▁came ▁from ▁H ared i ▁families ▁from ▁northern ▁Jerusalem ▁and ▁Muslim ▁families ▁from ▁East ▁Jerusalem — two ▁population ▁groups ▁that ▁normally ▁do ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁cultural ▁offer ings . ▁The ▁zoo ▁grew ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁species , ▁including ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 ▁animals ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Bible . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁its ▁bre eding ▁program , ▁ 1 1 ▁species ▁that ▁had ▁disappeared ▁from ▁Israel ▁were ▁re int rodu ced ▁into ▁nature ▁res erves ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁including ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁brown ▁bear , ▁the ▁add ax , ▁and ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁fall ow ▁de er . ▁Through ▁g ifts , ▁tr ades ▁with ▁other ▁zo os , ▁and ▁its ▁success ▁at ▁bre eding , ▁the ▁zoo ' s ▁collection ▁exceed ed ▁ 5 0 0 ▁animals ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War , ▁however , ▁ 1 1 0 ▁animals ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁sh rap nel ▁and ▁st ray ▁bul lets . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁corpor ation ▁with ▁represent atives ▁from ▁Heb rew ▁University , ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Municip ality , ▁and ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Min ist ries ▁of ▁Tour ism ▁and ▁Education . ▁From ▁a ▁financial ▁stand point , ▁however , ▁the ▁zoo ▁had ▁little ▁money . ▁Sh ul ov , ▁who ▁retired ▁as ▁director ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁often ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁without ▁pay . ▁The ▁zoo ▁was