Matecaña City Zoo
| Date opened | 1959 |
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| Date closed | 2015 |
| Location | Pereira Colombia |
| Land area | 17 hectares (42 acres) |
| No. of animals | 800 |
| No. of species | 150 |
| Memberships | Society of Public Improvements Pereira |
| Website | http://www.zoopereira.org/ |
The Matecaña City Zoo (Zoológico Matecaña) is located in Pereira, Colombia, the work of the Society of Public Improvements Pereira, who on January 26, 1951, through a management buy the 17 hectares (42 acres) of farm Matecaña. The initial goal was to build a football stadium, but the ground was not considered useful for this, and decided to spend at a botanical garden and playground.
Currently the zoo is at its Matecaña master plan renovation of facilities that aim to change cages by plant more closely resemble the natural habitats of the animals exhibited originating ecosystems, providing a better quality of life for animals and a better understanding to the community who daily visit. The zoo has a collection of 800 individuals from 150 different species, between birds, mammals and snakes from Americas, Africa and Asia, plus some endemic animals. In the garden there is also a great diversity of flora endemic and native to the area.
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