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1 HISTORY
3 EDUCATION
2 CULTURAL VALUES
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HISTORY
On March 23, 1864, Admiral PierrePaul de la Grandiere, commander of French forces in Cochinchina, commissioned the building of a zoo in Saigon. Malacologist Louis Germain was named the director of the profect on March 28, 1865.
5 The Saigon Zoo and
Botani-
cal Garden is established
in
1865. Located on Nguyen Binh Khiem
Street
in District 1, It is Vietnam’s larg-
The construction started at the end of 1865 and opened to the public on February 17th, 1869
est
zoo
and
and botanical garden,
and
the 8th oldest zoo of the world
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The Saigon Zoo is one of the oldest continuously operating zoo in the world
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Ticket booth of the Saigon Zoo The Saigon Zoo has undergone many changes over the year. In 1927, it was
recognized as a member of the South East Asian Zoos Association. From 1993
to 2003, the zoo went under a long-term plan to improve the quality of
managemet, housing and care of the animals
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CULTURAL VALUES
Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden contains 590 animals of 125 species and 1830 trees and plants of 260 species, some of which are over 100 years old. The botanical garden contains many rare and valuable species of plants, some of which are not native to Vietnam. The Zoo has many kinds of mammals, reptiles, and birds. Besides native animal species, there are also many exotic species, some of which are seen in Vietnam for the first time.
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The Saigon Zoo contains two noteworthy buildings: the Museum of Vietnamese History and the monument for the Vietnamese killed in World War 2.
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EDUCATION
The main purpose of the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden is to educate the public and protect endangered animals and plants. Each year, 3200 students visit the zoo and listen to an hour-long lecture and watch a 30-minute film about the animal and plant conservation. It is al so a place for people from all ove the world to study the fauna and flora of Southest Asia.
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