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EURASIAN REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS

MOSCOW ZOO

INFORMATIONAL ISSUE OF EURASIAN REGIONAL

ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS

ISSUE № 34

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The current issue comprises information on EARAZA member zoos and other zoological institutions. The first part of the publication includes collection inventories and data on breeding in all zoological collections.

The second part of the issue contains information on the meetings, workshops, trips and conferences which were held both in our country and abroad, as well as reports on the EARAZA activities.

Chief executive editor

Vladimir Spitsin President of Moscow Zoo

Compiling Editors: Т. Andreeva V. Frolov N. Karpov L. Kuzmina V. Ostapenko T. Vershinina Translators: A. Simonova, N. Stavtseva

© 2015 Moscow Zoo

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Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EARAZA)

123242 Russia, Moscow, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya 1. Telephone/fax: (499) 255-63-64 E-mail: earaza@mail.ru, earazazoos@yandex.ru, vvspitsin@mail.ru Web: www.earaza.ru EARAZA Chairman: Vladimir V. Spitsin President of Moscow Zoo, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Members of the presidium: Vladimir V. Fainstein Deputy Director for science of Tallinn Zoo Alexander P. Barannikov Director of Rostov Zoo Aleksei P. Khanzazuk Director of Kishinev Zoo Premysl Rabas Director of Dvur Kralove Zoo Vladimir N. Topchii Director of Nikolaev Zoo Martin Hovorka Director of Brno Zoo Executive Office: Executive Director: Vladimir E. Frolov, Head of the Scientific-Methodological Department of Moscow Zoo

Chief Accountant: Oksana S. Afanas’eva

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Senior Methodist: Tatyana F. Andreeva Senior Methodist of the Scientific-Methodological Department of Moscow Zoo Tatyana A. Vershinina Senior Methodist of the Scientific-Methodological Department of Moscow Zoo Tatyana D. Arzhanova Senior Methodist of the Executive Office

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Dear Colleagues, We offer to your attention the 34rd volume of the Informational

Materials on the Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which includes two volumes. This publication has been prepared by the EARAZA Zoo Informational Center (ZIC) based on the results of the analysis of the data provided by zoological institutions of the region.

The volume contains data on 115 collections of regional zoos and a separate section dedicated to significant zoo events, news and other activities that took place at the zoos, aquariums, breeding stations and other zoological organizations.

The volume also contains the latest data on the zoological collections of the CIS states, as well as some zoos of the Baltic states, Israel, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic.

To make the publication timely and useful, the member zoos are requested to keep to the deadline for submission of the materials to the EARAZA ZIC.

We would like to remind you that the information on your zoological institution, taxonomic inventories of the collections (according to the taxonomy recognized by our issues and including scientific names), as well as the data on breeding of animals as of the 1st of January of the current year, should be sent before the 1st of February. Please note that the data from the institutions that have not submitted the required information by the deadline will not be included in the next volume.

Also, please try to observe the deadline when sending logotypes and guidebooks of your zoos for the general information section, as well as the notes on the zoo news and articles on education and methodical activities.

Please be aware that proposals for the Appendices "Surplus and Wanted List of Animals" should be sent to the EARAZA ZIC twice a year, with the data being shown as of the 1st of January and of the 1st of July of the current year.

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that some changes have been made in the categories of the Red Book (IUCN)(see the Appendix No 1).

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We hope that timely data submission and release of the "Informational Issue" and the Appendices correspond to your professional interests, and our fruitful cooperation will be successfully continued in the future.

Our readers can find the contents of this publication on the EARAZA website: www.earaza.ru

The Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums

would like to express deep gratitude to the Moscow Zoo and especially to its General Director, Natalia V.Kolobova, for help and assistance in publication of this Informational Issue. Vladimir V. Spitsin Chairman of the Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EARAZA) President of the Moscow Zoo Chairman of the Council for Coordination of the Activities of Russian Zoos Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences

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INFORMATION ON THE ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS

on 1.01.2015 (Attendance for 2014 year)

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Full and associated members of the EARAZA

Azerbaijan 1 Armenia 1 Belarus 2 Czech Republic 10 Estonia 1 Israel 2 Kazakhstan 3 Moldova 1 Poland 1 Russia 48 Slovak Republic 2 Tadjikistan 1 Ukraine 8 Uzbekistan 1 Total: 82

Zoos that are not EARAZA members

Belarus 2 Georgia 1 Kazakhstan 1 Latvia 1 Lithuania 1 Russia 5 Ukraine 1 Total: 12

Other zoological institutions that are not EARAZA members

Kazakhstan 1 Russia 17 Ukraine 2 Uzbekistan 1 Total: 21

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Index of the geographical locations of the zoos

1. Abakan – 168 page 2. Almaty – 166 “ 3. Anapa – 169 “ 4. Arkhara – 169 “ 5 Askaniya-Nova – 187 “ 6. Astana – 193 “ 7. Baku – 160 “ 8. Barnaul (“Altai Falcon”) – 198 “ 9. Barnaul (Zoo) – 194 “ 10. Belgorod – 169 “ 11. Berdyansk – 188 “ 12. Bolsherech’ye – 170 “ 13. Bratislava – 186 “ 14. Brno – 161 “ 15. Brykin Bor – 170 “ 16. Chelyabinsk – 171 “ 17. Cherkassy – 188 “ 18. Chernogolovka – 198 “ 19. Chita – 171 “ 20. Chleby – 162 “ 21. Chomutov – 162 “ 22. Donetsk – 203 “ 23. Dushanbe – 187 “ 24. Dvur Kralove – 162 “ 25. Ekaterinburg – 171 “ 26. Elizovo – 172 “ 27. Essentuki – 199 “ 28. Galichya Gora – 199 “ 29. Golubitskaya – 199 “ 30. Grodno – 161 “ 31. Haifa – 165 “ 32. Hluboka nad Vltavou – 163 “ 33. Hodonin – 163 “ 34. Ivanovo – 172 “ 35. Irkutsk – 199 “ 36. Izhevsk – 172 “ 37. Kagan – 204 “ 38. Kaliningrad (Museum) – 173 “ 39. Kaliningrad (Zoo) – 173 “ 40. Karaganda – 167 “ 41. Kaunas – 194 “

42. Kazan – 174 page 43. Khabarovsk – 174 “ 44. Kharkov – 188 “ 45. Kiev (“Bion”) – 203 “ 46. Kiev (Zoo) – 189 “ 47. Kiryat Motzkin – 166 “ 48. Kishinev – 167 “ 49. Komsomolsk-on-Amur – 200 “ 50. Kosice – 186 “ 51. Krasnodar – 200 “ 52. Krasnoyarsk – 175 “ 53. Lipetsk – 175 “ 54. Lodz – 168 “ 55. Minsk – 161 “ 56. Moscow (Aqua Logo) – 175 “ 57. Moscow (Zoo) – 176 “ 58. Moscow (Isk Evro-Polis) – 177 “ 59. Moscow (MosBio Inzhiniring) – 177 “ 60. Nalchik – 194 “ 61. Nikolaev – 189 “ 62. N.Novgorod (Exotarium) – 200 “ 63. N.Novgorod (Zoo „Limpopo“) – 177 “ 64. N.Novgorod (Zoo „Switzerland“) – 178 “ 65. Novosibirsk – 178 “ 66. Novyi Urengoy – 201 “ 67. Odessa (Oceanarium) – 190 “ 68. Odessa (Zoo) – 189 “ 69. Olomouc – 163 “ 70. Omsk – 178 “ 71. Penza – 179 “ 72. Perm – 179 “ 73. Prague – 164 “ 74. Riga – 193 “ 75. Rostov-on-Don – 179 “ 76. Rovno – 196 “ 77. Samara – 180 “

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97. Tbilisi – 192 page 98. Tula – 183 “ 99. Ulan-Ude – 203 “ 100. Vitebsk – 192 101. Vladivostok („Akvamir“) – 183 “ 102. Vladivostok (Institute) – 183 “ 103. Volzhskii – 203 “ 104. Vorobji – 195 “ 105. Voronezh (Oceanarium) – 184 “ 106. Voronezh (Zoo) – 195 “ 107. Vyshkov – 164 “ 108. Yakutsk – 184 “ 109. Yalta – 196 “ 110. Yaroslavl – 184 “ 111. Yerevan – 160 “ 112. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk – 185 “ 113. Zelenogorsk – 169 “ 114. Zheleznogorsk – 185 “ 115. Zhlobin – 192 “

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Armenia Y E R E V A N Population – 1.200.000 Yerevan Zoo 375025 Yerevan, pr. Myasnikyana 20. Open 1941. Tel.: (37410) 56-23-62. E-mail: info@yerevanzoo.am. Web: www.yerevanzoo.am. Director: Ruben A. Khachatryan. Deputy Director: Gayane A. Sarkisyan. Head specialist: Anna Iv. Asaturyan. Vet: Arutyun T. Oganisyan. 77 staff. 35 ha. Att. – 250,000. Mammals – 45 spp., 192 specimens; birds – 53 spp., 330 specimens; reptiles – 22 spp., 65 specimens; fishes – 34 spp., 527 specimens. Total: 154 spp., 1 114 specimens. Speciality – rare animals of Armenia and South Caucasus.

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B A K U Population – 2.200.000 Baku Zoo 1007 Baku, ul. Bakikhanova 39, AZ. Open 1942. Tel.: (99412) 440-10-96. Tel./fax: (99412) 441-04-54. E-mail: azerizoo@mail.ru, azerizoo@rambler.ru. Web: www.Baku-zoo.com. Director: Guseinov Azer Ragim ogly. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Sultanov Chingiz Dzhumali ogly. Vet: Aisel A. Guseinova. 42 staff. 4.2 ha. Att. – 96,000. Mammals – 39 spp., 154 specimens; birds – 59 spp., 261 specimens; reptiles – 11 spp., 52 specimens; amphibians – 1 spp., 2 specimens; fishes – 40 spp., 634 specimens. Total: 150 spp., 1 103 specimens.

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Belarus G R O D N O Population – 357.878 Grodno Zoo 230023 Grodno, ul. Timiryazeva, 11. Open 1927. Tel.: (375152) 77-28-38, 77-28-86, 72-07-37. E-mail: zoogrodno@tut.by. Web: www.grodnozoo.by. Director: Oleg I. Zhdankin. Deputy Director: Vitalii S. Gumennyi. Vet: Elena V. Nerod. 108 staff. 5.35 ha. Att. – 128,930. Mammals – 78 spp., 1 571 specimens; birds – 97 spp., 687 specimens; reptiles – 39 spp., 105 specimens; amphibians – 13 spp., 21 specimens; fishes – 57 spp., 524 specimens; invertebrates – 20 spp. Total: 304 spp., 2 908 specimens+. M I N S K Population – 1.921.000 Minsk Zoo 220066 Minsk, ul. Tashkentskaya, 40. Open 1984. Tel.: (37517) 340-21-78, 340-51-78. Tel./fax: (37517) 340-21-75. E-mail: MinskZoo@tut.by. Web: www.minskzoo.by. Director: Yurii V. Ryabov. Deputy Director: Natalya R. Lebedeva. Vet: Mariya V. Patsyna. 92 staff. 17.5 ha. (exposition – 6 ha). Att. – 630,677. Mammals – 84 spp., 880 specimens; birds – 76 spp., 351 specimens; reptiles – 74 spp., 216 specimens; amphibians – 5 spp., 45 specimens; fishes – 111 spp., 579 specimens; invertebrates – 59 spp. Total: 409 spp., 2 071 specimens+.

Czech Republic B R N O Population – 400.000 Brno Zoo U Zoologické zahrady 46, 63500 Brno, Czech Republic. Open 1953. Tel.: (420) 546 432 311. Fax: (420) 546 210 000. E-mail: kral@zoobrno.cz, zoo@zoobrno.cz. Web: www.zoobrno.cz. Director: Martin Hovorka. Scientific Assistant: Bohumil Král. Collection, Curator: Miroslava Fridman. Vet: Stanislav Mazánek. 89 staff. 41.3 ha. Att. – 273,944. Mammals – 70 spp., 338 specimens; birds – 47 spp., 247 specimens; reptiles – 39 spp., 135 specimens; amphibians – 3

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H L U B O K A N A D V L T A V O U Population – 4.970 Zoo Ohrada 37341 Hluboka nad Vltavou, Zoo Ohrada. Czech Republic. Open 1939. Tel.: (420) 387 002 211, 387 002 210, 387 002 216. Fax: (420) 387 965 445. E-mail: info@zoo-ohrada.cz. Web: www.zoohluboka.cz. Director: Vladimír Pokorný. Deputy Director: Roman Kössl. Vet: Emanuel Krejcar (private). 37 staff. 6 ha (exsposition – 4.8 ha). Att. – 271,048. Mammals – 55 spp., 284 specimens; birds – 163 spp., 859 specimens; reptiles – 48 spp., 320 specimens; amphibians – 12 spp., 56 specimens; fishes – 37 spp., 405 specimens; invertebrates – 22 spp. Total: 337 spp., 1 924 specimens + Speciality: fauna of Europe and Czech Republic. UCSZ, EAZA, WAZA, IZE H O D O N I N Population – 26.290 Zoologická zahrada Hodonín Zoologická zahrada Hodonín, příspěvková organizace, U Červených domků 3529, 695 01 Hodonín. Czech Republic. Open 1977. Tel.: (420) 518 346 271. E-mail: director@zoo-hodonin.cz, propagace@zoo-hodonin.cz. Web: www.zoo-hodonin.cz. Director: Martin Krug. Vet: Kateřina Jedličková. 35 staff. 7.5 ha. Att. – 160,170. Mammals – 37 spp., 116 specimens; birds – 58 spp., 174 specimens; reptiles – 19 spp., 57 specimens; fishes – 67 spp., 393 specimens; invertebrates – 28 spp. Total: 209 spp., 740 specimens +. UCSZ, EAZA O L O M O U C Population – 100.000 Zoo Olomouc Zoologická Zahrada Olomouc, Darwinova 29, 77900 Olomouc-Svatý Kopeček. Czech Republic. Open 1956. Tel.: (420) 585 151 605. Fax: (420) 585 385 260. E-mail: reditel@zoo-olomouc.cz. Web: www.zoo-olomouc.cz. Director: Radomir Habáň. Deputy Director: Jan Hüttner. 75 staff. 42.5 ha. Att. – 356,909. Mammals – 89 spp., 670 specimens; birds – 65 spp., 355 specimens; reptiles – 23 spp., 80 specimens; fishes – 109 spp., 301 specimens; invertebrates – 91 spp. Total: 377 spp., 1 406 specimens+. Speciality: breeding of ungulates, anteaters, marine aquariums UCSZ, EAZA, WAZA

