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Kolmården Wildlife Park

January 07, 2023

This article is about the zoo. For the forest, see Kolmården.

Kolmården Wildlife Park (Swedish: Kolmårdens djurpark) is a zoo that opened in 1965 overlooking Bråviken bay in Sweden. It is the largest zoo in Scandinavia, includes the first dolphinarium in Scandinavia, which opened in 1969 and has daily shows, and the world's first cable car safari. The wildlife park also has a birds of prey display and a seal show. In the Marine World area is a roller coaster called "The Dolphin Express". Another, larger, roller coaster in the park is Wildfire.

Kolmården Wildlife Park
Date opened1965
LocationBråviken bay, Norrköping, Sweden
Coordinates58°39′55″N 16°27′59″E / 58.66528°N 16.46639°E / 58.66528; 16.46639Coordinates: 58°39′55″N 16°27′59″E / 58.66528°N 16.46639°E / 58.66528; 16.46639
Land area1.5 km2 (370 acres)[1]
No. of species85
Annual visitors720,000 (2015)[2][3]
MembershipsEAZA,[4] WAZA[5]
OwnerParks & Resorts Scandinavia AB
Websitewww.kolmarden.com

History

The zoo was conceived in 1962 by Ulf Svensson as a means of reviving the Kolmården Municipality, and was opened in 1965 with 210 animals in residence.[6]

The polar bear facility opened in 1968 with six polar bears—one of the largest polar facilities in the world. The dolphinarium opened in 1969, and in 1972 the zoo became home to brown bears. 1972 also saw the opening of the drive-through safari park, as well as the Tropicarium, which exhibited snakes and crocodiles, Located outside the entry of the zoo.[6]

In 1993, the zoo opened Dolphin Lagoon. In 1997, the zoo was turned over from municipal ownership to private ownership. Bamses värld, devoted to the cartoon character Bamse, was opened in the following year.[6]

Parks and Resorts Scandinavia took over operation of the zoo in 2001 and has since been making many changes. Tiger World, where visitors can get "scary close" to tigers, was completed in 2007, and in 2008, the dolphinarium was extended into a new Marine World. In 2009, a family friendly roller-coaster called "The dolphin express" (Delfinexpressen) opened in Marine World.[3]

In 2006, a baby gorilla was born at Kolmården for the first time in history, making its birth the first of its kind in Sweden. The gorilla, called Enzo, was not accepted by his mother during the first period of his life and the zookeepers had to nurse him. Enzo was later reintroduced to his family, and in 2009, Enzo got a brother, called Echo.

The safari park that originally opened in 1972 was closed to drive-through visitors in 2010, but was replaced by a low-going cableway in 2011, called "Safari". The attraction consists of five areas with different themes and animals:

On 17 June, 2012, the park's grey wolves attacked and killed a zookeeper working alone in their enclosure.[7]

In March 2014, Kolmården announced a new theme park area for younger children, the popular cartoon figure Bamse would get a whole new themed area with several attractions, including a smaller roller coaster due to open in 2015.

On 8 April, 2014, the park announced their first major coaster investment, Wildfire, a Rocky Mountain Construction topper-track wooden coaster which opened in 2016.

Animals

The zoo houses two Indian elephants given to the King of Sweden by Thailand.[8] Kolmården Wildlife Park has the only gorillas, bottle-nosed dolphins, bush dogs, addax antelopes, oryx antelopes, Indian elephants, takin, Grévy's zebras, dholes, and ibex in Sweden.

The park has 11 dolphins : Nephele (F), Ariel (F), Lyra (F), Luna (F), David (M), Fenah (F), Pärma (F), Peach (F), Finn (M), Alana (F) and Neptun (M).

Deadly accidents

 
Biologist Karolina Bördin washing the elephant Saba, under supervision from elephant keeper Dan Koehl, Kolmården, April 2009

During the years when public cars were allowed to drive through the Safari, occasionally people would step out from their cars to get better pictures, and in 1981 a man who left his car in the lion enclosure was killed by lions.[9]

1991 elephant keeper Robert Nilsson was killed by the elephant Putschie, who probably had no intention to kill Nilsson, who was bringing four elephants from the enclosure to their stable. Unfortunately Nilsson was walking beside the "train" of elephants on the wrong side, between the elephants and the wall to the antelope stables, when the lead elephant Donkey suddenly turned around and attacked the second elephant Putschie, who crushed Robert Nilsson on the wall, when she was pushed by Donkey.[10]

Between 1991 and 2012 paying visitor groups, with 8000 persons annually, were allowed to go into the wolf enclosure, as part of the project "Close contact with wolves". The project was terminated after a group of wolves killed the biologist and Zoo-Guide Karolina Bördin [11][12][13][14][15] The responsible Zoologist Mats Höggren was found guilty of severe neglect in his duty, and was given a suspended sentence and a fine, and Kolmården Wildlife Park had to pay the family a fine of 3,5 million SEK.[16]

In 2007, television presenter Arne Wiese was attacked by a wolf when he was presenting the opening of a wolf enclosure at the wildlife park, but he survived the attack.

