Dublin Zoo: an illustrated history

2009. Commissioned by Dublin Zoo and published by The Collins Press, Cork.

All new edition of Dublin Zoo’s, encompassing extraordinary change from 2001-2021, with many previously unpublished photos.

The first published history of Dublin Zoo from its beginnings in 1830 to 2009.

Tim Brown of the Independent Zoo Enthusiasts Society said that this was ‘Probably the best every history of a zoo on these islands.’ The first published history of Dublin Zoo, the well-illustrated book traces the Zoo’s evolution from its foundation through the good times and the bad. The focus is on the animals and the visitors, the major events, the interaction between visitors and animals including elephant rides and chimpanzee tea parties. The book brings out the importance of education from the earliest days when the founders wanted to encourage sensitivity and kindness towards animals. This edition ends in 2009.

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