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Pairi Daiza, the largest animal park in the Benelux, is growing steadily

In 2024, the Belgian zoo Pairi Daiza received 2.651.270 visitors. That is a growth of 16% compared to 2023. The park is therefore in full development and regularly opens new worlds of experience. There are also plans for 2025 and 2026...

New indoor playground Boudewijn Seapark: underwater paradise for children

Boudewijn Seapark in Bruges will open the doors of a new indoor playground in early June 2025. The park is investing €800.000 in the new attraction, which will have a surface area of 2.132 m² and a height of 8 metres on three floors, making it a...

Animal Welfare Flanders launches the Zoo Animal Welfare Award

The Flemish government is introducing a prize for the best initiative that positively influences the welfare of zoo animals and communicates this to visitors in an interesting and clear way. Only officially recognized zoos in Flanders can apply...

Slightly fewer visitors to Amsterdam zoo ARTIS in 2024

ARTIS received 2024 paying visitors in 1.272.515. This was a decrease of 1,3% compared to 2023 (1.300.000). ARTIS saw an increase in educational visits in 2024, and the ARTIS Planetarium also attracted more visitors. The decrease was partly caused by the temporary...

Dolfinarium Harderwijk no longer appears in the new Green Michelin Guide

Dolfinarium Harderwijk, which currently has a Michelin star as a special travel destination, will probably only be allowed to show off for one year. World Animal Protection Nederland (WAPN) announced last week in a press release that the star had been taken away again. That turned out to be...

Visitor numbers to WILDLANDS zoo in Emmen continue to grow

WILDLANDS Adventure Zoo Emmen looks back on 2024 with satisfaction. Over 951.000 visitors visited the park last year. That is a growth of 3% compared to 2023, when a visitor number of 926.000 was recorded. This growth is partly due to...

Slight increase in visitors at Burgers' Zoo

Royal Burgers' Zoo has ended the year 2024 with satisfaction, with a total of 1.074.594 guests passing through the entrance gates. That is 38.597 more than in 2023. The zoo has not yet fully returned to the level of 2019, when it had 1.129.234...

New visitor record for Beekse Bergen in 2024; over 1,5 million

Safaripark Beekse Bergen welcomed no less than 1,5 million visitors last year. This record number is an absolute milestone for the zoo, which offers visitors a unique safari experience and is committed to nature conservation and education.

Artis obtains status as Professional Organization for Monument Conservation (POM)

Artis has obtained POM status. With POM status, the national government stimulates good ownership and clientship of organisations that own at least twenty national monuments. This status offers advantages, among other things, when applying for maintenance subsidies.

New Chimpanzee Valley opened in Amersfoort Animal Park

DierenPark Amersfoort has opened the doors of its newest theme area: the Chimpanzee Valley. Visitors not only met the chimpanzees in their new home, but also experienced an adventurous journey between the trees. “We have been looking forward to this for years. We...

Smart management of rainwater in Burgers' Zoo

Royal Burgers' Zoo makes clever use of these times of abundant rainfall. The many covered park areas not only make the Arnhem zoo very weather-independent, but the roofs also collect rainwater, which sustainably waters the tropical rainforest at night...

ZooParc Overloon is building a grand new expedition area across Tropical Africa

Construction of Ngyuwe, the new expedition area of ZooParc Overloon, has started. This is the largest construction project in the history of the park, which will also celebrate its 2025th anniversary in 25. Ngyuwe takes visitors to the heart of Tropical...

Pairi Daiza, the largest animal park in the Benelux, is growing steadily

New indoor playground Boudewijn Seapark: underwater paradise for children

Animal Welfare Flanders launches the Zoo Animal Welfare Award

Slightly fewer visitors to Amsterdam zoo ARTIS in 2024

Dolfinarium Harderwijk no longer appears in the new Green Michelin Guide

Visitor numbers to WILDLANDS zoo in Emmen continue to grow

Slight increase in visitors at Burgers' Zoo

New visitor record for Beekse Bergen in 2024; over 1,5 million

Artis obtains status as Professional Organization for Monument Conservation (POM)

New Chimpanzee Valley opened in Amersfoort Animal Park

Smart management of rainwater in Burgers' Zoo

ZooParc Overloon is building a grand new expedition area across Tropical Africa

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