Modernization of Zoological Gardens in Zamość and Lutsk and Development of a Concept of Establishing a Recreation Zone in Rzeszów in Order to Develop Cross-border Qualified Nature Tourism

The overall objective of the project is increasing the significance of tourism as a factor which will stimulate social and economic development of Zamość, Rzeszów and Lutsk and will lead to creating new work places, thereby increasing the income generated by tourism and tourist services. Project aim in increase the attractiveness of zoological gardens in Zamość and Lutsk by launching new and enhancing the existing exhibitions, thereby increasing the number of offers/attractions in the area of qualified nature tourism. The number of visitors should rise to about 139 thousand in Zamość Zoological Garden and to about 35 thousand in Lutsk Zoological Garden within 1 year from project completion. Cross-border nature of the project is also revealed in full involvement of all the partners in project implementation; the partners participate in the project on equal terms both regarding its financial and substantive aspect. The project contributes to breaking down barriers between border communities by their equal participation in its preparation and subsequent implementation.

Number of new facilities for keeping animals: 24, of which: - 1 pavilion with enclosures for tapir, pygmy hippopotamus and capybara built in Zamość zoo - 3 pavilions with ponds for water birds built in Zamość zoo - 1 enclosure with a winter building for fallow deers built in Zamość zoo - 1 aviary with a winter building for crowned cranes built in Zamość zoo - 4 training enclosures with pools for bears and observation desks built in Lutsk zoo - 1 pavilion with training enclosure for lions built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for stone marten built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for grey owl built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for common kestrel built in Lutsk zoo - 2 enclosures for raccoon dog built in Lutsk zoo - 2 enclosures for red fox built in Lutsk zoo - 2 enclosures for raccoon built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for common raven built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for Amherst’s pheasant built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for blue peafowl built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for golden pheasant built in Lutsk zoo Area of the erected facilities for keeping animals: 7957,19 m2, Length of newly built roads, cobbled paths and pedestrian ways: 1607 m, of which: - length of roads and pedestrian ways built in Zamość zoo: 287 m, - length of roads, cobbled paths and pedestrian ways built in Lutsk zoo: 1320 m Number of installed security cameras: 18, of which: - number of security cameras installed in Zamość zoo: 8 - number of security cameras installed in Lutsk zoo:10 Number of multimedia devices connected with access to the Internet and presentation of zoo resources (hot-spots, multimedia frames, an info-point, multimedia guides): 30, of which 27 in Zamość, 3 in Lutsk Number of meetings, thematic and study visits: 7, of which: - 3 thematic meetings held in Zamość, - 1 thematic visit held in Rzeszów, - 2 thematic meetings held in Lutsk 1 study visit held in Lutsk Number of participants in meetings and thematic visit and in the study visit: 133 people, of which: - 38 people from Zamość - 43 people from the Commune of Miasto Rzeszów - 52 people from Lutsk Number of training in management of a zoological garden, its promotion and its promotion and carrying out tasks connected with qualified nature tourism: 1, location: Zamość Number of people attending the training in management of a zoological garden, its promotion and its promotion and carrying out tasks connected with qualified nature tourism run in Zamość: 5; Lutsk zoo employees will participate in the training  Number of events summing up and promoting the project – 3, of which: - 1 event organised in Zamość - 1 event organised in Lutsk - 1 event organised in Rzeszow Number of participants in 3 events organised in Zamość, Rzeszow and in Lutsk: 9090 people, of which: - 83000 people in Lutsk - 990 people in Zamość 100 people in Rzeszow 1 document entitled “The oncept of creating a recreation zone with a semblance of a zoological garden in Rzeszów” Number of publicity gadgets: 1 900, of which: - 400 in Lutsk - 1 500 in Rzeszów Number of publicity materials, such as leaflets and brochures made: 46500 copies, of which: - 42500 copies on the Lutsk side - 4000 copies of the Zamość side Number of people informed about the tourist assets of the town-partners in the project by distribution of brochures, gadgets, leaflets, 22000 Number of created websites: 1 website Number of people who visit the new joint website: 11416 visits/year

