Zone d'identification
Type of entity
Collectivité
Forme autorisée du nom
Parque Lecocq
forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
- Montevideo Zoo
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates d’existence
fl 1946
Historique
Parque Lecocq is a nature reserve northwest of Montevideo, Uruguay. It houses mammals and birds and protects flora and pursues and supports breeding programs. It is adjacent to protected wetlands. Its mandate is to be a "support centre for biodiversity conservation both nationally and internationally". The zoo houses one of the largest communities of the Addax antelope (a critically endangered species) in the world