Surabaya Zoo

Surabaya Zoo 
 Biggest and complete in Southeast Asia and is divided into several places for birds, freshwater aquariums and salt water, quarantine Toxidemi, a nocturnal animal (nocturama) and various mammals (mammals). In a special place, there is also a dolphin (Irrawaddy Dolphin Mahakam) and mermaids.

Located on the road Setail 1 Surabaya (Wonokromo - Joyoboyo alongside local station), KBS is a great zoo and complete. In it is inhabited by more than 351 animal species dengn number of animals more than 2806 animals.

Surabaya Zoo (KBS) is part of the education that indirectly introduce various types of animals and instill a sense of love for nature and contents. In addition, KBS (not long from Surabaya Zoo, most people call it a KBS) is a zoo which has the main function to perform a variety of conservation efforts and captive care of wildlife species in order to establish and develop a new habitat as a means of protection and nature conservation.

As a legacy of Dutch colonial zoo with a width of about 15 hectares and was established in 1916, KBS are very ideal to be evaluated from the aspect of location, area, and collection of animals of 400 species, from within and also outside the country. Correction mostly done by management, as the parent program to care for animals.

KBS is built based on the Decree of the Governor-General of the Netherlands on August 31, 1916 number 40, with the name "Soerabaiasche Planten Dierentuin-en" (Surabaya Botanical Garden and Wildlife) for the services of a journalist named HFK Kommer animal collectors. From the financial point of HFK Kommer get help from some donors.

The location of the first KBS is in Kaliondo, in 1916, and then on September 28, 1917 move in Groedo Street. In 1920 it moved again to the Darmo area a new zoo for OOST-JAVA STOOMTRAM Train Maatschappij or service. For the first time in April 1918, KBS is opened to um um by paying the admission ticket (ticket).

Then the effect of high operating costs, hence on 21 botanical gardens Julies 1922 / KBS experiencing financial crisis and will be disbanded, but some members there who disagree.

On May 11, 1923, meeting of members at Simpang Restaurant decided to build a Zoo Organization initiated by the WA. Hompes. A very helpful for survival in 1927 from the governor and council DIJKERMAN A. Van Genrep managed to persuade Parliament of the city of Surabaya to give attention to the KBS, to the House dated 3 Julies SK 1927 to buy land, which has a width of 32 000 m3 of donations from the Train Station (OJS). In 1939 up to now widely KBS increased to 15 hectares and in 1940 it had completed an area of 85,000 m2.

Over the years, the development of KBS has changed its function. Surabaya Zoo, which was once a place of recreation, has changed into support facilities for the protection and conservation, education and research. Animal collection KBS from year to year the number and type always increases from the outside and dala country.

For the coming period of progress, require coordination with relevant parties such as KSDA (Natural Resources Conservation Center) Department of Forestry, Office of East Java Province, nurseries, and Surabaya Sub Breeding Department.
Visit time every day starting at 07:00 to 17:00 Am.

Posted by Team Kita

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