Ranua Wildlife Park (Finnish: Ranuan eläinpuisto, better known as Ranua Zoo) is a zoo that opened in 1983 in the municipality of Ranua, Lapland, Finland. It is the northernmost zoo in Finland and the second in the world.[2] The zoo's animals consist of approximately 50 wild animal species and 200 individuals, including top predators such as lynx, brown bears and wolves but also European moose and deers.[3] The zoo has Finland's only polar bears in artificial snow.
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Date opened | 1983 |
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Location | Ranua, Lapland, Finland |
Coordinates | 65°56′32″N 026°28′06″E |
No. of species | 50 |
Volume of largest tank | 200 |
Memberships | EAZA[1] |
Website | english |
The Ranua Wildlife Park is an accredited member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).
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