See also

References

  1. ^ Kolmården: Let the adventure begin. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Kolmårdens djurpark". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 April 2011. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b . parks-resorts.com. Parks and Resorts Scandinavia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  4. ^ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  6. ^ a b c . kolmarden.com. Kolmården Zoo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Zookeeper killed by wolves in Sweden". CNN. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. ^ . elephant.se. The Elephant Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  9. ^ Anneli Wikström (27 July 2007). "Döden lurar i Safariparken". Expressen.
  10. ^ "Putschie (Putscher, Butscha) at Kolmarden Zoo". Koehl D, Elephant Encyclopedia. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. ^ NORRKÖPINGS TINGSRÄTT TR 3. DOM meddelad i Norrköping
  12. ^ Kolmårdens djurpark och zoologiske chefen Mats Höggren döms till ansvar för dödsolyckan med vargar 2012
  13. ^ Jessica Josefsson (30 September 2016). "Vargarna attackerade kvinnan för att döda". Expressen.
  14. ^ Elisabet Örnerborg (29 September 2016). "Nu startar vargrättegången mot Kolmården". Arbetarskydd.
  15. ^ Elisabet Örnerborg (12 September 2016). "Jag har svårt att tro att vargarna skulle attackera henne". Arbetarskydd.
  16. ^ . Norrköpings tingsrätt. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

External links

  • Official website
  •   Media related to Kolmården Zoo at Wikimedia Commons
  • Statistics on the Delfinexpressen roller coaster at Coasterpedia

