The Austrian Zoo Organization (Österreichische Zoo Organisation - OZO) is the union of the

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

n, scientifically lead

zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoology, ...

s, which keep to the international guidelines of the EAZA (

European Association of Zoos and Aquaria The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community that links over 340 member organisations in 41 countries. EAZA membership is open to all zoos and aquaria across Europe that compl ...

). Member zoos of the OZO fulfill in particular the following criteria: *High quality in animal husbandry *Participation in kind preservation and nature protection projects *Partaking in research activities for the preservation of the diversity of species OZO's goals include the implementation of the

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zoo directive within Austria, which is designed to ensure the protection of animals in zoos and in the wild.

Member zoos

Tiergarten Schönbrunn Tiergarten (German for "zoo") may refer to: Places * Tiergarten (park), an urban public park in Berlin ** Berlin-Tiergarten station, a railway station adjacent to the park ** Kleiner Tiergarten, a smaller public park in Berlin ** Tiergarten, Berli ...

, Vienna *

Haus des Meeres The Haus des Meeres (HdM, English: ''House of the Sea'') is a public aquarium in Vienna, Austria. It is located in Esterhazy Park in the centre of Mariahilf district, one block south of the busy Mariahilfer Straße. The Haus des Meeres houses over ...

, Vienna *

Alpenzoo Innsbruck ''Alpenzoo Innsbruck'' is a zoo located in the city Innsbruck, in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is one of the highest elevation zoos in Europe. General Founded 22 September 1962 by the Austrian zoologist Hans Psenner, Alpenzoo reintroduced e ...

Salzburg Zoo Salzburg Zoo (German: ''Zoo Salzburg''), also referred to as Tiergarten Hellbrunn, is a zoo in Salzburg, Salzburgerland, Austria. Animals It is 14 hectares in size, and has 1500 animals from 150 species A species () is often defined as the ...

Schönbrunn Zoo Schönbrunn Zoo (; also simply called Vienna Zoo) is a 17-hectare (42-acre) zoo in the city of Vienna, Austria. Established in 1752, it is the world's oldest zoo still in operation. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, being a part of the Sch ...

* Herberstein Zoo, Stutenberg am See * Zoo Schmiding * Zoo Linz * Reptilienzoo Happ *

Lower Austria Museum The Lower Austria Museum (), formerly the Lower Austria State Museum (''Landesmuseum Niederösterreich''), is the national museum for the state of Lower Austria and covers the fields of history, art and nature. It is located in St. Pölten in L ...

References

at.Zoo-Infos.org
- The Austrian Zoo Database, a non-profit project with information about some 50 zoos, wildlife parks, aquaria, bird parks etc. in Austria (in English).

External links

Zoos in Austria Nature conservation in Austria Zoo associations {{zoo-stub

Member zoos

See also

References

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