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P R A G U E Population – 1.300.000 Prague Zoo 17100 Praha 7, U Trojského Zámku 3/120. Czech Republic. Open 1931. Теl.: (420) 296 112 108. Fax: (420) 233 540 287. E-mail: secretariat@zoopraha.cz, simek@zoopraha.cz. Web: www.zoopraha.cz. Director: Miroslav Bobek. Deputy Director, Zoo: Jaroslav Šimek. Vet: Roman Vodička. 202 staff. 57.8 ha. Att. – 1,382,243. Mammals – 165 spp., 1 110 specimens; birds – 294 spp., 1 547 specimens; reptiles – 129 spp., 1 087 specimens; amphibians – 15 spp., 128 specimens; fishes – 40 spp., 804 specimens; invertebrates – 31 spp. Total: 674 spp., 4 676 specimens+. UCSZ, EAZA, WAZA, IZE, EEKMA TABOR-VETROVY Population – 35.000 Tabor-Vetrovy Zoo 39002 Tabor 2, Tabor-Vetrovy 104. Czech Republic. Tel./fax: (420) 381 278 797. E-mail: zoo@zootabor-vetrovy.cz. Web: www.zootabor-vetrovy.cz. Director: Libor Hruby. Collection, Curator: Lukas Hruby. Vet: Martin Pan. 33 staff. 25 ha. No reply. V Y Š K O V Population – 24.000 Zoo Park Vyškov Zoo Park Vyškov, Cukrovarská 9, 682 01 Vyškov. Czech Republic. Open 1965. Tel.: (420) 517-346-356, 725 726 374. E-mail: reditel@zoo.vyskov.cz, zoopark@zoo.vyskov.cz. Web: www.zoo-vyskov.cz. Director: Jozef Kachlik. Scientific Assistant: Dagmar Nepeřená. Vet: Ivo Hylák. 26 staff. 7 ha. Att. – 163,700. Mammals – 57 spp., 224 specimens; birds – 53 spp., 250 specimens; reptiles – 6 spp., 16 specimens; fishes – 11 spp., 270 specimens. Total: 127 spp., 760 specimens. Speciality: rare breeds of domestic animals UCSZ

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Estonia T A L L I N N Population – 420.000 Tallinn Zoo Tallinna Loomaaed, Ehitajate tee 150/ Paldiski mnt 145, 13522, Tallinn, Estonia. Open 1939. Tel.: (372) 694-33-10, 694-33-11. Fax: (372) 657-89-90. E-mail: vladimir.fainstein@tallinnzoo.ee, zoo@tallinnzoo.ee. Web: www.tallinnzoo.ee, www.loomaaed.ee. Director: Mati I. Kaal. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Vladimir V. Fainstein. Vet: Maaya Kitsing. 224 staff. 88.6 ha. Att. – 350,195. Mammals – 98 spp., 1 398 specimens; birds – 120 spp., 641 specimens; reptiles – 45 spp., 158 specimens; amphibians – 17 spp., 160 specimens; fishes – 136 spp., 2 090 specimens; invertebrates – 129 spp. Total: 545 spp., 4 447 specimens+. Speciality: rare North Palearctic species. EAZA, WAZA, АZA, VDZ

Israel H A I F A Population – 272.181 Haifa Edicational Zoo 3445519 Haifa, ul. Hatishbi, 124. Open 1949. Tel.: (97250) 748-24-00 (director), (9724) 837-28-86 (offiсe). Fax: (9724) 810-35-99. E-mail: haifazoo@ethos.co.il. Web: www.haifazoo.co.il. Director, Zoo: doctor Etti Ararat. Curator, Collection: Ameliya Terkel. Vet: Boaz Lenderman. 30 staff. 3,5 ha. Att. – 174,322. Mammals – 45 spp., 277 specimens; birds – 54 spp., 214 specimens; reptiles – 39 spp., 127 specimens; amphibians – 2 spp., 3 specimens. Total: 140 spp., 621 specimens. Speciality: Animals of Israel EAZA, IZA, WAZA

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K I R Y A T M O T Z K I N Population – 39.800 “Hai Park” Kiryat Motzkin 2633761 Kiryat Motzkin, ul. Hashmonaim 79. Open 2002. Tel.: (9724) 874-74-45, 874-74-48. Fax: (9724) 874-77-91. E-mail: haipark8@gmail.com, alexkant@netvision.net.il. Web: www.haypark.co.il. Director, Zoo: Igal Fadida. Curator, Collection: Alex Kantorovich (Tel.: +972 52 579 79 42). Vet: Roi Lapid. 26 staff. 5.3 ha. Att. – 245,876. Mammals – 53 spp., 271 specimens; birds – 69 spp., 378 specimens; reptiles – 34 spp., 160 specimens. Total: 156 spp., 809 specimens. WAZA, EAZA, IZA Speciality: Callithridae

Kazakhstan A L M A T Y Population – 1.500.000 Almaty Zoo 050007 Almaty, ul. Esenberlina, 166. Open 1937. Tel.: (727) 291-37-19. Fax: (727) 291-37-32. E-mail: infoalmatyzoo.kz@mail.ru. Web: www.almatyzoo.kz. Director: Dinara N. Kurmanbaeva. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Agibai Zh. Azhibaev. Head specialist: Adil K. Kanapin. Vet: Azamat S. Duisenov. 273 staff. 22 ha. Att. – 420,581. Mammals – 74 spp., 323 specimens; birds – 124 spp., 844 specimens; reptiles – 56 spp., 195 specimens; amphibians – 3 spp., 37 specimens; fishes – 83 spp., 4 029 specimens; invertebrates – 5 spp. Total: 345 spp., 5 428 specimens+. Speciality: breeding of birds of prey. WAZA, EAZA, SEAZA, IZE

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K A R A G A N D A Population – 478.829 Karaganda Zoo 100019 Karaganda, ul. Ermekova, 111. Open 1938. Tel.: (7212) 30-37-07; 50-70-36, 44-18-43. Tel./fax: (7212) 44-17-42. E-mail: karzoo@mail.ru. Director: Madina S. Ashirova. Deputy Director: Aliya E. Bukpina. Vet: Bolat В. Ashenov. 92 staff. 43.5 ha (exposition – 8 ha). Att. – 113,070. Mammals – 54 spp., 134 specimens; birds – 75 spp., 247 specimens; reptiles – 24 spp., 66 specimens; amphibians – 4 spp., 8 specimens; fishes – 67 spp., 326 specimens; invertebrates – 9 spp. Total: 233 spp., 781 specimens +. S H Y M K E N T Population – 626.000 Shymkent Zoo 160013 Shymkent, ul. M.Kh. Dulati. Open 1980. Tel.: (7252) 47-64-24. Tel./fax: (7252) 47-60-30. E-mail: shymkent-zoopark@mail.ru, kanat55586@mail.ru. Director: Nurgazy B. Bukharbaev. Scientific Director: Latipsha A. Aliev. Vet: Elena Yu. Velizhanina. 138 staff. 30 ha (exposition – 19 ha). Att. – 192,245. Mammals – 47 spp., 628 specimens; birds – 65 spp., 294 specimens; reptiles – 24 spp., 42 specimens; amphibians – 5 spp., 11 specimens; fishes – 49 spp., 942 specimens; invertebrates – 4 spp. Total: 194 spp., 1 917 specimens+. Speciality: Ungulates.

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K I S H I N E V Population – 730.000 Kishinev Zoo 2072 Kishinev, bulvar Dachiya, 50/7. Open 1978. Tel.: (37322) 56-37-33. Fax: (37322) 56-27-22. E-mail: zookishinev@mail.ru. Web: www.zoo.md, www.zoopark.md. Director: Aleksei P. Khantsatsuk. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Evgenii M. Matveev. Vet: Yurii I. Panarin. 124 staff. 24.3 ha (exposition – 10 ha). Att. – 299,000. Mammals – 50 spp., 374 specimens; birds – 87 spp., 641 specimens; reptiles – 22 spp., 45 specimens; amphibians – 1 spp., 1 specimens; invertebrates – 8 spp. Total: 168 spp., 1 061 specimens+.

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L O D Z Population – 719.000 Lodz Zoo (Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny) Zarząd Zieleni Miejskiej, Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny, ul. Konstantynowska 8/10 94-303, Łódź, Poland. Open 1938. Tel.: (4842) 632 75 79. Fax: (4842) 632 92 90. E-mail: sekretariat@zzm.lodz.pl. Web: www.zoo.lodz.pl. Director: Tomasz Jóźwik. Vice-director: Anna Nowacka. Curator: Barbara Wicińska. Vet: Izabela Piorkowska. 58 staff. 16.4 ha. Att. – 334,230 чел. Mammals – 76 spp., 345 specimens; birds – 106 spp., 372 specimens; reptiles – 46 spp., 156 specimens; amphibians – 21 spp., 346 specimens; fishes – 85 spp., 1 130 specimens; invertebrates – 26 spp. Total: 360 spp., 2 349 specimens+. EAZA, WAZA

Russia A B A K A N Population – 174.000 «Wildlife Centre», Abakan 655004 Republic Khakassiya, Abakan, ul. Pushkina, 200. Open 1972. Tel.: (3902) 35-50-43. Tel./fax: (3902) 28-53-71. E-mail: abakanzoo@mail.ru. Web: www.abakanzoo.ru. Director: Gennadii D. Lagutko. Deputy Directors: Anatolii V. Dobychin, Vasilii I. Polischuk. Vet: Maksim A. Ananyev. 57 staff. 5.9 ha. Att. – 102,900. Mammals – 72 spp., 200 specimens; birds – 58 spp., 241 specimens; reptiles – 19 spp., 33 specimens; amphibians – 1 spp., 4 specimens; fishes – 12 spp., 43 specimens; invertebrates – 6 spp. Total: 168 spp., 521 specimens +.

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A N A P A Population – 150.000 Anapa Zoo «DoDo» 353440 Krasnodarskii krai, Anapa, ul. Novorossiiskaya, 45. Open 1999. Tel.: (86133) 6-02-76. Fax: (86133) 3-07-39. E-mail: do-do2004@mail.ru. General Director: Lyudmila B. Kamaeva. Deputy General Director: Yurii A. Gorodetskii. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Natalya L. Belugina (Tel.: +7 918 453 68 29). 26 staff. 10 ha. Att. – 34,000. Mammals – 21 spp., 85 specimens; birds – 56 spp., 246 specimens; reptiles – 3 spp., 7 specimens. Total: 80 spp., 338 specimens. Speciality: birds and small monkey. A R K H A R A Population – 9.000 The Station of Reintroduction of Rare Species Birds of Khingan Reserve. 676741 Amurskaya obl., Arkharinskii r-n, pos. Arkhara, per. Dorozhnyi, 6. Open 1988. Tel./fax: (41648) 32-2-09. E-mail: grus@khingan.ru. Web: www.khingan.ru. Director, Reserve: Viktor V. Kopylov. Head specialist: Elena Yu. Gavrikova. 5 staff. 0.5 ha (outdoor encljsure – 4.4 ha). Att. – 472. Birds – 8 spp., 35 specimens. Speciality: breeding and reintroduction of rare species of cranes and breeding of rare species of birds of the Far East. B E L G O R O D Population – 373.000 Belgorod Zoo 308009 Belgorod, prosp. B. Khmelnitskogo, 16-a. Open 1991. Tel.: (4722) 32-72-14. Fax: (4722) 32-10-33. E-mail: zoobel@rambler.ru. Web: www.zoo.bel31.ru. Director: Aleksandr M. Konvisar. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Violetta K. Dyadicheva. 37 staff. 3.3 ha. Att. – 147,000. Mammals – 40 spp., 101 specimens; birds – 36 spp., 226 specimens; reptiles – 6 spp., 21 specimens. Total: 82 spp., 348 specimens.

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E L I Z O V O Population – 64.000 Elizovo Zoo named by A. Shevlyagin 684000 Kamchatskii krai, Elizovo, ul. Lenina, 20. Open 1983. Tel.: (41531) 7-16-99. Fax: (41531) 6-40-03. E-mail: zooparkpk@yandex.ru. Director: Lyudmila M. Glukhova. Deputy Director: Lidiya L. Torshkoeva. 15 staff. 1.2 ha. Att. – 23,000. Mammals – 21 spp., 85 specimens; birds – 31 spp., 355 specimens; reptiles – 22 spp., 61 specimens; amphibians – 9 spp., 42 specimens; fishes – 38 spp., 374 specimens; invertebrates – 10 spp. Total: 131 spp., 917 specimens+. I V A N O V O Population – 435.000 Ivanovo Zoo 153003 Ivanovo, ul. Leningradskaya, 2-а. Open 1994. Tel.: (4932) 32-36-61, 32-36-66, 26-13-32. Tel./fax: (4932) 30-09-58. E-mail: ivanovozoo@mail.ru, zooivanovo@mail.ru, maxvolzok@mail.ru. Web: www.ivanovozoo.ru, www.zooivanovo.ru. Director: Arkadii V. Borzov. Deputy Director: Olga G. Vlasova. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Maksim E. Kozlov. Vet: Lyubov Yu. Kudryavtseva. 40 staff. 2,16 ha. Att. – 64,000. Mammals – 53 spp., 216 specimens; birds – 118 spp., 471 – specimens; reptiles – 8 spp., 9 specimens; fishes – 3 spp., 18 specimens; invertebrates – 6 spp. Total: 188 spp., 714 specimens+. I Z H E V S K Population – 630.000 Izhevsk Zoo 426033 Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk, ul. Kirova, 8. Open 2008. Tel.: (3412) 59-81-81, 59-92-52. Tel./fax: (3412) 59-89-89. E-mail: udmzoo_info@mail.ru. Web: www.udm-zoo.ru. Director: Svetlana A. Malysheva. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Ekaterina P. Pchelnikova. Vet: Elena G. Morozova. 212 staff. 17.8 ha. Att. – 620,836. Mammals – 56 spp., 196 specimens; birds – 57 spp., 179 specimens; reptiles – 18 spp., 34 specimens; amphibians – 4 spp., 8 specimens; fishes – 10 spp., 50 specimens; invertebrates – 4 spp. Total: 149 spp., 467 specimens+. Speciality: breeding of carnivores.

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K A L I N I N G R A D Population – 442.000 Kaliningrad Zoo 236022 Kaliningrad, prospekt Mira, 26. Open 1896. Tel.: (4012) 93-74-02, 93-74-66. Fax: (4012) 93-73-99. E-mail: info@kldzoo.ru, director@kldzoo.ru, marketingzoo@mail.ru. Web: www.kldzoo.ru. Director: Svetlana Yu. Sokolova. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Svetlana A. Khoteeva. Vet: Olga G. Khoteeva. 149 staff. 16.4 ha. Att. – 370,831. Mammals – 52 spp., 200 specimens; birds – 91 spp., 512 specimens; reptiles – 33 spp., 81 specimens; amphibians – 9 spp., 39 specimens; fishes – 95 spp., 1 015 specimens; invertebrates – 18 spp. Total: 298 spp., 1 954 specimens+. EAZA (candidate) K A L I N I N G R A D Population – 442.000 Museum of the World Ocean 236006 Kaliningrad, Embankment Petra Velikogo, 1. Open 1990. Tel.: (4012) 53-17-44, 53-05-47. Fax: (4012) 34-02-11. E-mail: vitiazaqua@mail.ru. Web: www.world.ocean.ru. General Director: Svetlana G. Sivkova. Depute Director General for Research: Victor L. Stryuk. Scientific Secretary of the Museum: Larisa L. Zubina. 225 staff. 217 m. sq. Att. – 370,000. Fishes – 120 spp., 363 specimens.

