Burgers' Mangrove Worldwide the mangroves are threatened due to intensive prawn farming and the explosive growth in population. Because of this large sections of mangrove are disappearing, even though mangroves have an essential function in nature. Royal Burgers' Zoo wants to create awareness in its visitors and is building the world's largest covered mangrove with an area of over 3,000 m² in Arnhem. The energy efficient hall at the Arnhem Zoo is for the most part inspired by the country Belize, which is located in Central America. For over 27 years already Burgers' Zoo has been protecting a nature reserve in Belize, of which the mangrove is a significant part. With this new building project the Arnhem Zoo continues the tradition of the eco-displays: amaze visitors with ecosystems that are as close to nature as possible and in which the animals largely live in freedom. Read more about the mangrove
News Thursday, 10 August 2017 Rhino born live on webcam! On Thursday, 10th of August thousands of viewers witnessed the birth of a healthy calf live on our YouTube channel. Read more
News Tuesday, 25 July 2017 Live webcam follows pregnant rhinoceros Burgers’ Zoo expects the birth of a baby white rhino to occur within the next two weeks. Read more
News Wednesday, 12 July 2017 Dozens of tropical butterflies open Burgers' Mangrove! With the release of dozens of tropical butterflies, director Alex van Hooff and Omar Figueroa, Belizean Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable... Read more
News Sunday, 02 July 2017 Giant window as an eyecatcher A massive, 12-metres-long by 1.8-metres-tall window forms an eyecatching feature in the Mangrove. The window is made of acrylic instead of glass, just like the windows in the Ocean. The giant window... Read more
News Tuesday, 20 June 2017 Burgers' Zoo opens largest indoor mangrove in the world! At 15:30 on Thursday, 13 July, 2017, Burgers’ Zoo will open an extraordinary new ecosystem: Burgers’ Mangrove. Read more
News Wednesday, 14 June 2017 Access to another world In the future, visitors will enter the Mangrove through a darkened tunnel, similar to the current access tunnel to the Bush. In the tunnel,... Read more
News Saturday, 27 May 2017 Ebb and flood One distinguishing feature of mangroves near the mouth of a river, where it meets the ocean, is that, under the influence of the tides, the ecosystem must deal with both fresh water and seawater during... Read more