Zoological Garden of Monaco

It is situated on the Esplanade Rainer III, in Monaco's Fontvieille ward, on the southern side of the Rock of Monaco. They were set up by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in 1954. 250 creatures are held in the zoo, speaking to somewhere in the range of 50 species. The zoo is a hectare in measure, set more than four levels on the stone. None of the creatures were acquired; all have originated from gifts, bazaars, or surrendered creatures and those seized by carnivals. Five creatures went to the zoo from the 2009 conclusion of the zoo at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

The zoo in the past contained panthers, however these were discharged into the wild because of the endeavors of campaigner Virginia McKenna, author of the Born Free Foundation. The two panthers, Pitou and Sirius, had been kept in a sixteen-foot fenced in area with a solid floor. McKenna had beforehand visited Monaco nine times trying to request of Prince Rainier for the creatures' discharge, she was at last conceded a regal crowd with Prince Albert after his climb to the Monegasque honored position in 2005. Albert consented to discharge the panthers to Born Free, with a guarantee to discharge the camel and hippo in the zoo at a later date. Albert additionally guaranteed to transform the Zoological Gardens into a petting zoo.