ZOO Borysew

In August 2008, Andrzej Pabich opened a zoo in Borysew near Poddębice. It initially covered 15 hectares and displayed 30 species of wild animals. White Bengal tigers arrived in 2009, and in later years the collection expanded to include more predators, hoofed animals, birds and primates. In March 2011 the zoo received permission to operate from Poland's General Director for Environmental Protection.

Today's Borysew combines big-cat enclosures with aquatic habitats, aviaries and a heated Exotarium. White tigers and lions are a recognisable part of the collection, alongside grey seals, tapirs, capybaras and gibbons. These animals demonstrate different ways of moving, finding food and living in groups. In 2023 the zoo added a tiger pool with a transparent barrier and a heated bird house associated with the Exotarium.

The zoo also runs educational activities under the name Akademia Zoo Borysew. A walk between enclosures takes in large mammals, birds and reptiles. The seal introduces life between water and land, the oryx leads into species conservation, and the gibbon carries the theme high into the canopy of Asian forests.