Director

Director
Miroslav Bobek. Photo: Michal Sváček

Miroslav Bobek (* 10/2/1967 in Mladá Boleslav) has been leading Prague Zoo since 2010. He graduated in zoology from the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Charles’ University, then worked in Czech Radio between 1993–2009. During his tenure as Director of Prague Zoo many new exhibits were built – particularly the Elephant...

During my short stay at the very east of Mongolia, in the Valley of Monasteries, I could not get enough of the diversity of steppe flowers and the richness of insect. I quickly captured at least some representatives of local flora and fauna on my...

A female wild camel in the orange light of the sunrise. Photo: Miroslav Bobek, Prague Zoo

The last time I was in Toli Bulag, deep in the Mongolian steppe, was many years ago with Mongolian conservationist Adiya and the Deputy Director for Zoology of our zoo Jaroslav Šimek. I can’t even remember exactly, when it was. At that time, we...


Ceremonial handover of an off-road vehicle and motorbike. From left: S. Dalaitseren, employee at We Help Them to Survive—Mongolia, D. Naranbaatar, Director of the Nömrög National Park, Miroslav Bobek, E. Byambajargal, Governor of Khalkhgol District, Veronika Kapišovská, a Mongolist, P. Itgeltögs, Chairman of the District Council, O. Ganbaatar, Director of We Help Them to Survive—Mongolia. Photo: David Broda, Prague Zoo

A surprise awaited us during our August visit to Khalkhgol, Mongolia’s easternmost province. After the director of the Nömrög National Park, D. Naranbaatar, had received the new Land Cruiser 79 from us, which will help when building the...

Zeta II separated in a small enclosure in a photo from the end of May. Photo: Kristýna Čechlovská, Prague Zoo

The first Przewalski’s horse to touch the Golden Steppe in central Kazakhstan in hundreds of years was the mare Zeta II in June last year. She was born in spring 2021 in Dolní Dobřejov and was named after a famous mare born at the same place in...