Summer Zoo School 2025
Summer Zoo School 2025 Dear Parents, In 2025, the Summer Zoo School at the Sofia Zoo will be held from June 9 to July 11, 2025. The Summer Zoo School program will be organized by the team of the Educational Sector at the zoo and will take place in the building of the Ecological Scientific […]
Educational events
Educational events The Ecological Science and Education Center organizes information campaigns and thematic days related to various animal species, aimed at all visitors in order to increase their knowledge of the wild world and build environmental awareness. Such events include Rhinoceros Day, Bird Day, Jaguar Day, Bat Night, Natura 2000 Day, etc. It also assists […]
Educational platform
Educational platform In 2024, thanks to a joint project of the Ecological Science and Education Center at the Sofia Zoo and DSK Bank and MasterCard, an online platform with educational resources about the zoo and the endangered species that are kept there was created. It can be used by all teachers, parents and visitors. The […]
Scientific activity
Scientific activity Sofia Zoo and the experts from the Ecological Scientific and Educational Center participate and assist in conducting scientific research at the national and international level. The conditions in zoos provide some advantages in conducting scientific research in the zoo. Such are the possibility of 24-hour observation of animals; individual individuals are easily recognized […]
Participation in conservation programs (EEP, ESB)
Participation in conservation programs (EEP, ESB) One of the main functions of zoos today is the breeding and reproduction of rare, endangered, and protected species of animals. Sofia Zoo participates in the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP, EAZA Ex situ Programmes) of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA) with the following valuable animal […]
Environmental campaigns
Environmental campaigns Sofia Zoo, as a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA), is participating in the EAZA conservation campaign for 2024-2025, called Vietnamazing. The focus of the campaign is on unique and endangered animal species found in Vietnam, and its goal is to build a conservation network to help protect this […]
Comprehensive genetic and ethological studies for long-term in situ and ex situ conservation of the brown bear, Ursus arctos
Comprehensive genetic and ethological studies for long-term in situ and ex situ conservation of the brown bear, Ursus arctos “Comprehensive genetic and ethological studies for long-term in situ and ex situ conservation of the brown bear, Ursus arctos”, funded by the Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science (MES). The project aims […]
From Iron Curtain to Green Belt: Restoring Ecological Networks in Southeast Bulgaria
From Iron Curtain to Green Belt: Restoring Ecological Networks in Southeast Bulgaria Project “From Iron Curtain to Green Belt: Restoring Ecological Networks in South-East Bulgaria”, funded by the Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP), which is managed by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative – a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and leading international organisations focused on biodiversity […]
A bright future for the black vulture
A bright future for the black vulture “A Bright Future for the Black Vulture”, LIFE14 NAT/BG/649 is a project that brings together the efforts of five main partners from four European countries – Green Balkans – Stara Zagora and the Wild Flora and Fauna Fund (WFFF) from Bulgaria, the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) from the […]
Life for the bearded vulture
Life for the bearded vulture “Life for the Bearded Vulture” (project №101113869 LIFE22-NAT-BG-Bearded Vulture LIFE) funded by the LIFE program with the coordinating organization “Green Balkans – Stara Zagora” Association. https://vultureslife.greenbalkans.org/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%82 Thanks to this project, after more than 50 years of absence from Bulgarian nature, the bearded vulture has a chance to be restored in […]