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K A Z A N Population – 1.200.000 Kazan Zoo (Zoo-Botanical Garden) 420059 Tatarstan, Kazan, ul. Khadi-Taktash, 112. Open 1806 (Botanical Garden). Tel.: (843) 278-05-20. Fax: (843) 278-05-30. E-mail: kaz-zoo@mail.ru, al.malev@mail.ru. Web: www.kazzoobotsad.ru. Director: Fanis V. Nurmukhametov. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Aleksandr V. Malev. Vet: Anastasiya V. Balmakova. 110 staff. 6.7 ha. Att. – 230,301. Mammals – 59 spp., 236 specimens; birds – 56 spp., 349 specimens; reptiles – 31 spp., 77 specimens; amphibians – 1 spp., 2 specimens; fishes – 3 spp., 10 specimens; invertebrates – 16 spp. Total: 166 spp., 674 specimens+. Plants – 1 069 spp., 6 000 specimens. Speciality: bears, birds of prey. EAZA K H A B A R O V S K Population – 660.000 Zoological Garden “Priamurskii” 680000 Khabarovsk, ul. Dzerzhinskogo, 36, of. 210. Open 2002. Tel.: (4212) 32-45-60. Tel./fax: (4212) 32-45-40. E-mail: zoosad27@yandex.ru, zoosad2013@mail.ru. Web: www.zoosad27.ru. General Director: Andrei V. Dolin. Deputy General Director: Elena A. Mirgorodskaya. Zoologist: Elena G. Korotkova. Vet: Anna A. Melnikova. 60 staff. 8.1 ha. Att. – 95,000. Mammals – 36 spp., 87 specimens; birds – 24 spp., 184 specimens. Total: 60 spp., 271 specimens. Speciality: animals of Far East.

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K R A S N O Y A R S K Population – 1.035.528 Krasnoyarsk park of Flora and Fauna “Roev Ruchey” 660054 Krasnoyarsk, ul. Sverdlovskaya, 293. Open 2000. Tel./fax: (391) 269-81-01, 269-83-08. E-mail: office@roev.ru, mahrov_yurij@mail.ru. Web: www.roev.ru. Director: Andrei V. Gorban. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Yurii A. Makhrov. Vet: Aleksandr V. Pinchuk. 296 staff. 31 ha (exposition – 11 ha). Att. – 668,642. Mammals – 121 spp., 417 specimens; birds – 148 spp., 743 specimens; reptiles – 111 spp., 283 specimens; amphibians – 17 spp., 77 specimens; fishes – 212 spp., 3 667 specimens; invertebrates – 109 spp. Total: 718 spp., 5 187 specimens+. Plants – 719 spp. L I P E T S K Population – 509.719 Lipetsk Zoo 398059 Lipetsk, ul. K. Marksa, 9. Open 1973. Tel.: (4742) 77-85-70, 23-53-89, 77-12-27. Fax: (4742) 23-54-17. E-mail: lipzoo@yandex.ru, zoolog48@mail.ru. Web: www.липецкийзоопарк.рф, www.zoo48.ru. Director: Aleksandr I. Osipov. Vet: Vladimir A. Aksenov. 87 staff. 3,9 ha. Att. – 255,658. Mammals – 72 spp., 180 specimens; birds – 74 spp., 409 specimens; reptiles – 43 spp., 62 specimens; amphibians – 7 spp., 15 specimens; fishes – 88 spp., 592 specimens; invertebrates – 20 spp. Total: 304 spp., 1 258 specimens+. M O S C O W Population – 11.629.116 Aqua Logo engineering, Ltd 117218, Moscow, ul. D. Ulyanova, d. 42, 5-a. Open 2006. Tel./fax: (495) 775-31-78. E-mail: ale@aqualogo.ru. Web: www.aqualogo-engineering.ru. General Director: Aleksey L. Kazakevich. Executive Director: Vladimir V. Svyatlovskii. Head, Aqua-Terrarium Complex: Petr A. Bakuta. Staff – 50. Aquariums – 1100 m. sq. Reptiles – 85 spp., 600 specimens; amphibians – 40 spp., 1900 specimens; fishes – 380 spp., 40 000 specimens; invertebrates – 100 spp. Total: 605 spp., 42 500 specimens. Speciality: breeding of aquarium and terrarium animals.

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M O S C O W Population – 11.629.116 Moscow Zoo 123242, Moscow, B. Gruzinskaya, 1. Open 1864. Tel.: (499) 255-60-34. Fax: (495) 605-17-17. E-mail: info@moscowzoo.ru, vvspitsin@mail.ru. Web: www.moscowzoo.ru. General Director: Natalya V. Kolobova; Tel.: (499) 252-04-02. President: Vladimir V. Spitsin; Tel.: (495) 605 00 02. Zoological Director: Sergey V. Popov; Tel.: (499) 255-95-48 Deputy Zoological Director: Mikhail A. Bragin; Tel.: +7 916 520 27 24 Head of Nutrition Department: Valentin N. Gorval; Tel.: (499) 255-06-78 Head of Exposition Department: Yurii D. Zhuravlev; Tel.: +7 906 059 09 64 Head of International Logistics Department: Tatyana A. Kotova Tel.: (499) 252-04-99 Head of the Scientific and Methodology Department: Vladimir E. Frolov; Tel.: (499) 255-63-64 Head of the Department of International Cooperation: Nikolai V. Karpov; Tel.: (499) 252-20-27 Senior Veterinarian: Mikhail V. Alshinetsky; Tel.: (499) 254 4943 Staff – 773. Zoo area – 21.3926 ha. Att. – 2,565,300. Moscow Zoo’s Breeding Station 143603 Pos. Sychovo, Volokolamsky Region, Moscow Area Deputy Director (Head of the Breeding Station): Aleksandr N. Kozhenov; Tel.: +7 906 034 87 01 Senior Zoologist: Alexandr G. Perfil’ev; Tel.: (496) 367-47-68 Total area of the Breeding Station – 198.3 ha. Area of the subsidiary farm (Lotoshino village) – 51.3 ha. 130 staff. Zoo in the Motherland of Father Frost (Branch of the Moscow Zoo) 162390 Vologodskaya oblast, Velykoustugsky region, village Lopatnikovo. Director: Vladimir A. Karabanov;

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P E N Z A Population – 521.329 Penza Zoo 440026 Penza, ul. Krasnaya, 10. Open 1981. Tel./fax: (8412) 66-03-49, 66-02-45. E-mail: zoo@mail.ru, penza-zooinfo@mail.ru. Web: www.zoo-penza.ru. Director: Elena V. Khassan. Scientific Director: Sergei A. Zubtsov. Vet: Nikolai N. Zorin. 82 staff. 9.8 ha. Att. – 225,000. Mammals – 55 spp., 290 specimens; birds – 101 spp., 528 specimens; reptiles – 9 spp., 31 specimens; fishes – 3 spp., 20 specimens; invertebrates – 6 spp. Total: 174 spp., 838 specimens+. Speciality: breeding of bustards, parrots. P E R M Population – 1.026.477 Perm Zoo 614000 Perm, ul. Monastyrskaya, 10. Open 1933. Tel.: (342) 210-30-52, 210-30-53, 212-16-78. Fax: (342) 212-26-21, 218-14-56. E-mail: permzoovrema@mail.ru. Web: www.zoo.perm.ru. Director: Lyudmila V. Kardashova. Head, Zoovet Department: Inna Yu. Malysheva. Scientific Secretary: Elena G. Burdina. Vet: Elena M. Bessonova. 84 staff. 1.9 ha. Att. – 280,389. Mammals – 62 spp., 494 specimens; birds – 82 spp., 660 specimens; reptiles – 29 spp., 86 specimens; fishes – 218 spp., 1 372 specimens; invertebrates – 18 spp. Total: 409 spp., 2 612 specimens +. R O S T O V - ON - D O N Population – 1.109.000 Rostov-on-Don Zoo 344039 Rostov-on-Don, Zoologicheskaya ul., 3. Open 1927. Tel./fax: (863) 232-82-91, 232-59-18. E-mail: zoo.rostov@mail.ru. Web: www.zoopark-rostov.ru. Director: Aleksandr P. Barannikov. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Marina V. Tkacheva. Scientific Director: Nina E. Evtushenko. Vet: Alexandr V. Mironenko. 247+ staff. 91,5 ha (exposition – 58.4 ha). Att. – 220,600. Mammals – 117 spp., 1 768 specimens; birds – 152 spp., 1 126 specimens; reptiles –

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S A R A N S K Population – 360.000 Saransk Zoo 430004 Mordoviya, Saransk, ul. Pervomaiskaya, 6. Open 2002. Tel.: (8342) 47-18-84. Tel./fax: (8342) 47-93-81. E-mail: zooparksaranska@mail.ru. Director: Pavel P. Kshnyaikin. Deputy Director: Gennadii A. Afonichkin. Vet: Elena S. Yakutina. 50 staff. 1.8 ha. Att. – 81,600. Mammals – 36 spp., 90 specimens; birds – 51 spp., 356 specimens; reptiles – 4 spp., 19 specimens. Total: 91 spp., 465 specimens. S E V E R S K Population – 110.000 Seversk Wildlife Park 636000 Tomskaya obl., Seversk, pr. Kommunisticheskii, 45-a. Open 1967. Tel.: (3823) 54-82-84, 54-48-82. Fax: (3823) 77-24-70, (3823) 54-31-40. E-mail: severskzoo@rambler.ru, severskzoopark@mail.ru.. Web: www.park-seversk.ru. Director: Evgenii I. Taldonov. Head, Zoovet Department: Sergei P. Burets. Vet: Svetlana A. Efimova. 126 staff. 23.15 ha (zoo – 4 ha). Att. – 211,800. Mammals – 51 spp., 127 specimens; birds – 78 spp., 311 specimens; reptiles – 35 spp., 80 specimens; amphibians – 1 spp., 5 specimens; fishes – 43 spp., 795 specimens; invertebrates – 5 spp. Total: 213 spp., 1 318 specimens+. Speciality: animals of Siberia and Far East. SMOLENSK Population – 330.961 Smolensk Zoo 214018 Smolensk, ul. Pamfilova, 3-b. Open 2001. Tel./fax: (4812) 52-36-80. E-mail: zoosmol@yandex.ru. Web: www.smolzoo.ru. Director: Aleksei I. Zazykin. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Tatyana S. Zakharneva. 24 staff. 226 m. sq. Att. – 18,975. Mammals – 10 sp., 26 specimens; birds – 8 spp., 20 specimens; reptiles – 23 spp., 46 specimens; amphibians – 3 sp., 10 specimens; fishes – 7 spp., 72 specimens; invertebrates – 8 spp. Total: 59 spp., 174 specimens+. S O C H I Population – 399.670 Sochi Aquarium 354024 Krasnodarskii krai, Sochi, alley Cheltenkhema, 4. Open 2005. Tel./fax: (8622) 67-72-26. E-mail: zsochi@gmail.com. Web: www.aquazoosochi.ru. Director: Sergei M. Zraychikov. Deputy Director: Zhanna A. Zazina. 19 staff. 1.200

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V O R O N E Z H Population – 1.000.000 Voronezh Oceanarium 396005 Voronezhskaya obl., Ramonskii raion, p. Solnechnyi, ul. Parkovaya, 3. Open 2011. Tel.: (473) 228-03-18. E-mail: okeanarium@vrndk.ru, butsayvi@vrndk.ru, zaryanovsy@vrndk.ru, Web: www.cityparkgrad.ru/ entertaiment/oceanarium. Director: Stanislav Yu. Zaryanov. Head Zoovet: Vyacheslav I. Butsai. Vet: Oksana S. Lyamzina. 67 staff. 4,400 m. sq. Att. – 250,000. Mammals – 25 spp., 66 specimens; birds – 6 spp., 16 specimens; reptiles – 23 spp., 47 specimens; fishes – 217 spp., 1 489 specimens. Total: 271 spp., 1 618 specimens.+ Y A K U T S K Population – 300.000 Yakutsk Zoo 677005 Republiс Sakha, Yakutsk, ul. Sverdlova, 14. Open 2001. Tel./fax: (4112) 22-52-59. E-mail: ykt-zoo@mail.ru. Web: www.zoo.ykt.ru. Director: Luka N. Safonov. Vet: Semen I.Sannikov. 30 staff. 87,47 ha (exposition – 9.5 ha). Att. – 84,000. Mammals – 26 spp., 68 specimens; birds – 43 spp., 133 specimens; reptiles – 52 spp., 94 specimens; amphibians – 24 sp., 75 specimens; fishes – 4 spp., 8 specimens; invertebrates – 6 spp. Total: 155 spp., 378 specimens +. Y A R O S L A V L Population – 594.800 Yaroslavl Zoo 150007 Yaroslavl, ul. Shevelyukha, 137. Open 2008. Tel.: (4852) 71-01-91, 59-37-01, 59-37-02. Fax: (4852) 71-01-50. E-mail: info@yaroslavlzoo.ru. Web: www.yaroslavlzoo.ru. Director: Teimuraz K. Baratashvili. Deputy Director: Levan T. Baratashvili. Scientific Director: Marina V. Stepanova. Vet: Oksana N. Sokolova. 167 staff. 66 ha. Att. – 295,265. Mammals – 88 spp., 398 specimens; birds – 141 spp., 558 specimens; reptiles – 41 spp., 83 specimens, amphibians – 9 spp., 16 specimens; fishes – 74 spp., 386 specimens; invertebrates – 33 spp. Total: 386 spp., 1 441 specimens+.

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Y U Z H N O -S A K H A L I N S K Population – 185.000 Sakhalin Zoological-Botanical Park 693001 Sakhalin obl., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, ul. Detskaya, 4-a. Open 1993. Tel.: (4242) 50-58-29. Tel./fax: (4242) 72-45-09. E-mail: zoo_sakhalin@mail.ru; zoolog@sakhalinzoo.ru. Web: www.sakhalinzoo.ru. Director: Stepan M. Sergeev. Deputy Director: Irina L. Chukhnina. Vet: Andrei V. Saitsev. 73 staff. 7.8 ha. Att. – 106,318. Mammals – 48 spp., 170 specimens; birds – 65 spp., 186 specimens; reptiles – 36 spp., 69 specimens; amphibians – 11 spp., 37 specimens; fishes – 1 spp., 1 specimens; invertebrates – 15 spp. Total: 176 spp., 463 specimens+. Speciality: Sakhalin fauna and flora. Z E L E N O G O R S K Population – 70.000 Zelenogorsk “Natural Zoological Park” 663690 Krasnoyarskii krai, Zelenogorsk, ul. Karyernaya, 5. Open 1979. Tel.: (39169) 3-62-56. Tel./fax: (39169) 3-81-73. E-mail: zoo.zgr@mail.ru, samitina14@yandex.ru. Director: Lyubov V. Moiseeva. Vet: Natalia I. Geraschenko. 29 staff. 6.9 ha. Att. – 15,000. Mammals – 37 spp., 89 specimens; birds – 36 spp., 241 specimens; reptiles – 2 spp., 17 specimens, amphibians – 1 spp., 1 specimens; invertebrates – 3 spp.. Total: 79 spp., 348 specimens+. Z H E L E Z N O G O R S K Population – 104.000 Zheleznogorsk Zoo 662971 Krasnoyarskii krai, Zheleznogorsk, ul. Parkovaya, 9, Post Box 44. Open 1966. Tel.: (391) 75-36-04, 75-44-59. Tel./fax: (391) 75-65-84. E-mail: zookirovpark@mail.ru. Director: Irina A. Kislova. Head, Zoo: Irina M. Rukosueva. Vet: Irina I. Zhuravleva. 28 staff. 3.000 m. sq. Att. – 29,676. Mammals – 4 spp., 112 specimens; birds – 3 spp., 126 specimens; reptiles – 8 spp., 24 specimens; fishes – 2 spp., 5 specimens. Total: 17 spp., 267 specimens.

