Lyon's Zoo

Lyon's zoo is located in the Gold's head park in Lyon, a city on the South of France. It is today, the last public park with free access. People can discover wildlife while go for a ride in the middle of a city.

The park opened in 1858. It started with species used for education purpuses such as farm animals. In 1876, Wild animals were able to be observed: Lions, bears, perrets, pantheres, elephants and giraffes replaced the farm animals. le layout cages and animal welfare have evolved a lot since that period. In 2002, the bear enclosure had been rebuild, while in 2003, the primates one also had been modifided. 

In 2010, a 2.5 hectare African area with a small island surrounded by a huge plain replaced the small enclosures. More than 150 animals have been moved in there. Giraffes, watusis (african domestic cow) , antilopes, flamingos, beef keepers, ibis, egrets, ducks, as well as lemurs living on the island.

Recently, An Asian forest has been set up and will host many species for Asian mammals and birds.

In July 2017, the zoo has a 8.5 hectares size, counting 66 different species with in total 300 animals.