▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁the ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁on ▁Earth ". ▁ ▁Cover ing ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁Phoenix ▁Park , ▁it ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁areas ▁named ▁Asian ▁For ests , ▁Or ang ut an ▁Forest , ▁The ▁Kaz ir anga ▁Forest ▁Tra il , ▁Fr ing es ▁of ▁the ▁Ar ctic , ▁Sea ▁Lion ▁C ove , ▁African ▁Pla ins , ▁Roberts ▁House , ▁House ▁of ▁Re pt iles , ▁City ▁Farm ▁and ▁South ▁American ▁House . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Zo ological ▁Society ▁of ▁Dublin ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Rot unda ▁Hospital ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁zoo , ▁then ▁called ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁Gard ens ▁Dublin , ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁The ▁animals , ▁ 4 6 ▁m amm als ▁and ▁ 7 2 ▁birds , ▁were ▁don ated ▁by ▁London ▁Z oo . ▁The ▁initial ▁entry ▁charge ▁per ▁person ▁was ▁six p ence , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁s izable ▁sum ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁limited ▁ad mission ▁to ▁relatively ▁wealth y ▁middle - class ▁people . ▁What ▁made ▁Dublin ▁Z oo ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁contempor aries ▁was ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁charge ▁to ▁one ▁pen ny ▁on ▁Sund ays . ▁This ▁made ▁a ▁day ▁at ▁the ▁zoo ▁something ▁that ▁nearly ▁every ▁Dublin er ▁could ▁afford ▁once ▁in ▁a ▁while ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁very ▁popular . ▁ ▁In