When he added lions to his collection in 1966, he thought it would be better to share the animals in a zoo.

[2] In the 1980s, during the military dictatorship of Bouterse, a large part of the collection was lost.

[2] In 2004, a benefit evening was organised by Blijdorp and Natura Artis Magistra in Amsterdam.

[1] In March 2020, a reconstruction program started to mimic the native conditions for the animals.

[7] The collection of the zoo includes several species of monkeys, caymans, a jaguar, snakes, vultures, a tiger, and scarlet ibisses.