Moscow Zoo

The Moscow Zoo contains 5,150 animals of 960 species. The main objectives of the zoo are environmental, educational and research activities. The zoo regularly hosts excursions, training sessions with schoolchildren, visiting lectures with a demonstration of domesticated animals. The zoo participates in a large number of international programs for the maintenance and breeding of rare species of animals, constantly exchanges animals with many zoos around the world. Specialists of the zoo attend international conferences and meetings and host foreign colleagues.

The zoo is a corner of wildlife in the heart of the city, a favorite resting place for Muscovites and guests of the capital. On its territory there are picturesque Presnensky ponds. Animals are kept in open enclosures and pavilions, the design of which reflects the features of the natural habitat and contains additional information on zoology and nature protection.