There are hundreds of zoos, wildlife parks, aquaria, bird parks, animal reserves, etc. in Europe. A small country like Austria already has about 50 of them. Germany has no less than 414 registered zoos (more than the USA !). Germany has about 250 more wildlife parks, aquaria and bird parks in addition to actual zoological gardens. The world's biggest zoo is also in Germany (Zoologischer Garten Berlin). Here is a list of the most famous zoos Europe-wide, listed by opening date:
Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria
- Opening date :1752 (oldest in the world)
- Number of species : about 450
- Number of animals : ?
La ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
- Opening date : 1795
- Number of species : ?
- Number of animals : 1,100
London Zoo, UK
- Opening date : 1828 (1847 to the public)
- Number of species : 651
- Number of animals : ?
Dublin Zoo, Ireland
- Opening date : 1830
- Number of species : ?
- Number of animals : ?
Bristol Zoo, England
- Opening date : 1836
- Number of species : 309
- Number of animals : 4,500
Natura Artis Magistra, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Opening date : 1838
- Number of species : 700
- Number of animals : ?
Antwerp Zoo, Belgium
- Opening date : 1843
- Number of species : 950
- Number of animals : over 5,000
Zoologischer Garten Berlin, Germany
- Opening date : 1844
- Number of species : 1,500
- Number of animals : 14,000
Wilhelma Zoo, Stuttgart, Germany
- Opening date : 1850
- Number of species : 1,000
- Number of animals : 8,000
Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark
- Opening date : 1859
- Number of species : 264
- Number of animals : 3,300
Jardin d'Acclimatation, Paris, France
- Opening date : 1860
- Number of species : ?
- Number of animals : 150
Sofia Zoo, Bulgaria
- Opening date : 1888
- Number of species : 244
- Number of animals : 1,113
Helsinki Zoo, Korkeasaari Island, Finland
- Opening date : 1889
- Number of species : about 200
- Number of animals : ?
Barcelona Zoo, Spain
- Opening date : 1892
- Number of species : 400
- Number of animals : 7,000
Tierpark Hellabrunn, Munich, Germany
- Opening date : 1905
- Number of species : 340
- Number of animals : 7,700
Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland
- Opening date : 1913
- Number of species : ?
- Number of animals : 1,000
Zürich Zoologischer Garten, Switzerland
- Opening date : 1929
- Number of species : 300
- Number of animals : 2,200
Prague Zoo, Czech Republic
- Opening date : 1931
- Number of species : 630
- Number of animals : 4,600
Zoo Opole, Poland
- Opening date : 1936
- Number of species : 130
- Number of animals : 1,000
Tallinn Zoo, Estonia
- Opening date : 1939
- Number of species : 350
- Number of animals : 5,400
Borås Djurparks, Sweden
- Opening date : 1962
- Number of species : 80
- Number of animals : 500
Debrecen Zoo & Amusement Park, Hungary
- Opening date: 1958
- Number of species: 170
- Number of animals: 900
Colchester Zoo, England
- Opening date : 1963
- Number of species : 200
- Number of animals : ?
Palmyre Zoo, France
- Opening date : 1967
- Number of species : ?
- Number of animals : ?
Blackpool Zoo, England
- Opening date : 1972
- Number of species : 400
- Number of animals : 1,500
Miskolc Zoo, Hungary
- Opening date : 1983
- Number of species : 95
- Number of animals : 500
Pairi Daiza, Belgium
- Opening date : 1994
- Number of species : 470
- Number of animals : 7000
From the available data in this list, the largest zoos in terms of species are Berlin (1,500), Stuttgart (1,000), Antwerp (950), Amsterdam (700), then Prague (630).
The most populous are Berlin (14,000), Stuttgart (8,000), Munich (7,700), and in 5th position Barcelona Zoo and Pairi Daiza (both 7,000).