Number of new facilities for keeping animals: 24, of which: - 1 pavilion with enclosures for tapir, pygmy hippopotamus and capybara built in Zamość zoo - 3 pavilions with ponds for water birds built in Zamość zoo - 1 enclosure with a winter building for fallow deers built in Zamość zoo - 1 aviary with a winter building for crowned cranes built in Zamość zoo - 4 training enclosures with pools for bears and observation desks built in Lutsk zoo - 1 pavilion with training enclosure for lions built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for stone marten built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for grey owl built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for common kestrel built in Lutsk zoo - 2 enclosures for raccoon dog built in Lutsk zoo - 2 enclosures for red fox built in Lutsk zoo - 2 enclosures for raccoon built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for common raven built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for Amherst’s pheasant built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for blue peafowl built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for golden pheasant built in Lutsk zoo Area of the erected facilities for keeping animals: 6403 m2, of which: - area of the pavilion with enclosures for tapir, pygmy hippopotamus and capybara built in Zamość zoo: 1199 m2 - area of 3 pavilions with ponds for water birds built in Zamość zoo: 407 m2 - area of 1 enclosure with a winter building for fallow deer built in Zamość zoo: 1305 m2 - area of 1 aviary with a winter building for crowned cranes built in Zamość zoo: 325 m2 - area of 4 training enclosures and 2 pools for bears and observation decks built in Lutsk zoo: 1736 m2 - area of 1 pavilion with enclosures for lions built in Lutsk zoo: 1250 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for stone marten built in Lutsk zoo: 9 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for grey owl built in Lutsk zoo: 9 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for common kestrel built in Lutsk zoo: 9 m2 - area of 2 enclosures for raccoon dog built in Lutsk zoo: 18 m2 - area of 2 enclosures for red fox built in Lutsk zoo: 21 m2 - area of 2 enclosures for raccoon built in Lutsk zoo: 24 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for common raven built in Lutsk zoo: 21 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for Amherst’s pheasant built in Lutsk zoo: 21 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for blue peafowl built in Lutsk zoo: 24,5 m2 area of 1 enclosure for golden pheasant: 24,5 m2 Length of newly built roads, cobbled paths and pedestrian ways: 1607 m, of which: - length of roads and pedestrian ways built in Zamość zoo: 287 m, - length of roads, cobbled paths and pedestrian ways built in Lutsk zoo: 1320 m Number of installed security cameras: 18, of which: - number of security cameras installed in Zamość zoo: 8 - number of security cameras installed in Lutsk zoo:10 Number of multimedia devices connected with access to the Internet and presentation of zoo resources (hot-spots, multimedia frames, an info-point, multimedia guides): 30, of which 27 in Zamość, 3 in Lutsk Number of meetings, thematic and study visits: 7, of which: - 3 thematic meetings held in Zamość, - 1 thematic visit held in Rzeszów, - 2 thematic meetings held in Lutsk 1 study visit held in Lutsk Number of participants in meetings and thematic visit and in the study visit: 30 people, of which: - 10 people from Zamość - 10 people from the Commune of Miasto Rzeszów - 10 people from Lutsk Number of training in management of a zoological garden, its promotion and its promotion and carrying out tasks connected with qualified nature tourism: 1, location: Zamość Number of people attending the training in management of a zoological garden, its promotion and its promotion and carrying out tasks connected with qualified nature tourism run in Zamość: 5; Lutsk zoo employees will participate in the training  Number of events summing up and promoting the project – 3, of which: - 1 event organised in Zamość - 1 event organised in Lutsk - 1 event organised in Rzeszow Number of participants in 3 events organised in Zamość, Rzeszow and in Lutsk: 5100 people, of which: - 3000 people in Lutsk - 2000 people in Zamość 100 people in Rzeszow 1 document entitled “The oncept of creating a recreation zone with a semblance of a zoological garden in Rzeszów” Number of publicity gadgets: 1 900, of which: - 400 in Lutsk - 1 500 in Rzeszów Number of publicity materials, such as leaflets and brochures made: 37 500 copies, of which: - 35 000 copies on the Lutsk side - 2 500 copies of the Zamość side Number of people informed about the tourist assets of the town-partners in the project by distribution of brochures, gadgets, leaflets, etc.:18 thousand people, of which: - 12 000 on the Lutsk side - 6 000 on the Zamość side Number of created websites: 1 website Number of people who visit the new joint website: 20 thousand people/year. Number of new facilities