009 closure of the zoo at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.[2]

The zoo formerly contained leopards, but these were released into the wild due to the efforts of campaigner Virginia McKenna, founder of the Born Free Foundation.[3] The two leopards, Pitou and Sirius, had been kept in a five-meter enclosure with a concrete floor.[4] McKenna had previously visited Monaco nine times in an attempt to petition Prince Rainier for the animal's release, she was finally granted a royal audience with Prince Albert after his ascension to the Monegasque throne in 2005.[3] Albert agreed to release the leopards to Born Free, with a promise to release the camel and hippo in the zoo at a later date. Albert also promised to turn the Zoological Gardens into a petting zoo.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Zoological Garden". Visit Monaco - Zoological Gardens. Visit Monaco. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Zoological Garden". Recrea Nice - Wildlife Garden Zoo Monaco. RecreaNice. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Gilchrist, Roderick (26 January 2008). "Leopards incredible journey to freedom". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. ^ Gilchrist, Roderick (13 January 2011). "Virginia McKenna: Freedom's deadly price". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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