In 2025, the National Park of Wildlife of Turkmenistan, opened in the town of Gekdere on the basis of the Ashgabat Zoo, will celebrate its 15th anniversary. This is reported by the online edition CentralAsia.news.
Currently, the area of the National Wildlife Park exceeds 40 hectares. This area contains representatives of fauna from all over the world, among which there are animal species listed in the Red Book of Turkmenistan. The National Park is visited by more than 270 thousand people a year.
During 2023-2024, the park staff received offspring from 18 species of animals, including crocodiles. The National Park has its own veterinary clinic and quarantine facilities, and water for the animals' needs comes from artesian wells.
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