Ranua Wildlife Park
 Ranua Wildlife Park logo | |
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Ranua Zoo entrance | |
| Date opened | 1983 |
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| Location | Ranua, Lapland, Finland |
| Coordinates | 65°56′32″N 026°28′06″E / 65.94222°N 26.46833°ECoordinates: 65°56′32″N 026°28′06″E / 65.94222°N 26.46833°E |
| Number of species | 50 |
| Volume of largest tank | 200 |
| Memberships | EAZA[1] |
| Website |
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Ranua Wildlife Park (Finnish: Ranuan eläinpuisto, better known as Ranua Zoo) is a zoo that opened in 1983 in the municipality of Ranua, Lapland, Finland. It is the northernmost zoo in the world.[2] The zoo's animals consist of approximately 50 wild animal species and 200 individuals, including top predators such as lynx, brown bears and wolves but also European moose and deers.[3] The zoo has Finland's only polar bears in artificial snow.
The Ranua Wildlife Park is an accredited member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).
References
- ↑ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ↑ Lapland Finland. "Northernmost zoo in the world". Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ Ranua Zoo. "Ranua Wildlife Park, Lapland's leading tourist attraction for families". Retrieved 11 August 2010.
External links
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Media related to Ranua Zoo at Wikimedia Commons - Official website
An Eurasian lynx at Ranua Zoo
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