Riga ZOO
Winter Nights begin at the Riga Zoo!
19/12/2011
Come and taste the Winter Nights at the Riga Zoo! It is a unique opportunity to observe animals in the twilight hours. Between 16:00 and 19:00 the admission fee will only be Ls 1.
Gift to the Riga Zoo’s zebras and hornbills
28/11/2011
The Riga National Zoo wants to thank to all the employees of Narvesen, a chain of newsagent stores, and all their loyal clients who keenly participated in the loyalty program “Support the African savannah animals in the Riga Zoo” (“Atbalsti Āfrikas savannas dzīvniekus Rīgas Zooloģiskajā dārzā”) this summer. The campaign raised 15,008 lats and 59 santims that will be used to improve the welfare of zebras and hornbills.
On September 10, the number of workers in the Riga Zoo is going to double
09/09/2011
On Saturday, September 10, 150 employees of the mobile network operator Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) for the first time will help the Riga Zoo to tidy up and improve the fitting-out of the zoo, thus, proving the importance of a lasting collaboration and friendship. One of the main objectives of this joint work is the building of a gazebo at the lakeshore, next to the bear enclosure. The gazebo is going to be accessible to every visitor of the Riga Zoo and is going to be an excellent picnic place.
The Riga ZOO and the board of the Freeport of Riga invites people to watch birds
08/09/2011
Bird-watching has become a very popular leisure-time activity in Europe; in Latvia too there is a fair amount of enthusiasts who spend their free time trying to spot with binoculars or a telescope something unseen in the birds’ world. Therefore, every year some new bird species are added to the list of birds spotted in Latvia, which now includes 347 species.
STRIPED DAYS from August 22 to August 28!
22/08/2011
The Striped days, taking place at the end of August, right before the beginning of the school year, is a popular tradition at the Riga Zoo already for several years.
Zoo releases a rehabilitated seal back into the sea
17/08/2011
On August 17, halfway from Roja to Ruhnu Island, a grey seal, brought up in the Riga Zoo, was released into the sea from the Roja harbour ship „Lasis”.
Three brownish wonders in the family of Grey Crowned Crane
15/08/2011
Many animals from the southern hemisphere retain the biological rhythm of their homeland. Thus, babies have to be brought up when spring is THERE, in Africa, not here. Therefore, grey crowned cranes are brooding at the end of summer or even in autumn.
The Tropical month (sponsored by O!Karte) begins at the Riga Zoo
07/02/2011
This is the ninth year in a row that February is called „the Tropical month” at the Riga Zoo, and this year from February 7 to March 6 every Saturday and Sunday from 12.00 to 16.00 the visitors of the Riga Zoo are invited to partake in interesting conversations about animals coming from lands that know neither snow nor cold.
Winter Nights at the Riga Zoo together with Inquiry service 1188
02/12/2010
Winter, the season when we all feel nostalgic and wish for the light to return, is the time when the paths and animal enclosures in the zoo are decorated with Christmas lights and spotlights, so that already in December 1 the visitors could enjoy the Winter night adventures at the Riga Zoo. The zoo is an interesting place to visit not only on summer days but also on winter evenings. Last winter “The Zoo Nights” were quite popular among visitors and people were coming to the Riga Zoo despite the darkness and cold to marvel at the illuminated animal enclosures.
The Miracles Begin in the Riga Zoo
15/11/2010
In autumn evenings when the cold and darkness sets in unexpectedly early, people long for miracles and surprises. During the festival “Staro Rīga”, it will be possible to witness both in the Riga Zoo. A true virtual reality: an extraordinary journey to Africa and a new-found Tiger constellation, living in the pines of the Riga Zoo.