Polar_Park_(animal_park)

Polar Park (animal park)

Polar Park (animal park)

Zoo in Bardu, Norway

Polar Park is an animal park in the municipality of Bardu in Troms county, Norway.[1] The park opened on 18 June 1994, displaying animals in their natural habitat. With only 12 enclosures on 110 hectares (270 acres),[1] the park claims to have one of the world's biggest area-per-animal ratio.[1] It also notes that it is the world's "most northern animal park."[2]

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The park specializes in Nordic fauna, including Norway's four largest predators: brown bear, Eurasian lynx, wolf, and wolverine.[3] There are also moose, muskox, red deer, and reindeer.[2] In October 2015, hunters accidentally wandered into the park's area and shot two red deer.[4] As of July 2019, the number of each species resident in the park are listed on the park's website as follows:

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Photos from the park:

  • Brown bear
  • Lynx
  • Wolf

References

  1. [1]
    "About Polar Park". polarpark.no. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Frontpage". polarpark.no. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Visitor Centre Carnivore". polarpark.no. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Shepherd, Chuck (October 30, 2015). "News of the Weird". Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. p. B9. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
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