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Diergaarde Blijdorp

January 01, 1970

"Blijdorp" redirects here. For the neighbourhood the zoo is located in, see Blijdorp district.

Diergaarde Blijdorp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdiːrˌɣaːrdə ˈblɛidɔrp]; lit. 'Blijdorp Zoo'), officially Rotterdam Zoo,[7] is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands, and has been operated by the Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde ("Royal Rotterdam Zoo Foundation"). Divided into several zoogeographic regions, the 26-hectare (64.25-acre) Blijdorp Zoo boasts 562 species. It also has a shop, multiple cafes, and an information centre.

Diergaarde Blijdorp
Old entrance of the Diergaarde in Blijdorp
51°55′37″N 4°26′53″E / 51.9269605°N 4.4481325°E / 51.9269605; 4.4481325
Date opened1857
LocationBlijdorp, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Land areaApprox. 28 Hectares
No. of animals16.671 (1 October 2023)[1]
No. of species562 (1 October 2023)[1]
Annual visitors1.5 million (20 December 2019)[2]
MembershipsNVD,[3] EAZA,[4] WAZA, IABES,[5] SNP[6]
Websitediergaardeblijdorp.nl

The zoo is a member of the Dutch Zoo Federation and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. In 2007, it celebrated its 150th anniversary.

History edit

 
Giraffes and monumental building
 
Amazonica, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Outside view
 
Share of the Rotterdamsche Diergaarde, issued 1 May 1858

In 1855, a garden was set up for pheasants and waterfowl in the center of Rotterdam, near the Kruiskade. It was a success and on May 18, 1857, the 'Rotterdamsche Diergaarde' was opened as a sequel. The first director was the animal trainer Henri Martin. The same year the 'Vereniging Rotterdamsche Diergaarde' was founded. In 1932 it was decided to reorganize the zoo. In 1937 it was decided to move the zoo to a new location. The zoo exchanged land with the municipality: the municipality received part of the old zoo for free, the rest they had to pay for. In exchange, the zoo became the owner of two-thirds of a new 13-hectare site in the Blijdorp district, while one-third of the new site had to be leased at one guilder. On October 26, 1938, the 'Vereniging' was dissolved, and the 'Rotterdamsche Diergaarde Foundation' was established. The Rotterdam Zoo moved to its new location prior to the bombing of Rotterdam in World War II, which destroyed most of the city centre. The original zoo had been heavily damaged in a bombing two days prior to the Blitz, but it had not been touched by the main bombardment on May 14, 1940. Some street names, such as Diergaardesingel (‘Zoo Lane’), still recall the old zoo. The new zoo at Blijdorp was rebuilt slightly to the north, where it opened to the public in its current location on December 7, 1940. The new zoo was designed by Dutch architect Sybold van Ravesteyn, who designed the central railway station of Rotterdam as well. In 2001, Blijdorp became almost twice as large when it opened a new western part, which includes the Oceanium aquarium. In 2007, the zoo was declared a rijksmonument.[8]

In May 2007 the zoo appeared in the news when Bokito, Blijdorp's silverback gorilla, escaped from his enclosure and seriously injured a female visitor. Before the attack, the woman was a regular visitor of the zoo (on average 4 times per week) and claimed to have a special bond with Bokito, regularly touching the glass between her and the gorilla, making eye contact with him and smiling at him.[9]

In October 2010, the city of Rotterdam decided to reduce its yearly funding of Blijdorp from nearly 4.5 to about 0.8 million euro until 2015.[10] The zoo and its supporters protested the decision, claiming it is unclear if the zoo can continue to operate with the reduced budget.[11]

In March 2014, the zoo made headlines when a giraffe licked a former zoo cleaner whose last wish was to revisit the zoo, as he was dying of terminal brain cancer. The video went viral worldwide quickly.[12]

In 2019 a conservation centre (Dutch:Natuurbehoudscentrum) was opened with the first animals being Lesser Antillean iguanas brought over from a plane from Sint Maarten with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte.[13]

Breeding programs edit

 
A red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) in the zoo, which coordinates the international breeding program for this species

Diergaarde Blijdorp participates in about 70 breeding programs and studbooks, and coordinates a number of these, including the international breeding program for red pandas, EEPs for Asian elephant, Komodo dragon, red-crowned and Siberian crane, Visayan warty pig and Egyptian tortoise, and the ESB (European Studbook) for the crowned pigeons.[14]

Botanical garden edit

Blijdorp also houses a botanical garden and manages both the Dutch National Bromelia Collection and the Dutch National Primula Collection.[15]

Oceanium edit

Main article: Oceanium

The Oceanium is an aquarium that opened in the zoo in 2001. The Oceanium lies in the expansion area of the zoo, which includes a new entrance and parking area, and was the biggest project to date for the zoo. The area around the Oceanium is home to projects depicting the Americas.

