Wellington Zoo Wellington

One the best place in Wellington to be is the Wellington Zoo, Wellington. The zoological garden or the zoo in the city is the oldest zoo in New Zealand. This was founded in the year 1906. the interesting story behind the zoo dates back to 1906 when the Bostock and Wombwell Circus presented a lion to the Wellington City. Over the years the zoo has witnessed a sea change. Over the last hundred years the commitment of the zoo towards conservation of wildlife in the city has seen a wide success. The art of bringing wildlife and general population together has changed the way outlook of preservation in the city.

Wellington Zoo has witnessed the administration being controlled by the Wellington City Council, but in June 2003 the zoo was transformed into a charitable trust and presently it is under the administration of the board of six trustees with the Wellington City Council being the chief funding agency.

The organization operates on the footnote of few strong values. These are mainly followed to maintain the highest standards of animal care.

The values are:

  -  Learning
  -  Conservation
  -  Fun
  -  Creativity
  -  Partnerships
  -  Honesty

The zoo is situated at the 200 Daniell Street, Newtown, Wellington. The zoo is home to a huge family of animal life. Most of these animals belong to the Australasian Species Management Program (ASMP), the program implemented to increase the number of the animal species through breeding and exchanging animals between zoos in the Australasian region to encourage new blood lines.

The best of the animals found in the zoo are:

Mammals
Agouti
African Wild Dog
Cheetah
Collared Peccary
Giraffe
Grey Kangaroo
Lion
Little Red Flying Fox
Malayan Sun Bear
Oriental Small Clawed Otter
Red Panda
Slender Tailed Meerkat
Sumatran Tiger
Zebra

Primates
Black and White Ruffed Lemur
Brown Capuchin Monkey
Chimpanzee
Cotton-Top Tamarin
Golden Lion Tamarin
Hamadryas Baboon
Spider Monkey
White Cheeked Gibbon

Birds
Brown Kiwi
Kea
Kereru
Kotuku
Campbell Island Teal
Emu
Brolga

Reptiles
Gecko
Jackson's Chameleon
Tuatara

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