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Slovak Republic B R A T I S L A V A Population – 500.000 Bratislava Zoological Garden Zoologická Záhrada Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, 842 27 Bratislava 4. Slovak Republic. Open 1960. Tel.: (421) 260-102-121. E-mail: zoo@zoobratislava.sk. Web: www.zoobratislava.sk. Director: Miloslava Savelova. Deputy Director: Milena Sakachova. Animal Curator: Silvya Pirozhkova. 74 staff. 96 ha. Att. – 308,806. Mammals – 89 spp., 396 specimens; birds – 43 spp., 160 specimens; reptiles – 22 spp., 42 specimens; fishes – 10 spp., 102 specimens, invertebrates – 12 spp. Total: 176 spp., 700 specimens. UCSZ, EAZA, IZE. K O S I C E Population – 235.850 Kosice Zoo Zoologická Záhrada Košice, 04001 Kosice, Siroka, 31. Slovak Republic. Open 1979. Tel.: (421) 557-968-022. Fax: (421) 557-968-024. E-mail: zoo@zookosice.sk, kocner@zookosice.sk. Web: www.zookosice.sk. Director: Erich Kochner. Zoologist: Patrik Pastorek. Vet: Juraj Skalicky. 60 staff. 288 ha (exsposition – 66 ha). Att. – 209,297. Mammals – 64 spp., 345 specimens; birds – 71 spp., 283 specimens; reptiles – 28 spp., 77 specimens; amphibians – 1 spp., 4 specimens; fishes – 38 spp., 200 specimens, invertebrates – 24 spp. Total: 226 spp., 909 specimens+. Speciality: Eurasian fauna, wild and domestic ungulates. UCSZ, IZE

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Tadjikistan D U S H A N B E Population – 1.500.000 Dushanbe Zoo 734021 Dushanbe, pr. Ismoili Somoni, 26. Open 1960. Tel.: (99237) 236-67-33. Tel./fax: (99237) 236-75-77. E-mail: miran_2008@list.ru. Director: Kurbon A. Odinaev. Deputy Director: Saidkhudzha Safarov, Murat A. Bazarov. Vet: Bobonazar Begmurodov. 52 staff. 5 ha. Att. – 125,837. Mammals – 32 spp., 92 specimens; birds – 39 spp., 165 specimens; reptiles – 11 spp., 46 specimens; fishes – 32 spp., 545 specimens. Total: 114 spp., 848 specimens.

Ukraine A S K A N I Y A - N O V A Population – 5.126 Zoopark of the Biosphere Reserve “Askaniya-Nova” named by F.E. Falz-Fein UAAS 75230 Khersonskaya obl., Chaplinskii r-n, pgt Askaniya-Nova, ul. Frunze, 13. Open 1885. Tel.: (3805538) 6-14-75, 6-11-41. Fax: (3805538) 6-12-32, 6-12-86. E-mail: askania.zap@mail.ru. Web: www.askania-nova-zapovednik.gov.ua. Director, Reserve: Viktor S. Gavrilenko. Scientific Director: Natalya I. Yasinetskaya. Curator, Dept. Biodiversity of Wild Animals Conservation: Aleksandr S. Mezinov. Vet: Nikolai P. Guba. 249 staff (Reserve). 2 376.4 ha. (Zoopark – 76.44 ha.). Att. – 35.515. Mammals – 40 spp., 1 465 specimens; birds – 77 spp., 2 680 specimens. Total: 117 spp., 4 145 specimens. Speciality: birds, ungulates.

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B E R D Y A N S K Population – 121.000 Zoopark “Safari” 71100 Zaporozhskaya obl., Berdyansk, ul. Volkova, 5. Open 2004. Tel./fax: (3806153) 6-87-01. E-mail: zoo_park_berdyansk@ukr.net. Web: www.azovzoo.com. Director: Igor L. Kalchenko. Deputy Director: Natalya A. Kalchenko. Vet: Ivan N. Chuprina. 21 staff. 9.7 ha. Att. – 49,250. Mammals – 45 spp., 325 specimens; birds – 42 spp., 519 specimens; reptiles – 3 spp., 9 specimens, fishes – 4 spp., 450 specimens; invertebrates – 2 spp. Total: 96 spp., 1 303 specimens +. C H E R K A S S Y Population – 285.000 Cherkassy Zoo 18008 Cherkassy, ul. Smelyanskaya, 132. Open 1979. Tel./fax: (380472) 63-46-42. E-mail: zooparkck@mail.ru. Web: www.zoocity.ck.ua. Director: Evgenii L. Van. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Andrei Yu. Ladnov. Vet: Olga V. Maistrenko. 52 staff. 4.37 ha. Att. – 92,996. Mammals – 39 spp., 148 specimens; birds – 46 spp., 212 specimens; reptiles – 74 spp., 166 specimens; amphibians – 37 spp., 379 specimens; invertebrates – 86 spp. Total: 282 spp., 905 specimens+. K H A R K O V Population – 1.453.541 Kharkov Zoo 61058 Kharkov, Sumskaya ul., 35. Open 1895. Tel.: (38057) 759-12-28, 759-12-08, 705-44-85. Tel./fax: (38057) 705-44-90. E-mail: kharkovzoo2010@gmail.com. Web: www.zoo.kharkov.ua. Director: Aleksei Ya. Grigoryev. Scientific Director: Aleksandra F. Tsekhanskaya. Vet: Konstantin I. Zhuvak. 236 staff. 22 ha. Att. – 202,235. Mammals – 81 spp., 432 specimens; birds – 103 spp., 1 034 specimens; reptiles – 34 spp., 174 specimens; amphibians – 6 spp., 18 specimens; fishes – 143 spp., 4 955 specimens; invertebrates – 13 spp. Total: 380 spp., 6 613 specimens+. EEKMA, EAWAZA, UAZA

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K I E V Population – 2.888.000 Kiev Zoo Kiev Zoo, prospekt Peremohy, 32. Kiev 03055. Open 1908. Tel.: (38044) 277-47-69, 277-47-54, 277-47-51. Tel./fax: (38044) 277-47-63. E-mail: office@zoo.kiev.ua. Web: www.zoo.kiev.ua. General Director: Kirill V. Trantin. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Igor V. Mariichuk. Vet: Inna B. Vasilkovskaya. 287 staff. 34.2 ha. Att. – 490,359. Mammals – 66 spp., 246 specimens; birds – 99 spp., 791 specimens; reptiles – 59 spp., 191 specimens; amphibians – 49 spp., 437 specimens; fishes – 43 spp., 651 specimens; invertebrates – 52 spp. Total: 368 spp., 2 316 specimens+. UAZA N I K O L A E V Population – 498.000 Nikolaev Zoo 54003 Nikolaev, pl. N. Leontovich, 1. Open 1901. Tel.: (380512) 57-18-99, 24-63-77. Tel./fax: (380512) 55-60-45. E-mail: topchy_zoo@vega.com.ua, yuri.kirichenkozoo@gmail.com, kirichenko_zoo@vega. com.ua, root@zoo.nikolaev.ua. Web: www.zoo.nikolaev.ua. Director: Vladimir N. Topchii. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Yurii E. Kirichenko. Vet: Oleg G. Yavkin. 236 staff. 18.5 ha. Att. – 252,289. Mammals – 99 spp., 551 specimens; birds – 112 spp., 852 specimens; reptiles – 46 spp., 228 specimens; amphibians – 13 spp., 81 specimens; fishes – 150 spp., 3 955 specimens; invertebrates – 51 spp. Total: 471 spp., 5 667 specimens+. EAZA, WAZA, UAZA

O D E S S A Population – 1.016.000 Odessa Zoo 65007 Odessa, Novoschepnoy Ryad, 25. Open 1922. Tel.: (38048) 725-14-73, 722-10-02, 722-32-14, 722-54-89. Fax: (38048) 234-47-74. E-mail: odessa_zoo@mail.ru. Web: www.zoo.od.ua. Director: Igor V. Belyakov. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Boris P. Aleksandrov. Scientific Director: Mariya N. Kulikova. The financial Director: Antonin Tille. Vet: Petr P. Kostko. 133 staff. 6.5 ha. Att. – 286,629. Mammals – 47 spp., 250 specimens; birds – 83 spp., 655 specimens; reptiles – 30 spp., 122 specimens; amphibians – 7 spp., 18 specimens; fishes – 45 spp., 173 specimens; invertebrates – 17 spp. Total: 229 spp., 1 218 specimens+. Speciality: rare animals of South Ukraine. UAZA

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O D E S S A Population – 1.016.000 Odessa Oceanarium “Nemo” 65000 Odessa, plyazh Lanzheron, 25. Open 2005. Tel.: (38048) 720-70-70, 720-70-77. Tel./fax: (38048) 722-77-17. E-mail: delfinariy@ukr.net, stas-d@ukr.net. Web: www.nemo.od.ua. Director: Sergei V. Kelyushok. Scientific Director: Nikolai M. Markanov. Head, Oceanarium: Stanislav L. Duz. Vet: Oleg S. Ushakov. 91 staff. 4.300 m. sq. Att. – 120,000. Mammals – 3 spp., 12 specimens; reptiles – 35 spp., 50 specimens; amphibians – 7 spp., 21 specimens; fishes – 101 spp., 373 specimens; invertebrates – 70 spp. Total: 216 spp., 456 specimens +.

Uzbekistan T A S H K E N T Population – 2.200.000 Tashkent Zoo 100053 Tashkent, ul. Bogishamol, 232a. Open 1924. Tel.: (99871) 289-12-68, 289-07-95, 289-06-11. Tel./fax: (99871) 289-10-96, 289-07-73. E-mail: ipzoo@mail.ru. Director: Bakhodir S. Musaev. Deputy Director: Damir G. Mingachev. Head Zoologist: Ailo Yuldashev. 245 staff. 21.5 ha. Att. – 246,000. Mammals – 68 spp., 366 specimens; birds – 115 spp., 1 027 specimens; reptiles – 47 spp., 187 specimens; amphibians – 4 spp., 16 specimens; fishes – 137 spp., 1 956 specimens; invertebrates – 13 spp. Total: 373 spp., 3 552 specimens+. Speciality: birds of prey.

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Belarus V I T E B S K Population – 372.000 Vitebsk Zoo 210026 Vitebsk, ul. Ya. Kupaly, 17. Open 1992. Tel.: (375212) 36-45-75, 37-08-08. Fax: (375212) 36-45-72. E-mail: vitebsk.zoopark@yandex.ru. Director: Irina M. Orlova. Zoolog: Viktor P. Yakimenko. 22 staff. 1.1 ha. Att. – 97,510. Mammals – 35 spp., 71 specimens; birds – 22 spp., 128 specimens; reptiles – 9 spp., 23 specimens. Total: 67 spp., 222 specimens. Z H L O B I N Population – 79.900 Zhlobin Zoo 247210 Gomelskaya obl., Zhlobin, ul. K. Marksa, 41-a. Open 1990. Tel.: (375233) 45-06-64; 44-62-59. Fax: (375233) 44-62-59. E-mail: zveri.75@mail.ru. Director: Valerii L. Chechikov. Vet: Galina A. Skripka. 21 staff. 0.4 ha. Att. – 24,100. Mammals – 41 spp., 141 specimens; birds – 26 spp., 131 specimens; reptiles – 4 spp., 13 specimens. Total: 71 spp., 285 specimens.

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T B I L I S I Population – 1.500.000 Tbilisi Zoo 0171 Tbilisi, ul. M. Kostava, 64. Open 1927. Tel.: (99532) 21-30-40, 21-30-50, 21-30-60. Fax: (99532) 21-30-50. E-mail: zoo@zoo.ge, zgurielidze@zoo.ge. General Director: Zurab V. Gurielidze. Scientific Director: David I. Taktakishvili. Vet.: Vano T. Markhvashvili. 84 staff. 10 ha. No reply.

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Kazakhstan A S T A N A Population – 852.985 Oceanarium “Duman” 01000 Astana, pr-t Kabanbai batyra, 4. Open 2003. Tel.: +7(7172) 24-28-28. E-mail: duman@duman.kz. Web: www.duman.kz. Director: Asemgul M. Suleimanova. Head, Aquarium: Lyubov V. Selezneva. Ichthyologist: Timur S. Abeldinov. 230 staff. 7,9 ha. Att. – 427,987. Reptiles – 7 spp., 21 specimens; fishes – 143 spp., 4 452 specimens. Total: 150 spp., 4 473 specimens. Speciality: Hydrobionts.

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R I G A Population – 717.400 Riga Zoo Rigas Nacionalais zooloģiskais dặrzs Meza prospekts, 1. Riga LV 1014, Latvia. Open 1912 Tel.: (371) 675-184-09, 675-404-44, 675-186-69. Fax: (371) 675-400-11. E-mail: info@rigazoo.lv, rigazoo@rigazoo.lv., guna.vitola@rigazoo.lv. Web: www.rigazoo.lv. Director: Rolands Greizins. Development Project Director: Edgars Vitols. Curator, Collection: Guna Vitola. Vet: Benita Drapce. 152 staff. 22 ha (+ affiliate – 132 ha). Att. – 294,909. Mammals – 76 spp., 524 specimens; birds – 71 spp., 308 specimens; reptiles – 58 spp., 250 specimens; amphibians – 65 spp., 1 383 specimens; fishes – 51 spp., 1 216 specimens; invertebrates – 74 spp. Total: 395 spp., 3 681 specimens +. Speciality: amphibians, invertebrates. EAZA, IZE

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Lithuania K A U N A S Population – 306.888 Kaunas Zoo Lietuvos Zoologijos Sodas Radvilėnų g. 21, 50299 Kaunas, Lithuania. Open 1938. Tel.: (37037) 33-25-40. Fax: (37037) 33-21-96. E-mail: lzs@zoosodas.lt, info@zoosodas.lt. Web: www.zoosodas.lt. Director: Aurimas Didzhiokas. Head Biologist: Virginija Raudeliūnienė. Vet: Viktoras Siniauskas. 108 staff. 15.7 ha. Att. – 152,072. Mammals – 51 spp., 251 specimens; birds – 59 spp., 435 specimens; reptiles – 34 spp., 257 specimens; amphibians – 14 spp., 80 specimens; fishes – 50 spp., 753 specimens; invertebrates – 7 spp. Total: 215 spp., 1 776 specimens +. EAZA, IZE

Russia B A R N A U L Population – 633.000 Barnaul Zoo “Lesnaya skazka” 656004 Barnaul, ul. Krasnoselskaya, 94-82. Open 2010. Tel.: (3852) 47-73-99, 42-47-04. E-mail: men1965@yandex.ru. Web: www.zoo22.ru. Director: Sergei V. Pisarev. Deputy Director: Pavel V. Reznichenko. Vet: Anastasiya A. Prilepskaya. 34 staff. 5 ha. Att. – 200,400. Mammals – 47 spp., 111 specimens; birds – 13 spp., 131 specimens. Total: 60 spp., 242 specimens. N A L C H I K Population – 250.000 Nalchik Zoo 360002 Kabardino-Balkariya, Nalchik, Dolinsk. Open 1966. Tel.: (8662) 42-68-42, 42-63-90. Tel./fax: (8662) 42-20-06. E-mail: zoonalchik@rambler.ru. Web: www.zoonalchik.narod.ru. Director: Aslanbi M. Aramisov. Deputy Director: Khizir M. Sonov. Vet: Daut A. Akhmatov. 35 staff. 7.2 ha. Att. – 81,974. Mammals – 57 spp., 118 specimens; birds – 69 spp., 318 specimens; reptiles – 11 spp., 13 specimens. Total: 137 spp., 449 specimens.