Animal list edit

Asia edit

Chinese Garden
The Amur
Malaysian Forest Edge & Asia House
Asian Swamp
Mongolian Steppe
Taman Indah
Tiger Creek
Other animals

Europe edit

Africa edit

Gorilla exhibit
Congo
Savanna
Crocodile river
(opened 2008)
Others

Rivièrahal edit

South America edit

North America edit

Prairie
Arctica

Oceanium edit

Bass Rock
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
The Antilles
Falklands
Galápagos
Sea of Cortez
Californian Kelp Sea

Other animals edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b "Hoeveel dieren leven er in Blijdorp?" – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ Diergaarde blijdorp. 2019: Ruim 1,5 miljoen bezoekers in Diergaarde Blijdorp 2023-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. (in Dutch)
  3. ^ "General". nvdzoos.nl. Dutch Zoo Federation. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  4. ^ . eaza.net. European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  5. ^ International Association of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers
  6. ^ Stichting Nationale Plantencollectie
  7. ^ On the English version of the official site, "Rotterdam Zoo" is the only name used (since at least 2017). It is also on the bilingual logo of the zoo 2023-10-15 at the Wayback Machine: "Diergaarde / Blijdorp / Rotterdam Zoo"
  8. ^ "Diergaarde Blijdorp (rijksmonument #530738)". Monumentenregister (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 10 February 2012.)
  9. ^ News story on the aftermath of Bokito's escape
  10. ^ Pleidooi tegen voorgenomen subsidiekorting Diergaarde Blijdorp, homepage of Blijdorp zoo, 2010-10-25 (in Dutch)
  11. ^ Blijdorp moet blijven!, homepage of "Vrienden van Blijdorp", a club supporting the zoo, retrieved 2011-02-06
  12. ^ DiBlasio, Natalie. "Giraffe kisses dying zoo worker goodbye". USA TODAY.
  13. ^ (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 10 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on February 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "Diergaarde Blijdorp: best bezochte dierentuin van NL ligt in Rotterdam". Diergaarde Blijdorp.

See also edit

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diergaarde Blijdorp.
  • Official website
  • Dutch Zoo Federation (in Dutch)
  • More complete list of animals (mostly correct)

