Kyiv zoo to widen animal collection in 2010 Kyiv zoo in 2010 will widen its animal collection with animals given by German colleagues, the director general of Kyiv Zoo, Svitlana Berzina, told the press on Saturday before celebration of the 100th anniversary of the zoo.

She said that she recently visited Germany.

"I visited Berlin and Munich zoos. We signed some agreements. Thus, Kyiv zoo would largely expand its collection next year, and will join to the international program on breeding of Przevalsky's horse," she said.

She also said that Kyiv zoo has resumed the keeping of the international book for Himalayan black bears.

Commenting the situation with the exclusion of Kyiv zoo from the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) in 2007, Berzina expressed hope that according to the association's rules, Kyiv zoo's membership will be restored in five years, in 2012. She said that the zoo plans to cooperate not only with the EAZA, but also to establish relations with zoos from CIS, Americas, Australia and New Zealand.