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V O R O B J I Population – 650 Park of Birds “Vorobji” 249167 Kaluzhskaya obl., Zhukovskii r-n, der. Vorobji, ul. Park ptits, 3/1. Open 2003. Tel.: (48439) 9-34-26, fax: (48439) 9-34-29. E-mail: contact@birdspark.ru. Web: www.birdspark.ru. General Director: Tatyana R. Belyavskaya. Deputy General Director, Zoovet: Dmitrii P. Glebov. Vet: Nikolai N. Nekrasov. 48 staff. 24 ha. Att. – 305,540. Mammals – 58 spp., 226 specimens; birds – 239 spp., 1 580 specimens; reptiles – 25 spp., 44 specimens, amphibians – 3 spp., 7 specimens; fishes – 98 spp., 443 specimens, invertebrates – 6 spp. Total: 429 spp., 2 300 specimens+. Speciality: breeding of rare species of parrots. V O R O N E Z H Population – 1.000.000 Voronezh Zoo 394029 Voronezh, ul. P. Osipenko, 6-a. Open 1994. Tel.: (473) 239-47-93, 239-49-41. Tel./fax: (473) 249-91-70. E-mail: vrnzoosad@mail.ru. Web: www.zooparkvrn.ru. Director: Andrei G. Shestopalov. Deputy Director, Zoovet: Inna G. Subbotina. Vet: Yu. M. Lukina. 95 staff. 6.8 ha. Att. – 170,200. Mammals – 44 spp., 255 specimens; birds – 45 spp., 157 specimens; reptiles – 21 spp., 54 specimens; amphibians – 2 spp., 7 specimens; fishes – 64 spp., 624 specimens; invertebrates – 2 spp. Total: 178 spp., 1 097 specimens+.

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Y A L T A Population – 78.200 Yalta Zoo “Skazka” 298600 AR Krym, Yalta, pgt Vinogradnoe. Open 1995. Tel.: (380654) 31-00-30. Tel./fax: (380654) 23-24-82. E-mail: yaltazoo@yandex.ru. Web: www.yaltazoo.org. Director: Oleg A. Zubkov. 14 staff. 2.5 ha. Att. – 200,000. Mammals – 50 spp., 392 specimens; birds – 43 spp., 315 specimens; reptiles – 32 spp., 91 specimens, fishes – 51 spp., 322 specimens; invertebrates – 2 spp. Total: 185 spp., 1 120 specimens. Population – 18.400 The filial branch of Yalta Zoo “Skazka” – The lion park “Taigan” 297600 Krym, Belogorsk, ul. Lavandovaya, 1. Open 2006. E-mail: yaltazoo@yandex.ru. Web: www.taigan.com.ua. Director: Oleg A. Zubkov. The manager of the lion park: Olga I. Pirozhkova. 19 staff. 32 ha. Att. – 400,000. Mammals – 50 spp., 605 specimens; birds – 25 spp., 389 specimens; reptiles – 8 spp., 31 specimens. Total: 83 spp., 1 025 specimens.

Ukraine R O V N O Population – 230.000 Rovno Zoo 33027 Rovno, ul. Kievskaya, 110. Open 1982. Tel./Fax: (380362) 28-84-83. E-mail: zoo.rv.ua@glemail.com. Web: www.zoopark.rv.ua. Director: Oleg V. Pavlyuk. Vet: Mariya P. Kryvusha. 59 staff. 11.6 ha. Att. – 188,100. Mammals – 62 spp., 261 specimens; birds – 32 spp., 158 specimens; reptiles – 28 spp., 59 specimens; amphibians – 4 spp., 15 specimens; fishes – 26 spp., 151 specimens; invertebrates – 21 spp. Total: 173 spp., 644 specimens +.

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Kazakhstan S E M E Y Population – 330.000 Semey Children’s Biological Centre 071400 Semey, ostrov Polkovnichii, 56. Open 1938. Tel.: (7222) 56-84-53. Tel./fax: (7222) 56-18-59. E-mail: biodetcenter@mail.ru. Director: Valerii N. Dyadov. Curator, Biological Department: Aizada S. Kalibekova. Vet: Anna V. Volobueva. 43 staff. 2.61 ha. Att. – 140,105. Mammals – 19 spp., 79 specimens; birds – 33 spp., 217 specimens; reptiles – 2 spp., 4 specimens; amphibians – 2 spp., 7 specimens; fishes – 15 spp., 136 specimens; invertebrates – 2 spp. Total: 73 spp., 443 specimens+.

Russia B A R N A U L Population – 633.000 Conservation Centre of Rare Species of Birds “Altai Falcon” 656065 Altaiskii krai, Barnaul, ul. Popova, 118-430. Open 1991. Tel.: (3852) 54-92-71. E-mail: falcon_pvn@rambler.ru. Web: www.altaifalcon.ru. Director: Viktor N. Plotnikov. Chief, Department: Pavel V. Konnov. Vet: Artem A. Kucher. 5 staff. 1 ha. Birds – 30 spp., 170 specimens. Speciality: breeding of birds of prey. C H E R N O G O L O V K A Population – 25.000 (Chernogolovka) Scientific-Experimental Station «Chernogolovka», IPEE RAS 119071 Moscow, Leninskii prospekt, 33, IPEE RAS, SES «Chernogolovka». Open 1975. Tel.: (496) 252-22-34, +7 903 747 60 95, Fax: (495) 954-55-34. E-mail: snaidenko@mail.ru. Web: www.sevin.ru. Deputy Director, Institute: Vyacheslav V. Rozhnov. Scientific-Experimental Station: Galina V. Tarasova, Sergei V. Naidenko. 44 staff. 40 ha. Att. – 300. Mammals – 25 spp., 421 specimens.

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E S S E N T U K I Population – 140.000 Zooexotarium 357601 Stavropolskii krai, Essentuki, ul. Krasnoarmeiskaya, 2. Open 1995. Tel.: (7937) 7-37-60, (928) 356-60-00. E-mail: ess.zoomin@mail.ru. Web: www.esszoomin.ru. Director: Guzel Sh. Silivanova. Zoovet: Bulat Kh. Utyashev. 5 staff. 150 m. sq. No reply G A L I C H Y A G O R A The Nursery for Birds of Prey of the Reserve “Galichya Gora” 399240 Lipetskaya obl., Zadonskii r-n, p/o Donskoe. Open 1990. Tel.: (47471) 3-34-22. Fax: (47471) 3-33-65. E-mail: pit-dudin@rambler.ru. Director: Nikolai Ya. Skolznev. Head, Nursery: Petr I. Dudin. 4 staff. 2.000 m. sq. Birds – 23 spp., 142 specimens. Speciality: breeding and reintroduction of rare species of birds of prey into the wild. G O L U B I T S K A Y A Zoo “Lukomor´e” Population – 140.000 353521 Krasnodarskii krai, Temryukskii raion, st. Golubitskaya, ul. Naberezhnaya, 1-а. Open 2013. Tel.: (918) 436-15-61, 040-00-51. E-mail: lukomore@mail.ru. Director: Sergei S. Kharenko. Vet: Konstantin A. Reshetov. 25 staff. 3 ha. Att. – 30,000. Mammals – 38 spp., 104 specimens; birds – 34 spp., 80 specimens; reptiles – 14 spp., 43 specimens; amphibians – 2 spp., 2 specimens. Total: 88 spp., 229 specimens. I R K U T S K Irkutsk Zoo Population – 600.000 664039 Irkutsk, ul. Koltsova, 93. Open 2013. Tel.: (3952) 66-46-39, 96-35-27. E-mail: ivan.sizykh@rambler.ru. Web: www.irkdetzoo.ru. Director: Ivan A. Sizykh. Vet: Alla V. Tykmakova. 4 staff. 0.30 ha. Att. – 13,124. Mammals – 21 spp., 95 specimens; reptiles – 2 spp., 4 specimens. Total: 23 spp., 99 specimens.

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K O M S O M O L S K - ON - A M U R Komsomolsk-on-Amur “Zoo Centre “Python” Population – 254.934 681016 Khabarovskii krai, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, ul. Ordzhonikidze, 9-а. Open 1990. Tel.: (42172) 59-09-71. Fax: (42172) 55-35-28. E-mail: zoopiton@yandex.ru. Web: www.zoopiton.ru. Director: Irina A. Trifonova. Depute Director: Anastasiya S. Demidova. Vet: Svetlana A. Naumova. 30 staff. 1.9 ha. Att. – 55,000. Mammals – 42 spp., 93 specimens; birds – 28 spp., 84 specimens; reptiles – 27 spp., 53 specimens; amphibians – 5 spp., 10 specimens; invertebrates – 2 spp. Total: 104 spp., 240 specimens+ K R A S N O D A R Population – 746.000 Krasnodar Eco-Biological Centre 350042 Krasnodar, ul. 40-letiya Pobedy, 1. Open 1944. Tel.: (861) 257-06-59. Fax: (861) 252-13-58. E-mail: gudod_ebc_kk@mail.ru. Director: Valerii V. Lysenko. Head, Zoo Department: Olga V. Ozerova. Vet: Valentina P. Chuvaeva. 31 staff. 4 ha (zoo – 0.7 ha). Mammals – 21 sp., 132 specimens; birds – 41 spp., 311 specimens; reptiles – 3 spp., 9 specimens. Total: 65 spp., 452 specimens. N I Z H N I I N O V G O R O D Population – 1.500.000 Nizhnii Novgorod Exotarium 603005 Nizhnii Novgorod, ul. Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, 18. Open 1996. Tel.: +7 903 605-99-01. E-mail: fadeew@list.ru, info@terraria-nn.ru. Web: www.terraria-nn.ru. Director: Lyudmila V. Semiglazova. Deputy Director: Sergei V. Fadeev. 6 staff. 110 m. sq. Att. – 65,000. Mammals – 5 sp., 18 specimens; birds – 8 spp., 11 specimens; reptiles – 52 spp., 103 specimens; amphibians – 6 sp., 9 specimens; invertebrates – 30 spp. Total: 101 spp., 141 specimens +.

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N O V Y I U R E N G O Y Population – 120.000 Novyi Urengoy Ecological Station, Mini-Zoo 629300 YANAO, Novyi Urengoy, ul. Yuzhnaya, 44, a/ya 182. Open 1997. Tel./fax: (3494) 23-83-16. E-mail: des_nu@mail.ru. Web: www.desnu.ru. Director: Gennadii V. Lipetskii. Head, Zoo: Alsu N. Shagadatova. Vet.: Elena M. Prokhorova. 36 staff (zoo – 6). 332 m. sq. Att. – 23,436. Mammals – 15 spp., 74 specimens; birds – 30 spp., 236 specimens; reptiles – 14 spp., 66 specimens; amphibians – 2 spp., 3 specimens; fishes – 54 spp., 543 specimens; invertebrates – 7 spp. Total: 122 spp., 922 specimens+. S E V A S T O P O L Population – 380.000 Sevastopol Sea Aquarium-Museum 99011 Sevastopol, prospekt Nakhimova, 2. Open 1897. Tel./fax: (0692) 54-38-92. E-mail: alla_korotkova63@mail.ru, mailbox@sevaquarium.com. Web: www.sevaquarium.com. Director: Alla M. Kravtsova. Curator, Aquarium Complex: Sergei N. Brodskii. Curator, Collection: Alla V. Korotkova. 35 staff. 920 m. sq. Att. – 90,000. Reptiles – 13 spp., 28 specimens; amphibians – 1 spp., 1 specimens; fishes – 108 spp., 915 specimens; invertebrates – 25 spp. Total: 147spp., 1 256 specimens+. Speciality: Black Sea ichthyofauna. S O R T A V A L A Population – 35.000 Karelia Zoo Greenpark 186790 Karelia, Sortavala, ul. Lenina, 3. Open 2011. Tel.: (81430) 2 49 11. Fax: (81430) 2 48 30. Tel.: (Executive Director, St. Petersburg): (812) 333-22-06; Fax: (Executive Director, St. Petersburg): (812) 314-31-19. E-mail: zoogreenpark@yandex.ru, piter150110@mail.ru. Web: www.zoogreenpark.ru. Director: Evgeniya V. Dobryakova. Executive Director: Denis Yu. Lebedev. Vet: Marina V. Gizatulina. 25 staff. 37 ha. Att. – 9,500.

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Mammals – 43 spp., 357 specimens; birds – 24 spp., 91 specimens. Total: 67 spp., 448 specimens. Speciality: ungulates and birds. S O C H I Population – 399.670 The Monkey Nursery of the Scientific-Research Institute of the Medical Primatology of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences 354376 Krasnodarskii krai, Sochi, Adlerskii r-n, s. Veseloe, ul. Mira, 177. The Monkey Nursery of the Scientific-Research Institute of the Medical Primatology of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. Created at 24.08.1927 – Sukhumi Monkey Nursery. Tel.: (8622) 43-20-31, 43-20-13. Fax: (8622) 43-20-28. E-mail: primatologia@ramn.ru, mail@primatologia.ru, vg_chalyan@mail.ru. Web: www.primatologia.ru. Director, Institute: Dr. Sergei V. Orlov. Scientific Director: Dr. Oleg I. Vyshemirskii. Head of the zoo technological laboratory: Dr. Valerii G. Chalyan. Curator, Monkey Nursery: Garine Zh. Kochkonyan. Vet: Tatyana E. Gvozdik. 400 staff (15 – staff of the exposition department). 100 ha. (exposition – 2 ha.). Att. – 58,000. Mammals – 19 spp., 4 393 specimens. Speciality: primates. . S Y K T Y V K A R Population – 250.000 Syktyvkar Zoo 167983 Republic Komi, Syktyvkar, GSP-3, ul. Pechorskaya, 30. Open 2002. Tel.: (8212) 57-03-75, 57-08-48. Fax: (8212) 31-28-48. E-mail: syktykzoo@list.ru. Web: www.ecobiocenter.ru. Director: Marina G. Sivkova. Vet: Anatolii G. Mirzoyan. 8 staff. 4.5 ha. Att. – 35,000. Mammals – 20 spp., 80 specimens; birds – 25 spp., 82 specimens; reptiles – 19 spp., 35 specimens; amphibians – 6 sp., 8 specimens; fishes – 19 spp., 239 specimens; invertebrates – 5 spp. Total: 94 spp., 444 specimens +. T A M B O V Population – 300.000 Ecological scientific-educational center, Tambov State University 392000 Tambov, ul. Internatsionalnaya, 33. Open 2005. Tel.: (4752) 71-22-70, 71-12-56. Fax: (4752) 71-03-96. E-mail: ENOCTSU@yandex.ru. Director: Aleksey V. Emelyanov. Deputy Director: Oksana A. Suzdaltseva. 40 staff. 2.66 ha. Att. – 50,000. Mammals – 37 sp., 104 specimens; birds – 32 spp., 100 specimens; reptiles – 22 spp., 37 specimens; amphibians – 2 sp., 6 specimens; invertebrates – 15 spp. Total: 108 spp., 247 specimens+.

