{"id":4977,"date":"2019-01-10T11:18:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T16:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4977"},"modified":"2019-01-10T11:18:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T16:18:02","slug":"over-one-million-people-visited-dublin-zoo-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4977","title":{"rendered":"Over One Million People Visited Dublin Zoo in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dublin Zoo’s annual visitor numbers have exceeded one million for the eighth year in a row.<\/p>\n

New figures reveal that 1,230,145 people visited the Phoenix Park attraction over the course of 2018.<\/p>\n

November to January saw 210,235 of those visit the Wild Lights exhibit which marks a 35% increase on 2017.<\/p>\n

The zoo welcomed over 100 new arrivals, including an Asian elephant calf and three scimitar-horned oryx calves; a species classified as extinct in the wild.<\/p>\n

Director of the zoo, Leo Oosterweghel, said the numbers are a testament to the staff.<\/p>\n

Mr Oosterweghel said: “We are continuously reinvesting in the Zoo, building world-class habitats that closely reflect the animals’ natural environments and are committed to offering a memorable day out to all our visitors.”<\/p>\n

Last August, the zoo opened it’s \u20ac3m Discovery and Learning Center which provides education programs in biodiversity, wildlife conservation and zoology for schools and colleges across the country.<\/p>\n

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