| Wildlands | |
|---|---|
 Entrance during twilight | |
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| 52°46′55″N 6°53′20″E / 52.7819°N 6.8889°E | |
| Date opened | 25 March 2016 |
| Location | Emmen, the Netherlands |
| Land area | 22 hectares (54 acres)[1] |
| No. of animals | 7,000[1] |
| Annual visitors | 1.3 million (2016)[2] |
| Memberships | EAZA, NVD |
| Website | Official website |
Wildlands, also known as Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen, is a zoo in Emmen, the Netherlands. It opened in March 2016, replacing the Emmen Zoo.[1][3] It was built at a cost of 200 million euros.[4] Upon its reorganisation the zoo increased in size and animal exhibit space but reduced its collection from 300 to about 100 species.[4]
Wildlands is an zoo with four main areas: Jungola, Serenga, Nortica and Animazia.
Jungola is jungle-themed and displays butterflies, tropical birds, large reptiles (such as Chinese alligators and pythons), ring-tailed lemurs, lar gibbons, small-clawed otters and Asian elephants. The most prominent feature of Jungola is the indoor tropical rainforest hall Rimbula, which at 18,000 m2 (190,000 sq ft) is the largest zoo jungle hall in the world and the largest greenhouse in Europe.[5] Serenga is the African savanna section and is home to species such as lion, Grant's zebras, Rothschild's giraffes, white rhinoceros and hamadryas baboons, but also Australian red-necked wallabies. Nortica is aimed at cold oceans and is home to polar bear, Californian sea lion, South American fur seal and Humboldt penguin. The final main section, Animazia, is a large indoor playground, but also home to an aquarium with species such as corals, green sea turtles and tropical fish.[6]
