Zoo of Buenos Aires

The Zoológico of Buenos Aires or Zoo of Buenos Aires , in Argentine occupies 18 hectares in the district of Palermo in the capital, vis-a-vis Plaza Italia . It counts 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species birds, exceeding on the whole 2.500 animals. The purpose of the institution is the conservation of the species, the study and education.

It is located between the following arteries: the Avenida Sarmiento in the west, the Tired Avenida Heras in the south (both converge towards the Plaza Italia in south-west), and the Avenida del Libertador , in north.

History

It is the president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento who was responsible for the bill of creation of the Parque Very for Febrero or Bosques de Palermo , on grounds which belonged before to Juan Manuel of Rosas. The project was presented in 1874, and the park inaugurated the November 11th 1875, with a zoological section. Initially state-owned property, the park was transferred in 1888 to the municipality from Buenos Aires. The intendant of the city, Antonio Crespo, separated the animalist garden from the remainder of the park, and thus created the zoo of Buenos Aires.

The first director was Eduardo Holmberg, indicated in 1888, which occupied this station during 15 years. Holmberg was charged to project the plan of the various parks, lakes and gone, and began the exposure of the animals, which were at the beginning 650. At that time, the zoos did not have the same function as today. Their function simply consisted in being an entertaining walk, from where the garden counted little space for the animals, and much for the relaxation and the walk of the visitors. The architecture of the buildings which lodged the animals corresponded to that of the country of origin of those. Therefore they represent an inheritance of value (Historic building).

Clementi Onelli was director of 1904 with 1924, and gave a great impulse to the Jardín Zoológico . Onelli added a didactic aspect to the pure zoological exhibition. Moreover it introduced the walks in Poney S, elephant S and Chameau X, which increased by 10 times the number of visitors at the beginning of his management.

From the medium of the XXe century, the zoo started to fall in stagnation, which gave to some the idea of privatization. In 1989 certain Gerardo Sofovich was indicated by the president Carlos Menem like coordinator of the zoo, in the direction of a startup of privatization. In 1991 the concession was given for 20 years at a private company, of which Sofovich was shareholder. By after it is the company Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento which in receipt the load, situation which currently continues in 2006.

In 1997 the unit formed by the zoological jardín was declared historic building national.

Access by subway

the zoo of Buenos Aires is accessible by the station Plaza Italia from the Ligne from the subway or '' subte '' of the city.

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