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Výroční Zpráva 2013 VÝROčNÍ ZPRÁVA 2013 Zoologická a botanická zahrada města Plzně Zoological and Botanical Garden Pilsen Annual Report 2013 2013 A V VÝROčNÍ ZPRÁ Zoologická a botanická města zahrada Plzně / ZOOLOGICKÁ A BOTANICKÁ ZAHRADA MĚSTA PLZNĚ MĚSTA ZAHRADA ZOOLOGICKÁ A BOTANICKÁ Provozovatel ZOOLOGICKÁ A BOTANICKÁ ZAHRADA MĚSTA PLZNĚ, příspěvková organizace POD VINICEMI 9, 301 16 PLZEŇ CZECH REPUBLIC tel.: 00420/378 038 325, fax: 00420/378 038 302 e-mail: [email protected], www.zooplzen.cz Vedení zoo Management Ředitel Ing. Jiří Trávníček Director Ekonom Jiřina Zábranská Economist Provozní náměstek Ján Sýkora Assistent director Vedoucí zoo. oddělení Jan Konáš Head zoologist Zootechnik Svatopluk Jeřáb Zootechnicist Zoolog Ing. Lenka Václavová Curator of monkeys, carnivores Bc. Tomáš Jirásek Curator of reptiles Botanický náměstek, zoolog Ing. Tomáš Peš Head botanist, curator of birds, small mammals Botanik Jarmila Kaňáková Botanist Mgr. Václava Pešková Propagace, PR Mgr. Martin Vobruba Education and PR Sekretariát Alena Voráčková Secretary Privátní veterinář MVDr. Zdeněk Rampich Veterinary MVDr. Jan Pokorný Celkový počet zaměstnanců Total Employees (k 31. 12. 2013) 135 Zřizovatel Plzeň, statutární město náměstí Republiky 1, Plzeň IČO: 075 370 tel.: 00420/378 031 111 Fotografie: Jaroslav Vogeltanz, Jiří Trávníček, Tomáš Peš, Miroslav Volf, Martin Vobruba, Jan Konáš, Jiřina Pešová, archiv ZOO a BZ, DinoPark a autoři příspěvků Redakce výroční zprávy: Jiří Trávníček, Martin Vobruba, Tomáš Peš, Alena Voráčková, Jaroslav Vogeltanz, David Nováček a autoři příspěvků 1 výroční zpráva 2013 OBSAH Contents Úvod ........................................................................................................................................1 Obsah......................................................................................................................................2 Úvodní slovo ředitele ..............................................................................................................3 Nejvýznamnější události roku................................................................................................5 Významná životní jubilea pracovníků..................................................................................12 Seznam zaměstnanců ..........................................................................................................13 Ekonomické oddělení ..........................................................................................................15 Zoologické oddělení ............................................................................................................20 Veterinární péče ..................................................................................................................58 Botanické oddělení ..............................................................................................................60 Provozní oddělení ................................................................................................................64 Výstavba chýše Churuata......................................................................................................68 Oprava expozice tučňáků ....................................................................................................69 Dokončení asijských expozic ..............................................................................................70 Začátek stavby expozice „Stopy člověka v přírodě“..............................................................71 Oddělení kontaktu s veřejností ............................................................................................72 Návštěvnost a návštěvníci ....................................................................................................92 Environmentální centrum Lüftnerka v roce 2013 ..............................................................93 Sokolnické ukázky při ZOO a BZ v roce 2013 ......................................................................95 DinoPark Zoo Plzeň 2013 ....................................................................................................97 Podíl ZOO a BZ města Plzně na ochraně přírody v roce 2013 ..............................................99 Rok 2013 v pravěké osadě..................................................................................................113 Mykologický průzkum v ZOO a BZ Plzeň ............................................................................115 Za plazy do Íránu ................................................................................................................118 Do Indie za pandami červenými ........................................................................................123 Arménie 2013 ....................................................................................................................128 Mapování výskytu velkých šelem v Beskydech ..................................................................131 Zoo Plzeň slavila 50. narozeniny na Lochotíně..................................................................134 Vzpomínky na pionýrskou železnici v Plzni ......................................................................138 Entomologické zajímavosti ze západních Čech..................................................................140 Poděkování ........................................................................................................................145 Černobílá příloha Seznam chovaných zvířat v roce 2013 ................................................................................1 Kmotři v roce 2013............................................................................................................67 ZOOLOGICKÁ A BOTANICKÁ ZAHRADA MĚSTA PLZNĚ MĚSTA ZAHRADA ZOOLOGICKÁ A BOTANICKÁ 2 výroční zpráva 2013 ÚVODNÍ SLOVO ŘEDITELE The director’s whole introduction ZOOLOGICKÁ A BOTANICKÁ ZAHRADA MĚSTA PLZNĚ MĚSTA ZAHRADA ZOOLOGICKÁ A BOTANICKÁ Ing. Jiří Trávníček Vážení přátelé, čím více cestuji, tím více jsem zdrcen celo- světovým stavem přírody. I přesto, že jsem celoživotním optimistou a v podstatě veselým člověkem, tak to s divokou přírodou, se zvířa- ty a rostlinami, nevidím růžově. Když mi bylo 20 let, byly na „modré planetě“ 3,5 miliardy lidí. Dnes v mých 57 letech je jich zde více než 7 miliard. Tento trend se samozřejmě geome- trickou řadou zrychluje, takže během příštích 15–20 let je předpoklad, že na Zemi bude 10 miliard lidí. Doufám, že budu zdráv a živ, ale nevím, jestli budu mít ještě kam chodit do přírody. Za mého mládí jsem v parku okolo Yekwana Denisem Rodriguezem jsme postavi- zoo po každém dešti potkával desítky ropuch li indiánské obydlí Churuata s etnografickou zelených a obecných, louky jižně od zoo byly výstavou, zrekonstruovali jsme a vylepšili plné hmyzu a zajímavých rostlin. Dnes mám expozici tučňáků Humboldtových. Velmi zají- již smůlu. Za posledních deset let jsem zde mavou atrakcí pro návštěvníky se stalo neviděl po dešti ani jedinou. Podobné je to „Australské léto“ s novou, naučnou stezkou, s hmyzem a rostlinami na loukách. Skromně přinášející rovněž nové druhy rostlin a zvířat odhaduji, že minimálně 30 % biodiverzity do našich expozic. Největším překvapením se v okolí zoo za toto krátké období zmizelo. Je to pro nás stal 28. říjen, kdy za zlevněné vstup- samozřejmě důsledek urbanizace životního né přišlo více než 17 000 návštěvníků. prostředí. O to s větším důrazem se musíme Nejstarším člověkem, který navštívil zoo postarat o rozvoj a podporu naší krásné zoo, v roce 2013 byl Robert Gilbert (roč. 1915) – o to s ještě větším úsilím se musíme postarat americký veterán z II. světové války, který při- o podporu chovatelství a pěstitelství mezi jel na květnové oslavy osvobození do Plzně. mladými lidmi, které je v současné době Na závěr mi dovolte jako tradičně poděko- ve velmi silném útlumu, jak díky přebujelé vat všem politikům, pracovníkům magistrátu byrokracii, tak díky rozvoji informačních tech- a dalších institucí a přátelům zoo za širokou nologií, které lidi přírodě zcela odcizují. podporu rozvoje naší ZOO a BZ. Dále děkuji Díky vleklé krizi se rozvoj naší organizace všem zaměstnancům a kolegům za jejich obě- částečně zpomalil, ale bohudíky nezastavil. tavost a pracovní nasazení. V loňském roce jsme otevřeli expozici vzác- ných ptáků a rostlin Asie v lesoparku v sever- ní části zoo, s indiánským náčelníkem kmene 3 výroční zpráva 2013 ÚVODNÍ SLOVO ŘEDITELE The director’s whole introduction Dear friends, the more I travel, the more I am let down of our zoo. We also built an Indian hut by the global situation about the world na- Churuata along with Denis Rodriguez, ture. Although I am a great optimist and the chief of the Yekwana tribe. There is also a very cheerful person, I do not see the si- an ethnographic exhibition there. We also tuation regarding the nature, animals and rebuilt and improved our Humboldt pen- plants very bright. When I was 20, the “Blue guin exhibition. Our visitors became fond Planet” was inhabited by 3,5 billions of of our new educational path called people. At present, I am 57 and there are “the Australian Summer”, bringing new spe- over 7 billion of us here. This trend will cies of plants and animals. of course quicken, so it may be possible that 28th October was the biggest surprise for in 15–20 years, there will be perhaps 10 billi- us as over 17000 people came to the zoo on of people on the Earth. I hope that I will be thanks to reduced entry fee. The oldest visi- alive and well, but I am not sure, whether tor, who ever came
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