Zoo
Nordens Ark
🇸🇪 Sweden
EAZAWAZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Sweden 40 spp. present
Nordens Ark (Ark of the North) is a zoo located on the 383-hectare (950-acre) Åby Manor in Bohuslän, Sweden. Nordens Ark was opened in 1989 and is operated by the Nordens Ark Foundation (Swedish: Stiftelsen Nordens Ark). Nordens Ark is on the west coast of Sweden, not far from the border with Norway. Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, was appointed as Nordens Ark Supreme Protector in 1989. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
58.441° N 11.435° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
Medium
Species present
40
speciesOpened
1989
Size
Large
Accreditations
- World Association of Zoos and AquariumsWorldwide network of zoos, aquariums and their regional and national associations
- European Association of Zoos and AquariaZoos and aquariums mainly in Europe: shared membership standards and coordinated breeding programmes
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- Stiftelsen Nordens Ark, Åby säteri, 456 93 Hunnebostrand
Who runs it
- Run by
- Stiftelsen Nordens Ark
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Nordens Ark?
Sweden
Nordens Ark is a zoo or wildlife park in Sweden, at Stiftelsen Nordens Ark, Åby säteri, 456 93 Hunnebostrand. Its coordinates are 58.441° N, 11.435° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 602 km away.
What animals can you see at Nordens Ark?
40 species
Citizen-science photos record 40 species at Nordens Ark, including Red-crowned Crane, Red Junglefowl, Greylag Goose, Gray Wolf and White Stork. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Nordens Ark in the wild?
Red-crowned Crane: Fuzhou
Some of the animals photographed at Nordens Ark also live in the parks and cities we cover: Red-crowned Crane (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Fuzhou), Red Junglefowl (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park) and Greylag Goose (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hortobágy National Park).
When is Nordens Ark open?
Every day · 10:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Nordens Ark is open Every day · 10:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Nordens Ark accredited?
EAZA
Open registers list Nordens Ark with EAZA and WAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Nordens Ark open and how big is it?
Opened 1989, 37 ha
Nordens Ark, a zoo or wildlife park in Sweden, opened in 1989 and covers about 37 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 40 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website