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U L A N - U D E Population – 421.453 Ulan-Ude Zoo 670045 Buryatiya, Ulan-Ude, p. Verkhnyaya Beryozovka. Open 1976. Tel.: (3012) 44-33-10. Tel./fax: (3012) 44-32-10. E-mail: emtp@mail.ru. Web: www.ethnomuseum03.ru. Director: Svetlana I. Shobolova. Deputy Director: Aleksandr V. Aryazhapov. Curator, Zoo: Bair V. Bazarov. 4 staff. 1 ha. Att. – 128,837. Mammals – 8 spp., 60 specimens; birds – 5 spp., 30 specimens. Total: 22 spp., 90 specimens. V O L Z H S K I I Population – 345.000 Volzhskii Mini-Zoo 404104 Volgogradskaya obl., Volzhskii, ul. Pushkina, 100. Open 1976. Tel.: (8443) 25-12-01. Tel./fax: (8443) 25-16-01. E-mail: volzhskiinaturalist@rambler.ru. Web: www.unnat_ucoz,ru. Director: Natalia I. Marinina. 13 staff. 1.2 ha. Att. – 6,596. Mammals – 24 spp., 230 specimens; birds – 21 spp., 124 specimens; reptiles – 20 spp., 35 specimens; fishes – 22 spp., 174 specimens. Total: 102 spp., 518 specimens.

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D O N E T S K Population – 950.000 Donetsk Zooexotarium 83056 Donetsk, ul. Bakhchisaraiskaya, 1. Open 1992. Tel.: (38062) 207-38-11, (38066) 198-48-99. E-mail: sierpe@ivc.com.ua, sierpevk@rambler.ru. Web: www.minizoo.donetsk.ua. Director: Yurii N. Chernodub. Deputy Director: Valerii V. Kugir. 3 staff. 170 m. sq. No reply. KIEV Population – 2.888.000 Terrarium Centre “Bion” 01135 Kiev, Post Box 43. Open 1993. Tel.: (38044) 486-47-81, 236-81-24. Fax: (38044) 486-33-31. E-mail: export@bion.com.ua, dt@bion.com.ua. Web: www.bion.com.ua. Director: Dmitrii A. Tkachyov. Deputy Director: Aleksandra S. Antonyuk. Vet: Liliya G. Kryvosheeva. 24 staff. 600 m. sq. Reptiles – 32 spp., 1 376 specimens. Speciality: breeding of rare species of reptiles.

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Uzbekistan KAGAN Kagan Ecological Centre “Dzheiran” 200700 Bukharskaya obl., Kagan, GSP Ecological Centre “Dzheiran”. Open 1977. Tel.: (365) +99895 600-42-57, 600-74-69 (mob.). E-mail: soldatovanata@mail.ru. Web: www.ecocenter.uz. Director: Ortik I. Muzaffarov. Deputy Director: Natalya V. Soldatova. 32 staff. 5.145 ha (+ free territory: 11.300 ha). Att. – 450. Mammals – 6 spp., 599 specimens. Speciality: breeding of rare ungulates.

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INFORMATION ABOUT ACTIVITY

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Earaza News

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EURASIAN REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS FOR 2014

In 2014 the Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums was guided by its action plan and decisions adopted by the EARAZA annual conferences hosted by Yaroslavl Zoo in 2012, and Brno Zoo (Czech Republic) in 2013 and Moscow Zoo in 2014.

The 20th EARAZA Annual Conference was hosted by Moscow Zoo on September 22, 2014 and was timed to its 150th Anniversary.

The closed session of EARAZA Conference was attended by 61 zoo representatives from

11 countries; the reports of the Council and the Executive Office were presented and the Action Plan and the budget for 2014 were discussed and approved along with some other current issues of the EARAZA activity, including the implementation of research projects. During the reporting period 6 institutions were accepted as candidates for EARAZA membership. As of December 31, 2014 EARAZA had 82 member institutions of 14 countries, including 59 full members, 12 associate members and 11 candidates. During this period the main attention in the work of the Association was paid to continuing education of the zoo staff, cooperation between the zoos, conservation of rare species and participation of EARAZA zoos in conservation activities of international zoo organizations, especially of WAZA (World Association of Zoos and Aquariums), of which EARAZA is a

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Association Member, and EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria), of which some EARAZA zoos are members, including the Moscow Zoo. Training and education for zoo staff The following training workshop and conferences have been organized and held:

- International training workshop on the use of ZIMS programs. The workshop hosted by Moscow Zoo on February 17-21, 2014 was attended by 24 representatives from 17 zoos of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Moldova. The use by zoos of a global computer program of the new generation for animal records keeping ZIMS, which should in the future completely replace the outdated program ARKS was studied. Alexander Kantorovich, a curator of Haifa and Kiryat Motzkin (Israel) zoos and the ISIS regional coordinator was invited as a lecture. The functions of input of new data, changes in the animal records and other issues on ZIMS usage were discussed. A. Kantorovich also announced that at the end of April 2014 ISIS had launched an enhanced version of ZIMS that integrated medical information into the animal husbandry recordkeeping system. The new ZIMS for Medical will gradually replace the MedARKS.

The same workshops were organized in St. Petersburg (October 23-25) and in Yerevan

(November 20-22). In St. Petersburg the workshop was attended by 22 participants representing 8 zoos of Russia, Ukraine and the Czech Republic. In Yerevan 9 participants from 4 zoos of Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Russia participated in the workshop. This work will be continued in 2015.

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- The 2nd International Conference “The Problems of Modern Applied Primatology"

was held at the Moscow zoo on October 20-25, 2014. The conference was attended by 50 participants from 24 zoos, breeding stations, research institutions, veterinary clinics, universities and other organizations. Specialists from Russia, Belarus, Czech Republic and Estonia made presentations on the issues of keeping and breeding of primates of different taxa, research work, as well as on veterinary problems in zoos, laboratories, and private collections. Issue of proceedings of this conference is planed for 2015.

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- The 10th International Jubilee Workshop "The Aquarium as a Means to Know the World" was conducted jointly with Aqua Logo Engineering Company and hosted by the Botanical Garden of Lomonosov Moscow State University on November 21-22, 2014. The workshop was attended by 138 representatives from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Tadzhikistan. The proceedings of the conference will be issued and available on the EARAZA and Aqua Logo websites along with the proceedings of the previous conferences.

In 2014, EARAZA Information Centre arranged participation in the following events for staff of EARAZA zoos:

1) The 7th International Workshop "Man and Animals" hosted by Astrakhan State University.

Current conservation issues were discussed at the workshop. It was attended by participants from the Moscow zoo and zoological institutions of the southern regions of Russia.

2) The Scientific Conference “Lomonosov Readings” (Section of Museum Science) hosted by the Earth Science Museum of the Lomonosov Moscow State University on April 19, 2014. Traditionally it was attended by the staff of the Scientific- Methodological Department of the Moscow Zoo.

3) The Russian Veterinary Congress and the 22nd Moscow International Congress on the Diseases of Small Domestic Animals held at the Izmailovo Hotel Complex (Moscow, ussia) on April 26-28, 2014. At the opening ceremony of the Congress the best veterinarians were

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given professional awards, including "Golden scalpel" - the most prestigious award in veterinary. At the section “Infectious Diseases of Small Animals" Professor Michael Lappin

(USA) made a presentation on the infectious diseases of cats. 4) General Meeting of the Museum Union of Russia was held on December 6, 2014 in the State

Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Moscow Zoo and some other Russian zoos. As of November 30, 2014, the Museum Union of Russia included 340 members and 58 associate members, representing 71 regions of the Russian Federation. Along with organizational issues the measures for preservation of cultural heritage and museum fund of the Republic of Crimea which became part of the Russian Federation were discussed at the meeting.

During the year 2014, 345 delegates from 39 zoos of Russia, other CIS countries, the Czech

Republic, Slovakia, Baltic countries and Israel took part in various seminars, workshops and conferences. Individual internships for zoo professionals were arranged at the Moscow Zoo and some other zoos of the region.

Publishing: o The 33rd Informational Issue of Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums in two volumes (volume 1 – 234 and volume 2 – 50 pages), containing information on 109 zoos, aquariums and other zoological institutions from 17 countries (Russia, Israel, countries of the CIS, Baltic countries and countries of Eastern Europe) was prepared for printing and published in Russian and English. It is available on the EARAZA website www.earaza.ru, along with the previous issues of this publication, and has also been sent out to EARAZA member zoos and other zoological institutions of the region, as well as to the Russian Book Chamber for further distribution to central and regional libraries. o Appendix 21 to the 33rd Informational Issue of Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums containing the lists of surplus/wanted animals was prepared and downloaded on the EARAZA website: www.earaza.ru. During the year the lists have been revised and updated on the base of the new data received from EARAZA member zoos. This publication assists zoo professionals in collection management, formation of breeding groups and pairs, and facilitates placement of offspring.

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o The 23rd volume of the Yearbook on Birds of Prey and Owls in Zoos and Breeding Stations (280 pages). This publication focuses on the problems of conservation of rare birds of prey, advanced methods of study, protection, biotechnology, breeding, treatment and reintroduction of birds of prey, and contains information on breeding results and collection dynamics at zoos and breeding stations of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, as well as information on the new publications, conferences and workshops. o The 5th issue of the collection of scientific and scientific-methodological papers on Invertebrates in Collections of Zoos and Insectariums (166 pages). This publication provides

information on original practices for husbandry of tropical insects and arachnids, prevention and treatment of infections in insect cultures, design and arrangement of live invertebrate exhibits at zoos and insectariums, as well as on participation of zoos in conservation programs for rare invertebrate species.

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The 30th issue of Research in Zoological Gardens (210 pages) deals with various aspects of the zoo science. There are further publications on marine aquariums, as well as papers on the husbandry of insects and reptiles, diseases and specifics of behavior of animals, as well as techniques of environmental enrichment for animals of various taxonomic groups.

In addition to the said issues, the following educational and methodological works were published by the Scientific-Methodological Department and the EARAZA Information Centre in 2014:

• V. A. Ostapenko. Decorative and singing

birds. Encyclopedia of wildlife at home. M.: ZooVetKniga, 244 p. (Handbook). This book is about decorative and singing birds, their constitution and way of life in the wild, methods of keeping in captivity. The birds of many taxa are described. The handbook can be useful for a wide range of nature-lovers, poultry farmers, and keepers of zoological parks.

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• V.A. Ostapenko, B.F. Bessarabov. Waterfowl in the wild, zoos and farms: classification, biology, husbandry, diseases and their prevention and treatment. M.: ZooVetKniga, 244 p. (Handbook). The book is recommended for zoo staff involved in breeding and treatment of waterfowl.

V.V Spitsin, V.A. Ostapenko, T. A. Vershinina. Ratite birds at zoos and breeding stations. The 2nd revised edition. M.: ZooVetKniga, 230 p. (Scientific-methodological handbook). The book contains interesting practical approaches and methods of keeping and breeding of ostriches; the issues of feeding, prevention and treatment of infectious and other diseases have discussed. The book is intended for

specialists of zoos, breeding stations, biological research and educational institutions.

Thus, during the reporting period more than 2000 pages of research, scientific-methodological and information materials were issued by the EARAZA Information Centre. All the materials contain unique information needed in the work of zoos and other conservation institutions. The materials issued for the last 15 years are downloaded on the EARAZA website. Scientific-Methodological Work: In 2014, the Scientific-Methodological Department and EARAZA Information Center continued to enlarge its electronic library. The Information Center's aim is to collect literature not only on zoology, but also on many fundamental areas of biology and ecology. The majority of information items are in English and published after the year of 2000. The main attention was paid to collecting manuals on veterinary care and husbandry of various species, including systematic groups of zoo animals kept in captivity, as well as to other issues on zoo activity.

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During the reporting period, the collection of the library of journals and other periodicals of different years, dedicated to particular taxons or groups of animals was continued. All the above sources are stored electronically in the PDF or DjVu formats, and just a few are available as web pages or in MSWord format, and may be copied onto CD or DVD disks. Following a long-standing tradition, the staff of the Scientific-Methodological Department provided assistance throughout the year to member zoos and other zoological institutions in preparing documentation on zoo construction projects, formation of zoological collections and reconstruction of existing zoo exhibits, and in arranging and conducting interzoo internships. Zoos and other interested organizations, as well as private individuals, were able to receive information, guidelines and manuals pertaining to the legislation on the husbandry of wild animals in captivity.

Totally, more than 200 requests for consultations from the zoos staff and representatives of other institutions, as well as from private individuals, were handled by the Scientific-Methodological Department. Among them, besides the EARAZA zoos, were many other state bodies and institutions engaged in conservation education.

Letters referring to the operation of currently existing zoos and on the design and construction of new zoos were sent out to the President and the Government of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russian Federation, as well as to executive and legislative bodies of Moscow Region, Kamchatka Krai, Penza, Perm and Smolensk. The EARAZA Information Center has created and maintains an electronic database on animal species included in International and European studbooks. As of 01.12.2014, it contained information on 47 species held by 64 zoos of Russia, CIS and Baltic countries. The new information on the animal species was sent to all keepers of the International studbooks. As usual, staff members of several EARAZA zoos continue keeping studbooks for several rare animal species, among them the Regional Studbook for the Amur Tiger kept by the Moscow Zoo and Regional Studbook for the Yellow-throated Marten kept by Novosibirsk Zoo. The European Studbook for the Steller's Sea Eagle is kept by the Moscow Zoo, for the Siberian White Crane – by Oka Natural Reserve, for the East Caucasian Tur – by the Tallinn Zoo. Staff member of the Tallinn Zoo is also acting as the EEP Coordinator for the European Mink. All the studbooks are managed by the Information centre. The following EARAZA Working Groups were active during the reporting period: - The Veterinary Working Group The following activities were carried out in 2014 by members of the Veterinary Working Group: 1. Participation in the long-term Program for Reintroduction of Central Asian Leopard in the Caucasus Region. Providing of counseling on arranging planned veterinary procedures, rearing of young animals, vaccination (M.V. Alshinetsky).