January 01, 1970
diergaarde, blijdorp, blijdorp, redirects, here, neighbourhood, located, blijdorp, district, dutch, pronunciation, ˈdiːrˌɣaːrdə, ˈblɛidɔrp, blijdorp, officially, rotterdam, located, northwestern, part, rotterdam, oldest, zoos, netherlands, been, operated, stic. Blijdorp redirects here For the neighbourhood the zoo is located in see Blijdorp district Diergaarde Blijdorp Dutch pronunciation ˈdiːrˌɣaːrde ˈblɛidɔrp lit Blijdorp Zoo officially Rotterdam Zoo 7 is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands and has been operated by the Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde Royal Rotterdam Zoo Foundation Divided into several zoogeographic regions the 26 hectare 64 25 acre Blijdorp Zoo boasts 562 species It also has a shop multiple cafes and an information centre Diergaarde BlijdorpOld entrance of the Diergaarde in Blijdorp51 55 37 N 4 26 53 E 51 9269605 N 4 4481325 E 51 9269605 4 4481325Date opened1857LocationBlijdorp Rotterdam NetherlandsLand areaApprox 28 HectaresNo of animals16 671 1 October 2023 1 No of species562 1 October 2023 1 Annual visitors1 5 million 20 December 2019 2 MembershipsNVD 3 EAZA 4 WAZA IABES 5 SNP 6 Websitediergaardeblijdorp nl The zoo is a member of the Dutch Zoo Federation and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria In 2007 it celebrated its 150th anniversary Contents 1 History 2 Breeding programs 3 Botanical garden 4 Oceanium 5 Animal list 5 1 Asia 5 2 Europe 5 3 Africa 5 4 Rivierahal 5 5 South America 5 6 North America 5 7 Oceanium 5 8 Other animals 6 Notes 7 See also 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp Giraffes and monumental building nbsp Amazonica Diergaarde Blijdorp Outside view nbsp Share of the Rotterdamsche Diergaarde issued 1 May 1858 In 1855 a garden was set up for pheasants and waterfowl in the center of Rotterdam near the Kruiskade It was a success and on May 18 1857 the Rotterdamsche Diergaarde was opened as a sequel The first director was the animal trainer Henri Martin The same year the Vereniging Rotterdamsche Diergaarde was founded In 1932 it was decided to reorganize the zoo In 1937 it was decided to move the zoo to a new location The zoo exchanged land with the municipality the municipality received part of the old zoo for free the rest they had to pay for In exchange the zoo became the owner of two thirds of a new 13 hectare site in the Blijdorp district while one third of the new site had to be leased at one guilder On October 26 1938 the Vereniging was dissolved and the Rotterdamsche Diergaarde Foundation was established The Rotterdam Zoo moved to its new location prior to the bombing of Rotterdam in World War II which destroyed most of the city centre The original zoo had been heavily damaged in a bombing two days prior to the Blitz but it had not been touched by the main bombardment on May 14 1940 Some street names such as Diergaardesingel Zoo Lane still recall the old zoo The new zoo at Blijdorp was rebuilt slightly to the north where it opened to the public in its current location on December 7 1940 The new zoo was designed by Dutch architect Sybold van Ravesteyn who designed the central railway station of Rotterdam as well In 2001 Blijdorp became almost twice as large when it opened a new western part which includes the Oceanium aquarium In 2007 the zoo was declared a rijksmonument 8 In May 2007 the zoo appeared in the news when Bokito Blijdorp s silverback gorilla escaped from his enclosure and seriously injured a female visitor Before the attack the woman was a regular visitor of the zoo on average 4 times per week and claimed to have a special bond with Bokito regularly touching the glass between her and the gorilla making eye contact with him and smiling at him 9 In October 2010 the city of Rotterdam decided to reduce its yearly funding of Blijdorp from nearly 4 5 to about 0 8 million euro until 2015 10 The zoo and its supporters protested the decision claiming it is unclear if the zoo can continue to operate with the reduced budget 11 In March 2014 the zoo made headlines when a giraffe licked a former zoo cleaner whose last wish was to revisit the zoo as he was dying of terminal brain cancer The video went viral worldwide quickly 12 In 2019 a conservation centre Dutch Natuurbehoudscentrum was opened with the first animals being Lesser Antillean iguanas brought over from a plane from Sint Maarten with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte 13 Breeding programs edit nbsp A red panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens in the zoo which coordinates the international breeding program for this species Diergaarde Blijdorp participates in about 70 breeding programs and studbooks and coordinates a number of these including the international breeding program for red pandas EEPs for Asian elephant Komodo dragon red crowned and Siberian crane Visayan warty pig and Egyptian tortoise and the ESB European Studbook for the crowned pigeons 14 Botanical garden editBlijdorp also houses a botanical garden and manages both the Dutch National Bromelia Collection and the Dutch National Primula Collection 15 Oceanium editMain article Oceanium The Oceanium is an aquarium that opened in the zoo in 2001 The Oceanium lies in the expansion area of the zoo which includes a new entrance and parking area and was the biggest project to date for the zoo The area around the Oceanium is home to projects depicting the Americas Animal list editAsia edit Chinese Garden Tufted deer Elaphodus cephalophus Francois langur Trachypithecus francoisi Eurasian otter Lutra lutra The Amur Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus White stork Ciconia ciconia Amur leopard Panthera pardus orientalis Northern hawk owl Surnia ulula Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Manchurian crane Grus japonensis Malaysian Forest Edge amp Asia House Visayan warty pig Sus cebifrons Visayan spotted deer Cervus alfredi Lion tailed macaque Macaca silenus Fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus Banteng Bos javanicus Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Wreathed hornbill Aceros undulatus Indian eagle owl Bubo bengalensis Bali myna Leucopsar rothschildi Crested partridge Rollulus rouloul Black naped fruit dove Ptilinopus melanospilus Roti Island snake necked turtle Chelodina mccordi Amboina box turtle Cuora amboinensis Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis Chinese crocodile lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus Philippine sailfin lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus Plum headed parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Indian cobra Naja naja Rhinoceros ratsnake Rhynchophis boulengeri Asian Swamp White naped crane Grus vipio Demoiselle crane Anthropoides virgo Sulawesi crested macaque Macaca nigra Little egret Egretta garzetta Black headed ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Painted stork Mycteria leucocephala Milky stork Mycteria cinerea Woolly necked stork Ciconia episcopus Black crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax Pied imperial pigeon Ducula bicolor Fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna bicolor Green peafowl