Zoo de Cerza | |
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49°10′55.6″N0°18′41.79″E / 49.182111°N 0.3116083°E | |
Date opened | 1986 |
Location | Hermival-les-Vaux, Calvados, France |
Land area | 60 Hectare |
No. of animals | 1000 |
No. of species | 120 |
Annual visitors | 274 000 |
Memberships | EAZA |
Website | http://www.cerza.com |
The Zoo de Cerza (formally parc zoologique Cerza) is a 60-hectare (150-acre) zoo in Hermival-les-Vaux, Calvados, France. [1]
The zoo is home to some 1000 animals representing about 120 species. [2] [3]
The Park is open from February to November. [4] It receives approximately 300,000 visitors per year. [5]
The zoo opened in 1986 by its founders, brothers Thierry & Patrick Jardin. [6] In 2012 Thierry Jardin opened Biotropica, les jardins animaliers. [7]
The zoo is a member of The French Association of Zoological Parks (AFdPZ), the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). [8] [9] [10]