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2. Participation in the rehabilitation and reintroduction of orphaned tiger cubs in the wild in the Russian Far East, examination and providing of recommendations for treatment of sick cubs (M.V. Alshinetsky). 3. Carrying out annual physical examination of cranes at the Rare Crane Breeding Centre of the Oka State Biosphere Natural Reserve (Ryazan Region) and holding a workshop on crane veterinary medicine at the Oka Reserve (M.V. Alshinetsky, N.V. Bebikh, D. Gerasimov). 4. Cooperation with A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (Russian Academy of Sciences) in the work on fitting European bison with GPS-collars in the Bryansk Forest and Kaluga Zaseki reserves (M.V. Alshinetsky). 5. Participation in the IFAW Project for rehabilitation of orphaned bear cubs – veterinary care of the animals. The Veterinary Department of the Moscow Zoo provided consultations to the veterinary staff of EARAZA member-zoos. - The Working Group on Terrestrial and Freshwater Invertebrates The Working Group includes 18 professionals from the Moscow, Chelyabinsk, Cherkassy, Kiev, Tallinn, Riga and Latgale Zoos, Contact Zoo Bugagashechka (St. Petersburg), Moscow and Tomsk State Universities, Odessa Dolphinarium and the State Darwin Museum. The Chairman of this Working Group is M.V Berezin. During the year, members of the Group constantly rendered advisory and methodical assistance to the staff of other zoos and insectariums on all issues of scientific research, husbandry, medical treatment and exhibiting of invertebrates. In 2014, the members of the Group visited the Moscow Zoo and discussed the new practices, results and plans of joint activities. New exhibits of invertebrates were opened at several zoos. Thus, at the Moscow Zoo a new exhibit “The Mysteries of the Tropical Forest. Moths" was opened in the Green House for guided tours. - The Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls The Moscow Zoo’s members of the Group continued sending out questionnaires in order to collect information on breeding and changes of collections, and collected data on the methods of husbandry and adaptation of birds in captivity and under anthropogenic conditions, as well as on national specifics of falconry hunting. The Group with the help of diploma-students from Moscow Academy of Veterinary Medicine continued collecting information for the analysis of the development of Falconiformes collections of the zoos and breeding stations of our region. The library continued to collect books on birds of prey and owls, which are stored electronically as well. Work was also done on the preparation and editing of the next 23rd issue of the Yearbook on Birds of Prey and Owls in Zoos and Breeding Stations, which was placed on the website of EARAZA (http://earaza.ru/?p=827). Some materials for the next (24th) issue of the Yearbook were collected. Staff from different zoos received consultations on raptor husbandry and collection management. - The Working Group on Education The EARAZA Working Group on Education consists of the representatives of zoos of Moscow (E. Migunova, T. Voronina), St. Petersburg (D. Arefieva), Surgut (A. Prokofieva), Tula

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(A. Lebedeva) and Hluboka-nad-Vltavoi (R. Kessl). During the year, the members of the Group provided consultations on various aspects of educational work for educators of EARAZA zoos. - The Working Group on Elephants During the reporting period 13 representatives of 8 zoos participated in the work of the Group. Curator of the Group is Oleg Grishchenko (Kharkov Zoo, Ukraine). In 2014 due to the political events in Ukraine training courses planned for this year, as well as an annual expedition to Sri Lanka were cancelled. The members of the Group provided consultations and practical assistance to their colleagues from zoos of Kiev and Moscow. CD "Video of the EARAZA Working Group on Elephants " and the "White Elephant" magazine were issued. Collection of electronic library on elephant husbandry in captivity was continued. In 2014 many regional zoos participated in the following EARAZA International Conservation and Research Programs supervised by the Scientific-Methodological Department:

1. The Steller’s Sea Eagle

The Steller’s Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus Pallas, 1811) is endemic to Russian fauna and is included in the Red Book of Endangered Species of the Russian Federation (2001), IUCN List of Threatened Species, Appendix II of CITES (Annex A of the Council Regulation (EC)), Bonn Convention (App. I), and Appendices of the two-sided Agreements on Protections of Migratory Birds between Russia and the USA, Japan, China and Republic of Korea. The Program was launched in the time when the species was not on the verge of extinction, which is especially important in view of the existing threat of ecological catastrophes (such as AIV breakout in 2006). During 10 years, 26 Steller`s Sea Eagle specimens were captured in the Lower Amur Region under the project of the creation of artificial population in zoos and breeding centers. In 1995, European Studbook on the Steller’s Sea Eagle was started at the Moscow Zoo and approved by EAZA. Organization and keeping of information in the unified

database allowed to accurately calculate the number of birds kept at national and foreign zoos and breeding centers, and also to determine sex and age distribution, and origin of the birds. Coordinator of the EARAZA Program and European Studbook keeper for the Steller’s Sea Eagle Lubov Kurilovich collected material on the status of the European population of the Steller’s Sea Eagle as of 01.01.2014. The 15th volume of the European Studbook for the Steller's Sea Eagle was compiled and sent out to all participants of the program via e-mail. 1. Collection of biological samples of the captive Steller’s Sea Eagles was continued for genetic study and compiling DNA profiles of the birds.

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2. Transfer recommendations have been prepared and circulated to the zoos and breeding centers of EARAZA and EAZA. 3. Due to financial support of EARAZA, monitoring of the Steller’s Sea Eagle population in the Lower Priamurye Region was continued by PhD Vladimir Masterov (Lomonsov State Moscow University). Publication of the expedition reports is planned in the 24th volumes of the Yearbook on Birds of Prey and Owls in Zoos and Breeding Stations.

2. Mountain ungulates of Eurasia

The number of zoos keeping mountain ungulates has not changed significantly. Offspring was

obtained in the most zoos, having in their collections mountain ungulates. Successful breeding of argali (Ovis ammon ammon) in Novosibirsk Zoo, Marco Polo Sheep and the Sichuan Takin in the Moscow zoos was achieved during the reporting period. Within the Mountain Ungulates of Eurasia EARAZA Program Tallinn Zoo sent the group of 16 (8.8) blue sheep to the Breeding Centre of Rare Species of Mountain Ungulates "APECA" (Slovakia). As of 10.12.2014 in zoos around the world argali was kept only in Novosibirsk Zoo (1.3).

In 2014, representatives of the Moscow and Tallinn zoos participated in the work of the EEP/EAZA Sheep and Goat TAG. At the meeting of

the Group numerous issues of cooperation within the programs of EAZA and EARAZA including conservation of rare species of mountain ungulates were discussed. It was noted that cooperation between the EARAZA and EAZA zoos is extremely difficult due to the problems with obtaining permits for import of ungulates to the EU. Nevertheless some zoos overcome these bureaucratic procedures and obtain permits for the importation of animals from Russia to the EU. Thus, Tierpark Berlin managed to import from Moscow a couple of Sichuan takins. In December 2014, several species of mountain goats (Siberian ibex, Markhor, East Caucasian tur) were transferred from the Moscow zoo to Tallinn Zoo. Despite the existing problems, the work on the Mountain Ungulates of Eurasia Program should be continued.

For information on participation in this EARAZA program, please contact its coordinator Vladimir Fainstein (e-mail: vladimir.fainstein@tallinnzoo.ee) or Tallinn zoo (address: Paldiski mnt 145, 13522 Tallinn, Estonia).

Currently within the EEP/EAZA Sheep and Goat TAG the following programs for the species, kept in the EARAZA zoos, are active:

Takin Budorcas taxicolor ESB Keeper – Douglas Richardson, KINGUSSIE (GB) East Caucasian tur Capra cylindricornis ESB Keeper – Vladimir Fainstein, TALLINN Markhor Capra falconeri heptneri EEP Coordinator – Nina Trontti, HELSINKI West Caucasian tur Capra caucasica ESB Coordinator – Jitka Vokurkova, OLOMOUC Nubian ibex Capra nubiana ESB Keeper – Patrick Roux, OBTERRE (FR) Long-tailed goral Naemorhedus caudatus ESB Keeper, KINGUSSIE Muskox Ovibos moschatus EEP Coordinator – Mikkel Stelvig, KOBENHAVN-ZOO Blue sheep Pseudois nayaur ESB Keeper – Jean-Luc, PARIS-JARDIN.

Undoubtedly, activities within the Mountain Ungulates of Eurasia Program need to be coordinated with already active programs, primarily EAZA programs.

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3. Eurasian Bustard Conservation The project targets three species of the family Otididae occurring within the territory of Russia and Northern Eurasia: - The Great Bustard (Otis tarda tarda, O.t. dybowskii). Both subspecies are globally threatened. In early 2013, the population of the Western subspecies of the Great Bustard in the regional zoos comprised 41 (19.21.1), with 8 (3.5) birds being kept at the Moscow Zoo's Breeding Station. So far there are no birds of the Eastern subspecies kept in the regional collections. In 2011, no clutches were obtained from two females at Moscow Zoo. It should be noted that in 2013, about 10 eggs were obtained, but all of them were infertile. It is necessary to fill up the group of the Great Bustards in the Moscow zoo and other zoos with birds of the Western subspecies, so that the work on their breeding could be more active. One of the possible variants is to consider the birds which inhabit the Crimea, as this population is settled and it could be easier adopted to the artificial breeding, which is also confirmed by successful work of our Spanish colleagues with birds of the Spanish settled population. We hope that our further work aimed at breeding the Great bustards in captivity will help to achieve, as a result, a full value artificial population of this very interesting and valuable species, which has changed its status from game-birds to the rare and endangered species. - The Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax). The species is globally threatened. There are three birds

(1.2) of this species kept at the Breeding Station of the Moscow Zoo. Unfortunately, so far there have been no cases of breeding, though the male was observed showing mating behavior several times. At the beginning of 2014, 3 birds (2.1) were kept at the Karasuk Breeding Station of the Institute of Taxonomy and Ecology (Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences)and Novosibirsk zoo, and work aimed at the future breeding of the birds has been carried out. Two birds (1.1) are kept at the Rostov-on-Don zoo and Penza zoo, equally. It is necessary to have more birds to continue work aimed at their breeding.

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- The Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii). The species is globally threatened. At present, one male is kept at the Karasuk breeding station of Novosibirsk zoo, and his spring mating behavior has been observed. In Shymkent zoo one bird of an unknown sex is kept at present. The regional zoos need additional birds for developing natural captive breeding techniques. Both in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, breeding stations for the Houbara bustards are functioning. They are operating under the guidance of their sponsors, specialists in falcons breeding from UAE. One of the goals of these breeding stations is the release of a certain number of young grown up birds into their natural habitat in Central Asia. 4. Rare and Endangered Geese of Eurasia The goals of the project are: the development and implementation of the conservation strategy and recovery of rare species of Anseriformes with the help of intensive captive breeding and further reintroduction into the wild, and establishing the required number of stable and genetically viable breeding populations of rare Anseriformes in zoos and breeding stations. The following species have the highest priority for the program: - Swan goose - Anser cygnoides. This species breeds successfully at the Moscow Zoo and other zoos of the region. A stable breeding group of Swan geese has been created. The reintroduction

project is now hampered only by the lack of the interested nature conservation organizations that could carry out wildlife education activities among local people and hunters in the areas of potential reintroduction, prevent mortality of the released birds and implement monitoring of the wild population.

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- Lesser white-fronted goose - Anser erythropus. In order to create the Scandinavian population of this species, together with Swedish ornithologists, birds from wild populations in the north of the European part of Russia have been captured. The birds were given over to the Swedish side for establishing breeding stock and further reintroduction of the young birds into the wild. The first positive results have been received. EARAZA zoos are also involved in the work aimed at the breeding of the Lesser White-fronted Geese. A hybrid of the Lesser white-fronted goose and the Red-breasted goose was born, and turned out to be a viable male. Its breeding ability is not known yet, but it is likely to be absent, since it is an intergenus hybrid.

- The Bewick's swan Cygnus columbianus. The Bewick's swans have not been breeding recently at the Moscow Zoo’s Breeding Station. At the Tallinn Zoo, the swans of the western subspecies breed from time to time. In other EARAZA zoos this species is not breeding. It is necessary to create suitable husbandry conditions for keeping and breeding of the Bewick's swans in these zoos, as well as in the other regional zoos.

The Program also focuses on other rare Anseriformes species (the Red-breasted Goose, the Brant Goose, the Aleutian Canada Goose, the Emperor Goose, the Bar-headed Goose, the Baikal Teal, the Marble Teal, the Common White-eye, the Mandarin Duck and the White-headed Duck). Some of these species breed successfully at the zoos and breeding stations of Western Europe. The other species regularly breed at the EARAZA zoos, but yet attention should be paid to all of the listed species and studies of husbandry and

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reintroduction methods should go on. Moscow Zoo's Breeding Station continued breeding the Barnacle geese (Branta bernicla) from the birds raised in artificial environment from eggs collected on the Kanin peninsula in the Arkhangel region in 2004 and 2005. In 2014, the Breeding Station of the Moscow zoo obtained offspring of the Canada geese (Branta canadensis leucopareia) whose founder stock has been received from N.N.Gerasimov from the Breeding Station of those birds, located in the town Elyzovo in Kamchatka region. Unfortunately, this Breeding Station ceased to exist due to financial and other reasons. However, its 20-year long work resulted in the restoration of the wild Canada geese population which disappeared from North Kuril Islands 70 years ago. Now, in accordance with our Japanese colleagues' survey conducted in the wintering grounds of the birds, there are more than 500 of them. The birds also started breeding at the Kuril islands, and some of the birds without rings have been observed there.

Novosibirsk Zoo and Karasuk Breeding Station of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences continued activities aimed at establishing breeding population of the White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) representing one of the rare ducks of Eurasia. Hybridization with introduced Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), which is observed in the European part of the White-headed duck range, may result in further loss of the gene pool of the species. Therefore, establishing artificial

population of the White-headed duck has a high conservation importance. The species is included into the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Red Book of Russia and the Appendix II of CITES. 5. Eurasian Crane Conservation The network of zoos participating in the program continued to expand. In order to establish new pairs, the Siberian white cranes have been sent from the Oka reserve Breeding station and from the Moscow Zoo to the Ivanovo zoo, the "Limpopo" zoo and to Orto-Doidu zoo, Japanese cranes were transferred from the zoos of Izhevsk, Lipetsk, Moscow and Rostov-on-Don to Samara zoo, Saransk zoo, Novosibirsk zoo and "Madagascar" zoo and the Breeding station of the Oka reserve. Some of the Japanese and White-naped cranes, unsuitable for breeding in captivity, have been sent to private zoos. Breeding in zoos During 2014, three rare crane species (the Siberian crane, the Japanese crane and the White-naped crane) bred in 25 zoo centres. The Siberian cranes bred in the Moscow zoo, in Podkrushnogorsk, Tallinn, Yaroslavl zoos, in Roev Ruchei zoo, in the "Dodo" zoo and at the Oka reserve Breeding station. From 16 females, 21 fertile eggs were obtained, and out of them, 13 fledgelings were raised (mostly at the Breeding station - 12 of them). For the first time, young pairs started breeding at Podkrushnogorsk zoo and Yaroslavl zoo. Out of 30 breeding females of the Japanese crane, 24 laid 40 fertile eggs, out of which 22 fledgelings were raised. As far as the White-naped crane is concerned, 15 breeding females laid 18 eggs, out of which 8 fledgelings were raised. It should be noted that the sex ratio among young cranes born at the EARAZA zoos, varies for different crane species. Thus, females prevail in the offspring of Japanese and White-naped cranes during the last 10 years. This is a problem that prevents establishing new breeding pairs ( there are

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11 bachelor females at 8 zoos) and the reasons for that should be studied in detail. The situation in the Siberian cranes is vice versa (there are 6 bachelor males), but this situation can be partially explained by the high rate of females' deaths. Internship and training. Within the frames of the EARAZA Program for Eurasian Crane Conservation, 12 members of staff from 7 zoos participated in the internship and training on the transportation of live eggs and practices of comprehensive medical examination of cranes at the Breeding Station of Oka State Biosphere Reserve. Releases into the wild. The Japanese crane. Four eggs of Japanese cranes and two eggs of the White-naped cranes were transported to the Rare Bird Reintroduction Station of the Khingansky Reserve (further on - the Station) for raising and subseguent release into the wild in May. Two of them turned out to be infertile, embryos in the other two died, and one fledgeling hatched successfully, so the chick of the Japanese crane was raised. After the first winter at the Station this crane will be released in the places of habitat. Two fertile eggs of the Japanese crane were also transported to the Station. However, this transportation also was not succesful - the embryos stopped developing inside the eggs. Two Japanese cranes, raised from the eggs laid by birds kept at the Breeding Station in 2013, were successfully released into the wild in April 2014. The White-naped crane. Four young birds, raised at the Station and having survived the first winter, were released into the wild in the protected zone of the Khingansky Reserve. The Siberian crane

On October 9, eight young Siberian cranes were shipped to the Astrakhan Nature Reserve and released into the wild in the gathering grounds of waterfowl and wetland birds in the Volga delta where migrating Siberian cranes of the Western population had been noticed before. As usual, the birds got used to the new place very soon. The staff members of the Astrakhan Reserve continued to monitor the cranes till they flew away in autumn.

