Located less than 10 minutes from the city of Porto, in Vila Nova de Gaia, the Zoo Santo Inácio was born from a dream of a family passionate by nature, which belongs to Aveleda group.
It opened its doors in 2000 in order to bring the community closer to nature and wildlife, warning for the growing importance of wildlife conservation worldwide.
600
Animals
200
Species
15
Hectares
1,5 Million
Visitors
In 2014, the Zoo Santo Inácio became part of the Thoiry Group, which seeks to strengthen the movement for the conservation of nature, joining other zoos such as:
Bringing the awareness of wildlife protection and animal welfare are the main concern of Zoo Santo Inácio. For that reason all animals live according to their source environments by providing them the best conditions for living healthy and express genuine behaviors.
The engaged participation in nature Conservation, mainly of the most endangered species, is the core of Zoo Santo Inácio mission.
Biodiversity is essential for sustaining life on planet Earth. But every day there are hundreds of species that go extinct.
The active participation of Zoo Santo Inácio has as main lines of action:
Cooperation in over 40 European breeding programs of endangered species (EEP) and the European species registry system (ESB).
Creating conditions for a high genetic variability of populations and maintain the animals healthy so that one day they may return to their places of origin.
We Educate by bringing our Visitors into contact with wildlife, and explaining the natural behaviors, using educational materials.
Snow Leopard
Pigmy Hippopotamus
Cotton-top Tamarin
Humboldt Penguin
Southern white rhinoceros
Bactrian Camel
See the Animals
© Zoo Santo Inácio
Vila Nova de Gaia, 2015.
