Zoo Ostrava The Annual Report 2009

where the animals have been housed so far, to essentially improve their living conditions. Once in the natural
outdoor enclosure, the animals will be held in a situation, which will be very similar to their habitat in the
wild. The existing natural ground in the exhibit will be maintained as is including the water stream and
small lake. There is a forest with fully grown trees stretching almost across the enclosure. The ground as
such is very rugged, which will provide the animals with almost unlimited opportunities to exercise their
moving skills. The zoo visitors will have the opportunity to see the animals ranging in the natural habitat,
using trees and the forest stand as well as the lake. To make the animal watching more comfortable, the
facilities include five viewing platforms with different types of architectural design and an unusual type of
access in form of a wooden bridge added in some of them. The expanses of water integrated into the cascade
of lakes with streaming water forming fast-moving streams and waterfalls will become another component
refreshing the exhibit. The same applies to the central viewing platform to contain two large-sized freshwater
aquariums presenting the world of water to visitors, with an outdoor enclosure for Asian small-clawed otters
and binturongs including an outdoor pool that the visitor will see before entering the platform. The area is
complete with the children’s playground containing components for the kids to play with and have some fun,
and the much-needed social facility including toilets for physically challenged persons. In addition to the
exhibit and related facilities, this extensive project also involves necessary mains and service lines, including
drinking and service water, power and communication installations, sewerage, wastewater plant and water
management system, vast landscaping and gardening work as well as outdoor lighting. The construction of
this up-to-the-minute housing and display facility is sure to increase the zoo’s attractiveness, while providing
the visitors with the opportunity of watching the animals in their natural habitat.
Thanks to the financial contributions of donors, such as the CEZ Foundation's support amounting 150,000
CZK, but also the 559 thousand korunas raised through a public money collection, the zoo could launch in
2009 the implementation of the capital project called Papua. By redesigning existing premises, four exhibits
will be developed to depict the tropical natural environment of Papua-New Guinea employing aquariums and
a system of small lakes and presenting several threatened animal species, namely members of reptiles and
fish, with total estimated construction costs of 2,215 thousand CZK.
In the late 2009, the Construction of sea eagle and golden eagle aviaries project was finished. To
make this project real, funds were raised within the Operational Programme Cross Border Cooperation Czech
Republic-Slovakia scheme as part of the Returning the Golden Eagle to the Mountains of Moravskoslezske
Beskydy project, with total expenses including design work amounting to 2,024 thousand CZK. The work
was co-funded by the Statutory City of Ostrava extending 285.5 thousand CZK for development of the project
documentation and providing means amounting to 1,765 thousand CZK to pre-fund the construction work
as such.
A capital project named Rebuilding the Children's Zoo was launched in October 2009 with the aim to
add attractiveness to the central part of the zoo grounds, as the long-term state of disrepair of the existing
facility required immediate solution. Within the project implementation phase, the children's zoo is to be
expanded with new attractive forms of domestic animals added, like several breeds of cattle, diverse rabbit
breeds and domestic pigs. The project will also involve a farm building with visitor access, water and power
supply, sewerage, play components for kids, park furniture and extensive landscaping and gardening work.
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