Garden animal of the year
The Heinz Sielmann Foundation has been awarding the Garden Animal of the Year award in Germany since 2010 . With this title, the foundation wants to draw attention to the ecological importance of near-natural gardens for the local fauna .
The respective garden animal of the year is determined in an online vote.
Award winners
| year | Animal species | scientific name | image |
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| 2010 | Greenfinch | Carduelis chloris |
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| 2011 | squirrel | Sciurus vulgaris |
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| 2012 | robin | Erithacus rubecula |
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| 2013 | blackbird | Turdus merula |
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| 2014 | Blue tit | Cyanistes caeruleus |
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| 2015, 2016 | not shown | ||
| 2017 | robin |
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| 2018 | Dark bumblebee | Bombus terrestris |
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| 2019 | Blue-green mosaic maiden | Aeshna cyanea |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release from the Botanical Special Garden Wandsbek (Hamburg) on garden animal of the year (PDF; 272 kB)
- ↑ Press release on the garden animal of the year 2010
- ↑ Press release on Garden Animal of the Year 2011
- ↑ Press release on the garden animal of the year 2012
- ↑ Press release on Garden Animal of the Year 2017
- ↑ Press release on the garden animal of the year 2018
- ↑ Press release on the garden animal of the year 2019