Valencia Bioparc

{{short description|Zoo in Valencia, Spain}}

{{Infobox zoo

|zoo_name=Bioparc Valencia

|logo=

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|logo_caption= Valencia Bioparc

|image=Bioparc - Jirafa de fondo Valencia.JPG

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|date_opened=2008

|date_closed=

|location= Valencia, Spain

|coordinates={{Coord|39.478|-0.407|display=it}}

|area={{Convert|10|ha|abbr=on}}

|num_animals=4,000{{cite web |title=A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Your Visit to Bioparc Valencia |url=https://www.tickets-valencia.com/bioparc-valencia/plan-your-visit/ |publisher=Headout Inc}}

|num_species=200

|annual_visitors=1.5 million

|members=

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|website={{URL|www.bioparcvalencia.es}}

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Bioparc Valencia is a {{Convert|10|ha|adj=on}} zoo park in Valencia, Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.realitysense.com/bioparc-valencia-zoo-turia-riverbed/|title=Step right into the heart of Africa in Valencia's Bioparc|publisher=Reality Sense|access-date=25 August 2011}} The zoo is owned by the City Council of Valencia and designed and managed by Rainforest (a private Spanish company devoted to building and managing zoos). It has a large collection of African fauna.{{cite web|url=http://www.bioparcfuengirola.es/imagweb/np/np_cambio.pdf|title=Fuengirola Zoo cambia su nombre|publisher=Rainforest|language=es|access-date=25 August 2011}}

Located in Valencia's Turia riverbed, most of the animals moved to the new Bioparc facilities from the old city's zoo when the park opened in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=3827_16_412756__Valencia-Abre-Bioparc|title=Abre el Bioparc|last=|publisher=El Mercantil Valenciano|language=es|access-date=25 August 2011|location=Valencia}}

The concept of the zoo, called Zooimersion in Spanish, consists of immersing visitors into the animals' habitat and not vice versa. This is achieved by not using the traditional railings and cages that are common in many zoos, using instead rivers, ponds, streams and rocks to separate visitors from the animals. Also, great care has been taken in reproducing the eco-systems, including an important collection of African flora.{{cite web|url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/Valencia/abre/zoo/rejas/jaulas/elpepusoc/20080214elpepusoc_7/Tes|title=Valencia abre un zoo sin rejas ni jaulas|last=Velert|first=Sara|work=El País|language=es|access-date=25 August 2011|location=Madrid}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bioparcvalencia.es/informacion-al-visitante/que-es-bioparc/|title=¿Qué es Bioparc Valencia?|publisher=Bioparc Valencia|language=es|access-date=25 August 2011}}

The zoo is the birthplace of Makena, the first elephant born in the Valencian Community.{{Cite web |last=NTC |first=À Punt |date=2022-11-09 |title=Naix el primer elefant “valencià” del Bioparc |url=https://www.apuntmedia.es/noticies/societat/naix-elefant-valencia-bioparc_1_1560542.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=À Punt |language=ca}}