Tag:zoo=enclosure

The tag zoo=enclosure is used to describe a type of zoo (tagged with tourism=zoo) where the animals are kept in enclosures or cages. zoo=enclosure alone (without tourism=zoo) describes an individual enclosure in a zoo. Enclosures are fenced areas on which otherwise wild animals are kept permanently.

How to map

As a type of zoo

Add zoo=enclosure to the tourism=zoo element.

As part of a zoo or as an individual enclosure

Create an area around the fence of an enclosure inside a tourism=zoo and tag it zoo=enclosure. Do not use tourism=zoo, when mapping individual enclosures or zoo parts.

If you are not sure of the border of the enclosure, you can place a single node in the middle of it, but an area is best.

Useful combinations

• attraction=animal is a similar, way more popular tag that describes animal attractions, including individual zoo enclosures. You should always add this tag to individual (occupied) zoo enclosures. You can omit it for empty enclosures.
• name=* is applicable ONLY if the enclosure has a specific name (e.g "The Kangaroo Playground"). Do not use name=* for labeling the animal inside. See attraction=animal for details.

There are more useful tags are described on tourism=zoo.

See also

• zoo=petting_zoo - small zoo or garden for kids to touch and play with animals.
• zoo=wildlife_park - a fenced park where indigenous animals live in a natural environment.
• zoo=safari_park - zoo where the animals are roaming free and visitors drive through in a car or a bus.
• attraction=animal - a similar tag.