for keeping animals: 24, of which: - 1 pavilion with enclosures for tapir, pygmy hippopotamus and capybara built in Zamość zoo - 3 pavilions with ponds for water birds built in Zamość zoo - 1 enclosure with a winter building for fallow deers built in Zamość zoo - 1 aviary with a winter building for crowned cranes built in Zamość zoo - 4 training enclosures with pools for bears and observation desks built in Lutsk zoo - 1 pavilion with training enclosure for lions built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for stone marten built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for grey owl built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for common kestrel built in Lutsk zoo - 2 enclosures for raccoon dog built in Lutsk zoo - 2 enclosures for red fox built in Lutsk zoo - 2 enclosures for raccoon built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for common raven built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for Amherst’s pheasant built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for blue peafowl built in Lutsk zoo - 1 enclosure for golden pheasant built in Lutsk zoo Area of the erected facilities for keeping animals: 6403 m2, of which: - area of the pavilion with enclosures for tapir, pygmy hippopotamus and capybara built in Zamość zoo: 1199 m2 - area of 3 pavilions with ponds for water birds built in Zamość zoo: 407 m2 - area of 1 enclosure with a winter building for fallow deer built in Zamość zoo: 1305 m2 - area of 1 aviary with a winter building for crowned cranes built in Zamość zoo: 325 m2 - area of 4 training enclosures and 2 pools for bears and observation decks built in Lutsk zoo: 1736 m2 - area of 1 pavilion with enclosures for lions built in Lutsk zoo: 1250 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for stone marten built in Lutsk zoo: 9 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for grey owl built in Lutsk zoo: 9 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for common kestrel built in Lutsk zoo: 9 m2 - area of 2 enclosures for raccoon dog built in Lutsk zoo: 18 m2 - area of 2 enclosures for red fox built in Lutsk zoo: 21 m2 - area of 2 enclosures for raccoon built in Lutsk zoo: 24 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for common raven built in Lutsk zoo: 21 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for Amherst’s pheasant built in Lutsk zoo: 21 m2 - area of 1 enclosure for blue peafowl built in Lutsk zoo: 24,5 m2 area of 1 enclosure for golden pheasant: 24,5 m2 Length of newly built roads, cobbled paths and pedestrian ways: 1607 m, of which: - length of roads and pedestrian ways built in Zamość zoo: 287 m, - length of roads, cobbled paths and pedestrian ways built in Lutsk zoo: 1320 m Number of installed security cameras: 18, of which: - number of security cameras installed in Zamość zoo: 8 - number of security cameras installed in Lutsk zoo:10 Number of multimedia devices connected with access to the Internet and presentation of zoo resources (hot-spots, multimedia frames, an info-point, multimedia guides): 30, of which 27 in Zamość, 3 in Lutsk Number of meetings, thematic and study visits: 7, of which: - 3 thematic meetings held in Zamość, - 1 thematic visit held in Rzeszów, - 2 thematic meetings held in Lutsk 1 study visit held in Lutsk Number of participants in meetings and thematic visit and in the study visit: 30 people, of which: - 10 people from Zamość - 10 people from the Commune of Miasto Rzeszów - 10 people from Lutsk Number of training in management of a zoological garden, its promotion and its promotion and carrying out tasks connected with qualified nature tourism: 1, location: Zamość Number of people attending the training in management of a zoological garden, its promotion and its promotion and carrying out tasks connected with qualified nature tourism run in Zamość: 5; Lutsk zoo employees will participate in the training  Number of events summing up and promoting the project – 3, of which: - 1 event organised in Zamość - 1 event organised in Lutsk - 1 event organised in Rzeszow Number of participants in 3 events organised in Zamość, Rzeszow and in Lutsk: 5100 people, of which: - 3000 people in Lutsk - 2000 people in Zamość 100 people in Rzeszow 1 document entitled “The oncept of creating a recreation zone with a semblance of a zoological garden in Rzeszów” Number of publicity gadgets: 1 900, of which: - 400 in Lutsk - 1 500 in Rzeszów Number of publicity materials, such as leaflets and brochures made: 37 500 copies, of which: - 35 000 copies on the Lutsk side - 2 500 copies of the Zamość side Number of people informed about the tourist assets of the town-partners in the project by distribution of brochures, gadgets, leaflets, etc.:18 thousand people, of which: - 12 000 on the Lutsk side - 6 000 on the Zamość side Number of created websites: 1 website Number of people who visit the new joint website: 20 thousand people/year.