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The annual issue of the International Studbook for the Siberian crane was compiled in September (authors: T. Kashentseva, Oka reserve Breeding Station, Russia; and R. Belterman, Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Germany). It contains information about 377 individuals kept at 60 collections of 13 countries of the world, demographic and genetic analysis of the artificial population, and also historical data about more than 1000 Siberian cranes, plus almost complete bibliography of research works published about this species. Research Work on creation of genetic database on the cranes and sexing of them continued in cooperation with the N.I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2014, the genetic analysis of blood samples for 129 cranes of nine species was done. For 96 birds of six species sex was determined, and the data was included into the new edition of the international studbook in 2014. 6. Establishing Reserve Populations of the Siberian Spruce Grouse Falcipennis falcipennis Coordinators and the main executors of the program - Cand.Sc.(Biol) V.A.Shilo and S.V.Klimova (Novosibirsk).

Contemporary range of the Siberian Spruce Grouse is presented by three isolated areas located on the vast territory, from Yakutia on its west part to Sakhalin on the east, and Primorye on the south. However, human activity in these areas leads to the fragmentation of the habitat. The population numbers are very low and the population is reducing dramatically. Formation of the new West-Siberian population of the Siberian Spruce Grouse In 2014, the Karasuk Breeding Station of the

Novosibirsk Zoo and the Institute of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences continued working on breeding the population of the Siberian Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis) in the enclosures complex. For the husbandry of adult stock previously developed and proven methods were used. As usual, most of the chicks hatched from naturally incubated eggs. Staff of ecological inspection and hunting survey continue to monitor the birds previously released into the wild. Data on meeting reintroduced birds, coming from different places, are analysed. 7. Study, Conservation, and Breeding of the Pallas’ Cat Irina Alekseicheva, zoologist of the Moscow Zoo, is the coordinator or the program. During 2014, the following has been done: Work at the zoo The main goal of the program is creating a sustainable population of Pallas' Cats in captivity. In 2014, special attention was paid to the choice of medicine for vaccination of the Pallas' cats, instead of the vaccine Fel-o-vax, the production of which ceased. Our colleagues from the zoos of

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Europe and America have consulted us on this issue. The work aimed at developing the preventive measures and methods of treatment for Pallas' cats was continued. Three animals, born at the Moscow zoo, were transferred to the zoos of Novosibirsk (1.1) and Chemnitz (Germany)(1.0). The work together with the Severtsov Institute on the definition of the hormone status of Pallas' Cat's females was continued. Education work. On March 3, 2014 the scientific and educational departments of the Moscow zoo took part in organizing the Cat's Day. On May 24, the Pallas' Cat's Day was held on the territory of the Moscow Zoo. In the frames of the youth movement project of the Russian Geographical Society "Lectures in the Moscow Parks", on August 23, 2014, the lecture about the Pallas' Cat was organized at the Krasnaya Presnya Park, and a lot of various events were offered to the Park's visitors: question competitions, drawing pictures etc. All these events were organized by the staff of the Mammals' Department of the Moscow Zoo in the frames of the program "Study, Conservation and Breeding of the Pallas’ Cat". At the conference "Rare and Endangered Species of Mammals in Russia", held in Khakassia on July 1-3, 2014, reports were made on the role of the zoos in conservation of biodiversity and on the EARAZA program as well. Also, at the 2nd scientific and practical summer school for the youngsters of the Russian Geographical Society, held at the Kaluga region on July 20-28, 2014, the report was made on the EARAZA program for the Pallas' Cat. Work in the Wild. Financial aid (with the sponsors' money) was given to the program of the Siberian ecological center for studying and conservation of the Pallas' Cat in the wild. 8. Conservation of Amur tigers and Amur leopards EARAZA continues cooperation with the Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA), participating in the activities of the Alliance on conservation of the Amur tigers and Amur leopards, as well as coordinating the EARAZA program on conservation and breeding of Amur tigers and EEP on Amur leopards. The leading world specialists engaged in conservation of feline populations, decided to create the Global Species Management Program (GSMP) for the Amur Tiger, in the frames of which

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regional associations of WAZA (World Association of Zoos and Aquariums) must together manage the population of this species in captivity and support the programs of the Amur Tiger conservation in the wild. Co-convenors for the GSMP for Amur tigers: Tara Harris,(the coordinator of the North-American program for the Amur Tiger reproduction) and Tanya Arzhanova, (the coordinator of EARAZA program for the Amur Tiger). According to the opinion of GSMP initiators, this global program can play an important role in coordinating regional conservation programs for the Amur tiger and also in supporting the projects of nature populations conservation. EARAZA Program and EEP for Conservation and Breeding of the Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) GSMP co-convenors: Sarah Christie, Zoological Society of London (Sarah.Christie@zsl.org) Tanya Arzhanova, EARAZA (tanya.arz@gmail.com). EEP Coordinators: Jo Cook, Zoological Society of London Tanya Arzhanova, EARAZA (tanya.arz@gmail.com) The status of ex-situ population of Amur leopards: As of December 2013, the EEP population equalled 110 (60.50) animals kept in 44 institutions. In 2013, in six EEP zoos 10 cubs were born (4.5.1), two of which were born dead. In the litter of cubs born in Prague zoo, one of the cubs had the melanism gene. As the EEP approach means that only those pairs of animals which do not have the melanism gene, should reproduce, the pair of animals in the Prague zoo will not be given recommendations for reproduction any more. In 2014, according to the data, 10 cubs were born in 5 zoos (3.7.0).

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In 2013, in the population of leopards 7 (2.4.1) animals died, two of which were born dead, two other animals who died were more than 16 years old, and one female which had been born with a cataract and was totally blind, was euthanized. In 2014, only one animal died - a leopard born in 1994. In 2013, 7 transfers of animals between zoos were made, including the transfer of one male from one region to another (from the zoo of Novosibirsk to Kobe zoo in Japan). All the transfers were made in accordance with recommendations of the program coordinators. In 2014, 7 transfers of leopards were made, and four of these transfers were made with the aim of forming new pairs of animals. New EEP participants - EARAZA members In 2014, two zoos - EARAZA members - submitted their applications to participate in EEP for Amur leopards: the "Priamursky" zoo and the Primorsky Safari-Park. The applications were made in the proper form, with all the necessary grounds, but the EEP Committee still refuses to approve the suggestion about participation of these zoos in EEP. The EEP coordinators hope for the positive decision of this issue for both zoos and plan to continue the discussion of it with EAZA administration. The great amount of work aimed at conservation of Amur tigers and leopards became possible thanks to the constant financial aid from the zoos and private individuals. All in all, 160 428 Euros were collected for the nature conservation activities, and three quarters of this sum was given by the zoos. It should be noted that a great role in such charity actions is played by one of the EARAZA member zoos - the Tallinn Zoo. 9. Conservation of Rare Eurasian Sturgeon Species of the Palearctic In the autumn of 2014, monitoring of two reserved groups of the Sakhalin sturgeon (generation 2008) kept in captivity in Aleksin (Tula region) and in Vologda was carried out. During the ultra-sonic investigation it was found out that several females were pregnant carrying developing eggs and there were several sexually mature males. The females and the males have been marked. Experimental work at the breeding of the Sakhalin sturgeon brought up at the warm waters' collection will be a unique experience in the world, and it is scheduled for 2016. The received material is supposed to be given for free to several collections on the territory of the European part of Russia, and also to the Russian Far East - the Luchegorsk breeding station (Primorsky region). In December 2014, the State Biological Control organization of the Uzbekistan Republic gave a permission to the Mamun Academy (the city of Khiva) for catching the Big Amu Darya shovelhose in the Khorezm region, with the aim of creating a reserved maternal flock and working out the technology of artificial reproduction and keeping in the water pool conditions. This project is being carried out in the frames of cooperation between the Mamun Academy and Tashkent and Moscow zoos. A large sample of the Big Amu Darya Shovelhose, with body mass about 800 grams, was caught. The fish was placed into the water pool (constructed with the assistance from the Moscow Zoo) in the building of the Mamun Academy in Khiva. For now, it is the only sexually mature fish of large size, caught by the researchers for keeping in captivity.

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10. Sexing birds by DNA using PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) During 2014, O.Nesterenko, Moscow Zoo researcher, used PCR method for sexing birds from collections of 10 zoos: 1. Kaliningrad zoo - 10 birds 2. Samara zoo - 4 birds 3. Ivanovo zoo - 23 birds 4. Seversk wildlife park - 14 birds 5. Perm zoo - 9 birds 6. Station of reintroduction of rare species birds of Khingan Reserve - 8 birds 7. Yaroslavl zoo - 3 birds 8. Khabarovsk zoo - 3 birds 9. Rare cranes breeding station of the Oka State Biosphere Reserve - 10 birds 10. Novosibirsk zoo - 27 birds 11. Long-term project for the conservation of the Przewalski’s Horse The Moscow Zoo and other EARAZA zoos participate in building a breeding station for the Przewalski’s Horse under the Long-term Project for the Reintroduction of the Przewalski's Horse in the Orenburg Region. This project constitutes part of the Conservation Strategy for the Przewalski's Horse in Russia. The participants of this project are: the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Steppe Institute of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, EARAZA and other instituions. The restoration of the Przewalski's Horse wild population in the remaining areas of the Orenburg Steppe not only guarantees the survival of this species, but will also contribute to the conservation of biodiversity in steppe ecosystems and to their stability and rehabilitation. The curator of the project is N.Spasskaya, Cand.Sc. (biol.), Scientific-research Zoological Museum of Moscow State University named after M.Lomonosov.

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The project, approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources in 2005, is aimed at creating the wild population on the Przewalski's Horse in the Orenburg Region. In 2013-2014, the Steppe Institute of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Orenburg department of the Russian Geographical Society, with the support of the Board of Guardians of the Russian Geographical Society regional department, the first section of the enclosures for the steppe animals Breeding Center was opened on the territory of 36 hectares. The Center is located at the protected zone of the State nature reserve "Orenburgsky" and comprises 5 enclosures of various size (from 2,5 to 10 hectares) and several quarantine enclosures, all of them have corridors for moving the animals. There is a water stream going through the enclosures and a slit for the artificial drinking place. In May, 2014 the first animals were delivered to the Center: a young female of the Przewalski's horse (born in 2012) and a pair of adult kiangs (the male born in 2007 and the female born in 2005). The animals were transferred to the steppe animals Breeding Center by the Moscow Zoo in the frames of cooperation in the project "Orenburg's Tarpania". The female was named Alexandra, and the kiangs were named Fyodor and Fedora. After the adaptation and quarantine period the animals were released into large enclosures. During the summer and autumn of 2014, the infrastructure of the steppe animals Breeding Center was built, including the construction of winter facilities, etc. At the end of July, a pair of Bactrian camels with an offspring born in 2014, arrived at the Center. The animals came from Kazakhstan as a present to the head of the board of guardians of the Orenburg regional department of the Russian Geographical Society, Yu.Berg, who donated them to the Center. In November, two more specimen of the Przewalski's horses were brought to the Center - a male (born in 2012) and a female (born in 2008) from the zoo enclosure complex in Khotynets natural park (Orlovskaya region). Now preparation for constructing the second section of the enclosures for acclimatization of the reproductive group of the Przewalski's horses is going on, and discussions with various zoos of EARAZA and other breeding centers of Russia and Europe about selection of the Przewalski's horses for the group of the future population founders and creating the exhibition collection of the steppe animals of Eurasia, are continued.

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Вступление - 7 Информация о зоологических учреждениях на 1.01.2015 г. - 9 Зоопарки, включенные в информационный сборник - 11 Перечень населенных пунктов, где находятся зоологические учреждения, сведения о которых опубликованы в данном сборнике - 12 I. Информация о зоологических учреждениях – членах Евроазиатской региональной ассоциации зоопарков и аквариумов - 15 2. Информация о зоопарках, не являющихся членами Евроазиатской региональной ассоциации зоопарков и аквариумов - 55 3. Информация о других зоологических учреждениях, не являющихся членами Евроазиатской региональной ассоциации зоопарков и аквариумов - 63 Информация о деятельности Евроазиатской региональной Ассоциации зоопарков и аквариумов - 73 Новости ЕАРАЗА - 74 В.В. Спицин. Отчёт о работе ЕАРАЗА за 2014 г. - 74 Юбилей Московского зоопарка - 115 90 лет Ташкентскому зоопарку - 122 Ивановскому зоопарку – 20 лет - 127 Зеленогорскому зоопарку 35 лет - 129 Зоопарк «Сафари» - 131 Памяти коллег - 133 Наши юбиляры - 137

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Informational ussue Eurasian Regional Asociation of Zoos and Aquariums (EARAZA) - 133 Introduction - 134 Information on the zoological institutions as of 1.01.2015 - 139 Index of the geographical locations of the zoos - 142 Information on the full and associated members of the Eurasian Regional Association (EARAZA) - 145 Information on zoos that are not EARAZA members - 175 Information on other zoological institutions that are not EARAZA members - 181 EARAZA News - 191

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Информационный Сборник

Евроазиатской региональной ассоциации

зоопарков и аквариумов

ВЫПУСК № 34

ТОМ I

Главный редактор и ответственный за выпуск Президент Евроазиатской региональной ассоциации зоопарков и аквариумов,

Президент Государственного автономного учреждения г. Москвы «Московский зоопарк» В.В. Спицин

Редакторы и составители: Т.Ф. Андреева, Т.А. Вершинина,

Н.В. Карпов, Л.В. Кузьмина, В.А. Остапенко, В.Е. Фролов, В.П. Шевелёва

© ГАУ «Московский государственный

зоологический парк», 2015