Location:  The zoo is situated in a picturesque valley of the Jihlavka River. Visitors can see sheets of water, afforested grades, meadows and rocks. All of this is just a few minutes (10 minutes walking time) from the town centre.

  Access to the Zoo:

  1) from the Masaryk square through Brnenska street 
  2) from the summer movie-theatre (for detailed
information, click on "History of the Zoo")
  3) new car´s parking next the new entry area on road from Brno.

  Animals: "The zoo without bars" is home for 100 rare species of animals, including 17 species classified in European breeding programs. The Zoo specializes on raising and breeding felines, apes and reptiles.

  The TOP animals at the Zoo in Jihlava: 
  The smallest in the world: a subspecies of the (Sumatran) tigers, a (Malaysian) bear, a (Small) otter, an monkey (Pygmy marmoset)
   The biggest in the world: a (Giant red kangaroo), a rodent (Capybara) 
   The greatest variety of marmosets and tamarins in the Czech Republic. 

  The membership in professional organizations: 
  WAZA (World Association of Zoos and Aquaria) 
  EAZA (European Association of ZOOs and Aquaria)
  IZE (International Association of Zoo Educators)
  UCSZ ( Union of Czech and Slovak Zoos).

  Service:  There are three pavilions opened for visitors: Exotarium with exhibitions on monkeys and reptiles, the Animals of Prey pavilion and the Amazonian pavilion. One of the most favourite expositions is the African Vilage. The new entry area was opened in 2006 and includes among others servis for visitors and exhibition for animals.  Visitors are welcome to take a rest and refresh in the  restaurant, the sweetshop or the bar. The gift shop offers a variety of souvenirs. An unusual children playground with a Petting Zoo attracts the youngest visitors. There is also a small train that children can ride. The visitors can sit down and take a rest on many benches through the Zoo. The information system helps to improve our knowledge of the animal world. (for detailed information see the map of the Zoo)

  Pesonal staff: 

Dipl.Ing. Eliška Kubíková - Director	567 573 733	director@zoojihlava.cz
RNDr. Aleš Toman - Zoologist	567 573 736	zoolog@zoojihlava.cz
Hana Krejčová - head economist	567 573 721	hlavniekonom@zoojihlava.cz
Marcela Zelená - economist	567 573 734	ekonom@zoojihlava.cz
Jana Švantnerová - Accountant	567 573 737	ucetni@zoojihlava.cz
Jan Bruna - Maintenance, construction	567 573 732	technik@zoojihlava.cz
Lucie Půlkrábková DiS. - Referent	567 573 747	transport@zoojihlava.cz
Kateřina Kosová - Education, advertising	567 573 735	propagace@zoojihlava.cz
Martina Davidová - Tuition	567 573 725	vyuka@zoojihlava.cz
Bc. Olena Kotíková - Public relation, symbolic adoption of animals	567 573 730	info@zoojihlava.cz
Aleš Buček - administrator of the computers	567 573 748	bucek@zoojihlava.cz
MVDr. Michael Horský - Veterinary service

Animalist :

Ing. Josef Čurda - zootechnician	567 573 720	zootechnik@zoojihlava.cz
Bc. Jan Vašák - curator	567 573 720	curator@zoojihlava.cz

Radmila Jarošová, Jana Čeplová, Jaroslava Králová, Ilja Libenský, Martin Tomek, Marie Obrdlíková, Lubomíra Ševčíková, Lydie Trojanová, Eva Vytisková, bohumír Chytal, Marie Kousalová, Marta Hudcová, Petr Kříž


Technical service:

Miloš Bartoš, Zdeněk Blažek, Pavel Dvořák, Rostislav Marek, Jaromír Vedra, Zdeněk Kratochvíl


Others:

Miroslav Hejda, Helena Milostná, Milan Buryánek, Hana Honsová, Olga Marčíková, Michaela Ševčíková