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Dresden Zoo
Corporate body · 1861-

Dresden Zoo is a zoo in the city of Dresden, Germany. It was opened in 1861, making it Germany's fourth oldest zoo. It was originally designed by Peter Joseph Lenné

Dublin Zoo
Corporate body · 1831-

Dublin Zoo in Phoenix Park, is a zoo in Dublin, Ireland. Established and designed in 1830 by Decimus Burton. Today it focuses on conservation projects, breeding programmes, and growing awareness for animals.

The Royal Zoological Society of Dublin was established at a meeting held at the Rotunda Hospital on 10th May 1830 and the Zoo, then called the Zoological Gardens Dublin, was opened to the public on 1st September 1831. The animals, 46 mammals and 72 birds, were donated by London Zoo and the Royal Menagerie of the Tower of London

Dudley Zoo & Castle
Corporate body · 1937-

Dudley Zoo & Castle is a zoo located within the grounds of Dudley Castle in the town of Dudley, in the Black Country region of the West Midlands, England. The zoo went into receivership in 1977 and was purchased by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Dudley Zoo is now operated by Dudley and West Midlands Zoological Society, founded in 1978 and a registered charity.

The owner of Dudley Castle, the Third Earl of Dudley, decided to create a zoo in the castle grounds in the 1930s. It was Oxford Zoo, which closed in 1936, that supplied Dudley with the majority of its initial collection of animals. The zoo was built between 1935 and 1937, with Dr Geoffrey Vevers, Superintendent of London Zoo acting as an advisor. Thirteen zoo buildings were designed by Berthold Lubetkin and engineering was carried out by Ove Arup