International Day of Zoo and Parks celebrated on 9 August

Chisinau, 9 Aug. /MOLDPRES/- Every year, on August 9, the International Day of Zoo and Parks is celebrated, to mark the importance of preserving biodiversity.

"Besides the educational aspect, parks and zoos primarily represent the chance to save certain endangered species. Of course, the most important purpose of zoos is to provide ongoing support for species conservation, as well as to provide extensive educational opportunities. The main target audience are children, who are future young people interested in preserving the planet. The first step in educating visitors is to create the most natural environment for the animals' habitat", indicates the Environment Agency of the Republic of Moldova on this occasion.

In the Republic of Moldova, the Zoo, according to the Law on the fund of natural areas protected by the state, is part of the category of natural objects and complexes that do not belong to the classification of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, but like the other categories of natural areas protected by the state, it is of indisputable primary value for the conservation of biodiversity and natural habitats.

At the Chisinau Zoo, dozens of animals represent the species included in the International Red Book and the Red Book of the Republic of Moldova. At the same time, construction works are being carried out in order to expand the collection and are being discussed at an international level in order to obtain a permit to populate the territory with new species of animals.

The world's first zoo was established by Queen Hatshepsut in 1500 BCE. in Egypt by collecting animals from all over Africa. Later, China's Emperor Wen Wang built a zoo to show off his wealth and power, set in over 1,500 acres, it had animals from all over his empire and was called the Garden of Intelligence. Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna is the oldest zoo in the world. It began as a royal menagerie in 1752, a symbol of Austrian imperial extravagance and Emperor Franz I's strong interest in the natural world.

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