Pavo muticus Mongolian Steppe Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianus Pallas s cat Otocolobus manul Taman Indah Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis Asian elephant Elephas maximus Indian python Python molurus Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus Tiger Creek Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sondaica Other animals Red panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens Europe edit Finnish forest reindeer Rangifer tarandus fennicus Africa edit Gorilla exhibit Western lowland gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla Greater spot nosed monkey Cercopithecus nictitans Congo Crested guinea fowl Guttera pucherani Guinea turaco Tauraco persa Okapi Okapia johnstoni Red river hog Potamochoerus porcus Eastern bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci Kirk s dik dik Madoqua kirkii Northern carmine bee eater Merops nubicus Several other bird species Savanna Reticulated giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata Chapman s zebra Equus quagga chapmani Greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros Common ostrich Struthio camelus Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum White backed vulture Gyps africanus Ruppell s vulture Gyps rueppellii White headed vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta Serval Leptailurus serval Yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata Cape ground squirrel Xerus inauris Black headed weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Crocodile river opened 2008 Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus West African slender snouted crocodile Crocodylus cataphractus Sudan plated lizard Broadleysaurus major African spurred tortoise Geochelone sulcata Pancake tortoise Malacochersus tornieri Black and rufous elephant shrew Rhynchocyon petersi Cape porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis Rock hyrax Procavia capensis Others Von der Decken s hornbill Tockus deckeni Western plantain eater Crinifer piscator Superb starling Lamprotornis superbus Crowned lapwing Vanellus coronatus Pygmy hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis Mhorr gazelle Nanger dama mhorr Rivierahal edit Corsican fire salamander Salamandra corsica Yellow anaconda Eunectes notaeus Hyacinth macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Toco toucan Ramphastos toco South America edit Vicuna Vicugna vicugna Darwin s rhea Rhea pennata Greater guinea pig Cavia magna Southern pudu Pudu puda Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber Southern screamer Chauna torquata Blue and yellow macaw Ara ararauna Scarlet macaw Ara macao North America edit Prairie Plains bison Bison bison bison Black tailed prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus Arctica Polar bear Ursus maritimus Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus Snowy owl Bubo scandiacus Steller s sea eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus Raccoon Procyon lotor Oceanium edit Bass Rock Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica Common guillemot Uria aalge Black legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Common eider Somateria mollissima North Sea European lobster Homarus gammarus Nursehound Scyliorhinus stellaris Small spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula Blonde ray Raja brachyura Thornback ray Raja clavata Herring Clupeus harengus Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus Thicklip grey mullet Chelon labrosus Different species of wrasse Moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita Atlantic Ocean Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Southern stingray Dasyatis americana Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus Caribbean Green moray eel Gymnothorax funebris Scribbled filefish Aluterus scriptus Slender seahorse Hippocampus reidi The Antilles Desmarest s hutia Capromys pilorides Aruba rattlesnake Crotalus unicolor Cuban boa Epicrates angulifer Plumed basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons Utila iguana Ctenosaura bakeri Red bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereri Black pacu Colossoma macropomum Cuvier s dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus Bonnethead shark Sphyrna tiburo Cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus Falklands King penguin Aptenodytes patagonica Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua Galapagos Galapagos giant tortoise Geochelone nigra Sea of Cortez Swift fox Vulpes velox Rock squirrel Spermophilus variegatus Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Burrowing owl Speotyto cunicularia Chuckwalla Sauromalus species Gila monster Heloderma suspectum Eastern king snake Lampropeltis getulus Colorado River toad Bufo alvarius Fish Californian Kelp Sea Giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini Leopard shark Triakis semifasciata Horn shark Heterodontus francisci Californian sea lion Zalophus californianus Sea stars sea urchins and others Other animals edit Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica Heliconius and other butterflies Meerkat Suricata suricatta Swamp wallaby Wallabia bicolor Notes edit a b Hoeveel dieren leven er in Blijdorp via www youtube com Diergaarde blijdorp 2019 Ruim 1 5 miljoen bezoekers in Diergaarde Blijdorp Archived 2023 03 26 at the Wayback Machine in Dutch General nvdzoos nl Dutch Zoo Federation Retrieved 8 October 2010 EAZA Member Zoos amp Aquariums eaza net European Association of Zoos and Aquaria Archived from the original on 19 August 2010 Retrieved 8 October 2010 International Association of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers Stichting Nationale Plantencollectie On the English version of the official site Rotterdam Zoo is the only name used since at least 2017 It is also on the bilingual logo of the zoo Archived 2023 10 15 at the Wayback Machine Diergaarde Blijdorp Rotterdam Zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp rijksmonument 530738 Monumentenregister in Dutch Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed Retrieved 10 February 2012 News story on the aftermath of Bokito s escape Pleidooi tegen voorgenomen subsidiekorting Diergaarde Blijdorp homepage of Blijdorp zoo 2010 10 25 in Dutch Blijdorp moet blijven homepage of Vrienden van Blijdorp a club supporting the zoo retrieved 2011 02 06 DiBlasio Natalie Giraffe kisses dying zoo worker goodbye USA TODAY Bedreigde Antilliaanse leguaan in spotlight met opening nieuw verblijf in Blijdorp in Dutch Algemeen Dagblad 10 February 2019 Archived from the original on 12 February 2019 EAZA list of EEPs and ESBs Archived from the original on February 5 2015 Diergaarde Blijdorp best bezochte dierentuin van NL ligt in Rotterdam Diergaarde Blijdorp See also editHenk ZwartepoorteExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diergaarde Blijdorp Official website Dutch Zoo Federation in Dutch Zoo Magazine More complete list of animals mostly correct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diergaarde Blijdorp amp oldid 1217117641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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