January 07, 2023
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This article is about the zoo For the forest see Kolmarden Kolmarden Wildlife Park Swedish Kolmardens djurpark is a zoo that opened in 1965 overlooking Braviken bay in Sweden It is the largest zoo in Scandinavia includes the first dolphinarium in Scandinavia which opened in 1969 and has daily shows and the world s first cable car safari The wildlife park also has a birds of prey display and a seal show In the Marine World area is a roller coaster called The Dolphin Express Another larger roller coaster in the park is Wildfire Kolmarden Wildlife ParkDate opened1965LocationBraviken bay Norrkoping SwedenCoordinates58 39 55 N 16 27 59 E 58 66528 N 16 46639 E 58 66528 16 46639 Coordinates 58 39 55 N 16 27 59 E 58 66528 N 16 46639 E 58 66528 16 46639Land area1 5 km2 370 acres 1 No of species85Annual visitors720 000 2015 2 3 MembershipsEAZA 4 WAZA 5 OwnerParks amp Resorts Scandinavia ABWebsitewww kolmarden com Contents 1 History 2 Animals 3 Deadly accidents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe zoo was conceived in 1962 by Ulf Svensson as a means of reviving the Kolmarden Municipality and was opened in 1965 with 210 animals in residence 6 The polar bear facility opened in 1968 with six polar bears one of the largest polar facilities in the world The dolphinarium opened in 1969 and in 1972 the zoo became home to brown bears 1972 also saw the opening of the drive through safari park as well as the Tropicarium which exhibited snakes and crocodiles Located outside the entry of the zoo 6 In 1993 the zoo opened Dolphin Lagoon In 1997 the zoo was turned over from municipal ownership to private ownership Bamses varld devoted to the cartoon character Bamse was opened in the following year 6 Parks and Resorts Scandinavia took over operation of the zoo in 2001 and has since been making many changes Tiger World where visitors can get scary close to tigers was completed in 2007 and in 2008 the dolphinarium was extended into a new Marine World In 2009 a family friendly roller coaster called The dolphin express Delfinexpressen opened in Marine World 3 In 2006 a baby gorilla was born at Kolmarden for the first time in history making its birth the first of its kind in Sweden The gorilla called Enzo was not accepted by his mother during the first period of his life and the zookeepers had to nurse him Enzo was later reintroduced to his family and in 2009 Enzo got a brother called Echo The safari park that originally opened in 1972 was closed to drive through visitors in 2010 but was replaced by a low going cableway in 2011 called Safari The attraction consists of five areas with different themes and animals The highland llamas and ibex Forest of the bears Eurasian brown bears The Savannah blackbuck giraffes common eland gemsbok wildebeest ostriches Ankole Watusi Grevy s zebras lechwe chital The Scandinavian forest red deer moose fallow deer European bison The Valley of Lions African lionsOn 17 June 2012 the park s grey wolves attacked and killed a zookeeper working alone in their enclosure 7 In March 2014 Kolmarden announced a new theme park area for younger children the popular cartoon figure Bamse would get a whole new themed area with several attractions including a smaller roller coaster due to open in 2015 On 8 April 2014 the park announced their first major coaster investment Wildfire a Rocky Mountain Construction topper track wooden coaster which opened in 2016 Animals EditThe zoo houses two Indian elephants given to the King of Sweden by Thailand 8 Kolmarden Wildlife Park has the only gorillas bottle nosed dolphins bush dogs addax antelopes oryx antelopes Indian elephants takin Grevy s zebras dholes and ibex in Sweden The park has 11 dolphins Nephele F Ariel F Lyra F Luna F David M Fenah F Parma F Peach F Finn M Alana F and Neptun M Deadly accidents Edit Biologist Karolina Bordin washing the elephant Saba under supervision from elephant keeper Dan Koehl Kolmarden April 2009 During the years when public cars were allowed to drive through the Safari occasionally people would step out from their cars to get better pictures and in 1981 a man who left his car in the lion enclosure was killed by lions 9 1991 elephant keeper Robert Nilsson was killed by the elephant Putschie who probably had no intention to kill Nilsson who was bringing four elephants from the enclosure to their stable Unfortunately Nilsson was walking beside the train of elephants on the wrong side between the elephants and the wall to the antelope stables when the lead elephant Donkey suddenly turned around and attacked the second elephant Putschie who crushed Robert Nilsson on the wall when she was pushed by Donkey 10 Between 1991 and 2012 paying visitor groups with 8000 persons annually were allowed to go into the wolf enclosure as part of the project Close contact with wolves The project was terminated after a group of wolves killed the biologist and Zoo Guide Karolina Bordin 11 12 13 14 15 The responsible Zoologist Mats Hoggren was found guilty of severe neglect in his duty and was given a suspended sentence and a fine and Kolmarden Wildlife Park had to pay the family a fine of 3 5 million SEK 16 In 2007 television presenter Arne Wiese was attacked by a wolf when he was presenting the opening of a wolf enclosure at the wildlife park but he survived the attack See also EditKolmarden Tropicarium an aquarium and terrarium adjacent to the parkReferences Edit Kolmarden Let the adventure begin Retrieved 10 April 2015 Kolmardens djurpark Nationalencyklopedin in Swedish Retrieved 30 April 2011 subscription required a b Kolmarden Zoo parks resorts com Parks and Resorts Scandinavia Archived from the original on 25 May 2011 Retrieved 24 April 2011 EAZA Member Zoos amp Aquariums eaza net EAZA Retrieved 24 April 2011 Zoos and Aquariums of the World waza org WAZA Retrieved 24 April 2011 a b c History kolmarden com Kolmarden Zoo Archived from the original on 1 March 2009 Retrieved 13 August 2019 Zookeeper killed by wolves in Sweden CNN Retrieved 15 February 2014 Kolmarden Zoo Kolmardens djurpark in Sweden elephant se The Elephant Encyclopedia Archived from the original on 9 June 2011 Retrieved 24 April 2011 Anneli Wikstrom 27 July 2007 Doden lurar i Safariparken Expressen Putschie Putscher Butscha at Kolmarden Zoo Koehl D Elephant Encyclopedia 5 July 2012 Retrieved 6 April 2020 NORRKOPINGS TINGSRATT TR 3 DOM meddelad i Norrkoping Kolmardens djurpark och zoologiske chefen Mats Hoggren doms till ansvar for dodsolyckan med vargar 2012 Jessica Josefsson 30 September 2016 Vargarna attackerade kvinnan for att doda Expressen Elisabet Ornerborg 29 September 2016 Nu startar vargrattegangen mot Kolmarden Arbetarskydd Elisabet Ornerborg 12 September 2016 Jag har svart att tro att vargarna skulle attackera henne Arbetarskydd Dom i mal B442 15 Norrkopings tingsratt 21 December 2016 Archived from the original on 20 May 2018 Retrieved 30 June 2017 External links EditOfficial website Media related to Kolmarden Zoo at Wikimedia Commons Statistics on the Delfinexpressen roller coaster at Coasterpedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kolmarden Wildlife Park amp oldid 1067143577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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