| Saturday, February 14, 2009 |
| Surabaya Zoo |
Surabaya Zoo is a popular zoo in Indonesia, located on the road Setail No. 1 Surabaya, KBS is a zoo that it was se-Southeast Asia, there are more than 351 different species of animals of more than 2806 animals. Rare animals including Indonesia and the world of mammals, Aves, reptilia, Pisces.
KBS is an interesting place because of factors that are located in the middle of the city of Surabaya, the bustling metropolis the city that we can still find a variety of animals that most often live in the outdoors, this may become a kind of decline for men to measure keep the balance of nature in preserving animal and also for young children to visit KBS is a part of education that are not directly useful to recognize the various animals that have embedded that feeling since early love of nature and all its contents. In addition, KBS is a garden which means that the animals or the vessel with the main function of ex-situ conservation of doing business care and the different types of animals in order to establish and develop a new habitat as a means of protection and conservation of nature which has been used for the development of Science & Technology as well as for recreational facilities natural health.
End of the target animal park are: to expand understanding and appreciation of the functions of park animals, efforts to improve the welfare of animals, creating links between ex-situ conservation with in-situ, a global network formed between the garden animals. Education programs and research in Singapore Zoos conduct of science and technology is a vehicle for the scientific community and is a living laboratory for more love and respect the flora and fauna as the natural wealth we belong together.
During this on sunday or holidays other, KBS always be visitors who come from different regions, cities, and even foreign tourists. If you see a glimpse of Convention & Exhibition Center is very good and reasonable as to dibanggakan tourism in East Java and Surabaya in particular.
History Convention & Exhibition Center:
Was established based on the Decree of Governor General of the Netherlands on 31 August 1916 No. 40, with the name "Soerabaiasche Planten-Dierentuin en" (Garden Botany and Animals Surabaya) on the service of a journalist named HFK Kommer have a hobby of collecting the animals. In terms of financial HFK Kommer get some help from people who have enough capital.
First Board of Convention & Exhibition Center:
Chairman: J.P Mooyman
Secretary: A.H. de Wildt
Treasurer: P Egos, 6 people were members, namely:
1. F.C. Frumau 4. J. Th Lohmann
2. A. Lenshoek 5. Edw. H. Soesman
3. H.C. Liem 6. M.C. Valk
Superintendent Convention & Exhibition Center:
1. J.P Moyman
2. Sunaryo
3. Hartoyo
4. Ariono
5. Ki Sumali
6. Stany Subakir
7. I Komang Wiarsa Sardjana
Stand location:
KBS is the first location in Kaliondo, in the year 1916, and on 28 September 1917 change in the way Groedo. And in 1920 moved to the area for Darmo zoo on the service of a new JAVA-Oost STOOMTRAM MAATSCHAPPIJ Maskapai Train or arrange a site area of 30,500 m2.
KBS Geographic:
07o 17 '34 "LS and 07o 17' 51" LS
112o 34 '56 "BT and 112o 35' 15" BT
Distance from downtown: 5 km +
Distance from sea: + 12 km
Rainfall average: 127 mm3/ml
Altitude: 3 - 6 m dpl
Average/year water temperature: 27.6 OC
Soil structure: Tier Aluvial
Type of season: season special
Area KBS used for:
Park in the cage: 3.1 ha (20.7%)
Park outside cage: 1.8 ha (12%)
Park open space: 4.9 ha (37.7%)
Street: 0.8 ha (5.3%)
Water channel: 0.2 ha (1.3%)
Swimming and buildings: 2.5 ha (16.7%)
Cage animals: 1.7 ha (11.3%)
Parking: 1 ha
Operational and development
For the first time in April 1918, KBS is opened but with the sign of entrance (ticket). Then due to the high operational costs, then on 21 July 1922 botanical garden / KBS crisis and will be disbanded, but some of its members do not agree. In this year also. In the meeting decided to dismiss KBS, but prevented by the Municipality of Surabaya at that time.
On 11 May 1923, members meeting in Simpang Restaurant Association decided to establish the new Fraser, WA, and appointed Hompes to stay in the garden and manage all garden activities (leadership). Help for the viability at the time of the year 1927 is DIJKERMAN Mayor and council members can Genrep A. Van House blandish Surabaya to reach the attention of the KBS, the SK House on 3 July 1927 dibelilah land area of 32,000 m3 of donations Maskapai Rail (OJS). 1939 until now knowledgeable KBS increased to 15 hectares and in 1940 selesailah the extent of making the garden 85,000 m2.
In KBS development tlah changed its function from year to year. Convention & Exhibition Center is only a first place for recreation has been developed into its protection and conservation facilities, education, research and recreation. Animals that become KBS collection from year to year the number and types continue to grow, both from abroad and from within the originating country.
Vision and mission KBS:
Conservation, education, research, and recreation
KBS advantages:
* Located a strategic, accessible
* Collection KBS animals that it se-Southeast Asia
* In addition to the animals inside the cage diperagakan also have animals that are free to inhabit the area flora KBS
Visiting hours:
Go to start at 07.00 WIB - 17.00 WIB
Htm (Entrance Ticket Price):
Children - children under 12 years old @ Rp. 4000, --
Adults over 12 years @ Rp. 5.000, --
Minimum group of 30 people, 20% discount - 25%.
Other:
KBS is a member of the PKBSI Zoos Perhimpunan Indonesia. According to the results of the meeting decided that a zoo or zoo is a place where only the animals only, so that later attraction-attraction of the zoo will be slowly removed as the exploitation of animals.
Source: Library ZooLabels: surabaya zoo, traveling |
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