Pionirska dolina explained

Zoo Name:	Pionirska dolina
Location:	Koševo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Area:	8.5ha
Coordinates:	43.8776°N 18.4118°W
Num Species:	59 (2021)
Owner:	KJKP Park
Website:	KJKP Park official site

Pioneer Valley (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Pionirska dolina / Пионирска долина) is a recreational and entertainment center and zoo located in Koševo neighborhood, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

Recreation and entertainment center "Pioneer Valley" is the oldest zoo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During Austro-Hungarian period it was located in Ilidža, but was later relocated to the municipality of Centar.^[1]

Zoo

The zoo hosts 59 species of animals from all over the world.

In early 2012, Pionirska dolina hosted an exhibition with 52 dinosaurs, reconstructed by a German Palaeontological Research Center, under the strict supervision of the Paleontology museum in Hanover.^[2]

In February 2013, it was announced that two lions from Sofia Zoo would be donated to the Pionirska dolina zoo.^[3] A few days after the lions were donated in March 2013, a lioness died of E. coli.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: KJKP PARK - Djelatnost preduzeća . 2012-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120109011812/http://www.park.ba/Djelatnost.aspx?pageIndex= . 2012-01-09 . dead .
2. Web site: SVIJET DINOSAURUSA . www.dinosaurusi.ba . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120126143122/http://www.dinosaurusi.ba/index.php?strana=2 . 2012-01-26.
3. Web site: Uskoro lavovi u Pionirskoj dolini Avaz Online izdanje . www.avaz.ba . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208011106/http://www.avaz.ba/vijesti/sarajevo/uskoro-lavovi-u-pionirskoj-dolini . 2013-02-08.
4. Web site: Lavica uginula od bakterije e. Coli na plućima, bubrezima i srcu.