Polar Park (animal park) explained

Zoo Name:	Polar Park
Location:	Bardu, Norway
Date Opened:	18 June 1994
Area:	110ha
Num Species:	8
Num Animals:	41 (as of July 2019)

Polar Park is an animal park in Bardu Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The park opened on 18 June 1994, displaying animals in their natural habitat. With only 12 enclosures on 110ha, the park claims to have one of the world's biggest area-per-animal ratio.^[1] It also notes that it is the world's "most northern animal park."^[2]

The park specializes in Nordic fauna, including Norway's four largest predators: brown bear, Eurasian lynx, wolf, and wolverine.^[3] There are also moose, muskox, red deer, and reindeer.^[2] In October 2015, hunters accidentally wandered into the park's area and shot two red deer.^[4] As of July 2024, the number of each species resident in the park are listed on the park's website as follows:

Species	Population
	9
	4
	3
	3
	4
	13
	7
	1

Gallery

Photos from the park:

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Polar Park . polarpark.no . July 13, 2019.
2. Web site: Frontpage . polarpark.no . July 13, 2019.
3. Web site: Visitor Centre Carnivore . polarpark.no . July 13, 2019.
4. News: News of the Weird . Chuck . Shepherd . . . B9 . October 30, 2015 . July 13, 2019.