Budapest Police Catch Special Escapee: a Penguin "An unusual runaway was caught by our colleagues on a busy street in the capital," reported the Budapest Police (BRFK)... 2022.03.09.
Bears and Their Shadows: Will This Winter Last Long? According to one of the best-known stories in Hungarian folklore, if a bear comes out of its cave on February... 2022.02.02.
Budapest Zoo Ranked among Europe’s Best Budapest Zoo has been ranked 15th on the Sheridan list of top zoos in Europe and occupies the top spot... 2022.01.26.
Black Panther Spotted in Hungary Said to Be in Mortal Danger As we reported earlier, a surveillance camera installed on the outskirts of Kiskunhalas showed a big cat, identified by many... 2021.12.16.
Serval Captured in Northern Hungary Dies from Coronavirus The serval, which was sighted last week in the Bükk Hills of northern Hungary and subsequently captured, died from the... 2021.11.29.
Budapest Seeking Transfer of Biodome Project to State The city of Budapest has offered property rights of the Biodome, now under construction in the City Park, to the... 2021.10.20.
Budapest Zoo to Celebrate World Animal Day with Multi-Day Festival The Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden is celebrating World Animal Day with a three-day Love of Animals and Plants Festival... 2021.10.01.
Budapest Zoo Joins EC Biodiversity Initiative The Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden has joined the European Commission's Together for biodiversity international coalition set up with the... 2021.07.10.
Police Search for Vandal Who Scrawled ‘Discrimination’ on Stone Elephant at Budapest Zoo Police are searching for an unknown man, who on Saturday at dawn scrawled the word "DISCRIMINATION" on the stone elephant... 2021.06.01.
Elephant Calf Born in Budapest Zoo An elephant calf was born in the Budapest Zoo in the small hours of Wednesday, the zoo told MTI. The... 2021.04.28.
Coronavirus: Budapest, Major Cities Close Kindergartens, Nurseries Nurseries and kindergartens in Budapest will be closing down gradually starting on Monday, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, announced on... 2020.03.15.
Miklós Persányi Resigns as Director of Budapest Zoo after 26 Years Miklós Persányi, director of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden has announced his resignation as head of the institution. According... 2020.02.21.
Balu Bear of Budapest Zoo “Predicts” Long Winter The traditional annual weather prediction happened at the Budapest Zoo over the weekend, when Balu, the Zoo’s 12-year-old bear, came out... 2020.02.03.
Gov’t Commissioner Blames Zoo Director for Risk of Biodome Incompletion The government will not allocate more funds for the biodome to be completed, Minister of State for the development of... 2020.01.15.
Pannon Park Biodome Set to Open in 2021 Two more years and an additional subsidy of 20 billion HUF (Eur 60,5 million) is needed for the completion of... 2019.12.18.
Woman Who Fatally Injured Greek Tortoise at Budapest Zoo Caught and Appeared at Court The woman who is suspected of fatally injuring a Greek tortoise with a stone at the Budapest Zoo and Botanical... 2019.06.17.
Police Looking for Woman Who Fatally Injured Greek Turtle at Budapest Zoo An unknown perpetrator hit a Greek turtle at the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden with a stone on Wednesday afternoon.... 2019.06.14.
The Sounds Of The Zoo: Summer Concerts After Sunset At Budapest Zoo Myriad genres of music mingle in the air with animal sounds within the summer concert series in the Budapest Zoo... 2016.07.08.
Budapest Zoo Orders Safety Measures After Historic Rollercoaster Breaks Loose, Causing Panic The director of the Budapest Zoo and Bothanical Gardens has ordered a string of safety measures concerning the operation of... 2015.05.29.
Budapest Zoo Welcomes First-Ever Koalas Hungary has become the first European country to the east ot the Iron Curtain to welcome koalas in one of... 2015.03.06.
Budapest Zoo To Get HUF 25 Billion In Government Support For Large-Scale Expansion The Hungarian government has pledged to provide HUF 25 billion for the construction of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden's... 2015.01.29.
