Status
Established in 1934, the zoo is attached
to the National Natural History
Museum, a public establishment
overseen by both the Ministry of
Higher Education and Research and
the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable
Development and Energy. The
Museum manages two other animal
parks: the Ménagerie (zoo in the
Botanical Garden) and the Réserve
de la Haute-Touche in the Indre
department of France.