Gaziantep Zoo Riding
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based on 8 reviews
Contact Gaziantep Zoo Riding
Address : | 27010 Şahinbey/Gaziantep, Turkey |
Phone : | 📞 +98 |
Website : | http://www.gaziantepzoo.org/ |
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City : | Şahinbey/Gaziantep |
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Kate Hardy on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Summary:
This is a well-funded zoo that desperately needs to invest more into their animals care. I was truly taken aback by the conditions of this well-renowned zoo. Please understand I fully support the concept of zoos as organizations and I have even worked at an AZA-accredited zoo in the United States and was a reptile keeper for a natural history museum for 3 years. With that said, the Gaziantep Zoo either needs major alterations or needs to be shut down. Please see attached photos.
PROS:
It has a surprising diversity of animals.
A large effort was spent on making the zoo a comfortable place to visit: plenty of resting areas, landscaping is well done, lots of places to eat, and even a few train/cars for traveling long distances within the zoo.
CONS (only the most drastic are listed here for brevity):
Their outdoor enclosures for the primates seemed large enough to me, but the indoor enclosures (where they lived when I visited in mid-March) were TINY.
There were multiple unfit pairings of species in the same enclosure such as crocodiles + turtles and a single mandrill + a troop of vervet monkeys.
Several mammal enclosures had countless days worth of feces in them and several bird enclosures were covered in urates.
Many of the snake enclosures in the aquarium building were mislabeled and none of them had a hiding place, which is critical for their well-being.
There were multiple small bird enclosures (I think they were zebra finches) that had had a dead bird at the bottom.
Nearly all of the tropical bird enclosures were at 10ºC (should be within 18-27ºC depending on the species)
Countless different species of birds were losing their feathers (more than just a regular molting).
Many enclosures, especially primates' and the aquarium tanks were entirely overcrowded; many of the fish could barely move without running into one another.
The only employees I saw were the security guards at the entrance. This may just be a difference from American zoos, but I am used to seeing several keepers and educators throughout my zoo visit. Because of this several guests were able to harass the animals freely by knocking on glass enclosures or yelling to/at the animals.
I barely saw any enrichment besides environmental enrichment (like ropes, trees, dens, etc). PSA: Enrichment can be novel objects, scents, creative feeding techniques, mirrors, balls, and much, much more. It is a vital part of zoo animals' lives as it keeps them entertained and also stimulates their minds. It is especially important to the more intelligent animals like the primates and macaws. Can you imagine being confined to your house with no TV, books, radio, or computer?
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Mhd Wassim Al Majzoub on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Outstanding Huge Zoo.
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oya kutsal on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Specially for children it is fantastic.
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Khalil Alrahabi on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ So nice zoo
I once read that its classification is the second zoo in the world
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Barham Ali on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is amazing to visit there, and walk tour is really tiredfull since the area is huge and consisted of hills. i recommend to have some tools to be used by visiter such as electical bikes.
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Tammie Sisco Yeşilyurt on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Small but all the favorites and it's only 5 tl entrance
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Mustafa Alyaseen on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nice place to see the wild animals, it is good for kids and those who like the wild life
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Jad Hloubi on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It's absolutely in Gaziantep, not in Istanbul or Ankara. Gaziantep Zoo sits on the biggest area in comparison Turkey's and Middle East's zoos. Also it's the second in Europe and third in the World in size.
You can go their and spend up to 5 hours and not finishing your trip.
Awesome place, i recommend everyone to visit it.
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