Black Forest Zoo Waldkirch
| Black Forest Zoo Waldkirch | ||
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| place | Am Buchenbühl 8a 79183 Waldkirch |
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| surface | approx. 5 ha | |
| opening | 1957 | |
| Animal species | approx. 55 | |
| Individuals | about 250 | |
| Species focus | Mammals and birds native to Europe | |
| Visitor numbers | 45,000 | |
| organization | ||
| management | Ralf Volk / Peter Hoch | |
| Sponsorship | Freundeskreis Schwarzwaldzoo e. V. | |
| Member of | DTG | |
| www.schwarzwaldzoo.de | ||
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Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '15.3 " N , 7 ° 57' 30.7" E
The Black Forest Zoo Waldkirch is a zoo with an area of around five hectares. It is home to around 55 different animal species. A special feature of the zoo is its hillside location, which enables views of the city of Waldkirch and the Kastelburg opposite .
Infrastructure
In the Black Forest Zoo there are almost exclusively outdoor enclosures and a small pond, which can be reached via an approximately 830 meter long circular path. Ibex, Valais goats, sika deer, donkeys, llamas and alpacas are kept in the open enclosures. Numerous bird aviaries and smaller animal enclosures provide additional replacement habitats . In the center of the zoo there is a large playground with seating and picnic areas as well as food trucks that are open during holidays and weekends, as well as a barbecue area. Next to the play arena is the petting zoo, where pygmy goats and Ouessant sheep can be fed. A few benches and smaller wooden huts are scattered across the zoo. From the newly built footbridge in the spacious raccoon enclosure, you can look directly into the adjacent lynx enclosure.
Zoo History
A pair of Carpathian Eagle Owls, which were donated to the city of Waldkirch in December 1956, formed the basis for an animal enclosure, which was opened on May 30, 1957 and operated by a tenant until 1980. After extensive renovation work based on a concept by the then director of the Heidelberg zoo, Dieter Poley, the Black Forest zoo reopened on April 16, 1982 and has since been operated by the city of Waldkirch. Since January 1, 2013, the Black Forest Zoo has been leased to the Friends of the Black Forest Zoo.
Livestock
| Animal order | Art | Latin name |
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| Birds total 29 | ||
| Owls | ||
| Great gray owl | Strix nebulosa | |
| European eagle owl | Bubo bubo | |
| Little owl | Athene noctua | |
| Fleckenuhu | Bubo africanus | |
| Snow owl | Bubo scandiacus | |
| brown owl | Strix aluco | |
| Barn owl | Tyto alba | |
| Hawkish | Great Falcon | Falco sparverius |
| Oarsopods | ||
| Bald ibis | Geronticus eremita | |
| Gray heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Chicken birds | ||
| Sundheimer Chicken | Gallus gallus domesticus | |
| Antwerp beard dwarf | ||
| Silk hen | Gallus gallus domestica | |
| Golden pheasant | Chrysolophus pictus | |
| Diamond pheasant | Chrysolophus amherstiae | |
| Blue peacock | Pavo cristatus | |
| Passerines | ||
| rook | Corvus frugilegus | |
| magpie | Pica pica | |
| Ducks | ||
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
| Running duck | Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica | |
| Wading birds | ||
| White stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
| Parrots | ||
| Alexander Parakeet | Psittacula eupatrica | |
| Cockatiel | Nymphicus hollandicus | |
| Pennant Parakeet | Platycercus elegans | |
| Budgie | Melopsittacus undulatus | |
| Yellow-headed Parrot | Amazona ochrocephala | |
| Eclectus Parrot | ||
| Ratites | ||
| Rhea | Rhea | |
| emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | |
| Total reptiles 6 | ||
| Turtles | ||
| Red eared turtle | Trachemys scripta | |
| Yellow-eared jeweled turtle | Trachemys scripta | |
| Greek tortoise | ||
| Folding turtle | ||
| Musk turtle | ||
| Mute turtle | ||
| Mammals in total 20 | ||
| Artifacts | ||
| Alpine Ibex | Capra ibex | |
| Vietnamese sika deer | Cervus nippon pseudaxis | |
| Valais black-necked goat | Capra aegagrus hircus | |
| German noble goat | Capra aegagrus hircus | |
| Pygmy goat | Capra aegagrus hircus | |
| Ouessant sheep | Ovis orientalis aries | |
| Mini pig | Sus scrofa domestica | |
| alpaca | Llama pacos | |
| lama | Lama glama | |
| Odd-toed ungulates | House donkey | Equus asinus asinus |
| Predators | ||
| European mink | Mustela Lutreola | |
| Coati | Nasua nasua | |
| European lynx | Lynx lynx | |
| racoon | Procylon lotor | |
| Ferrets | Mustela putorius furo | |
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | |
| Rodents | ||
| Chinese harvest mouse | ||
| Degu | Octodon degus | |
| House guinea pigs | Cavia porcellus | |
| Rabbit-like | Dwarf rabbits | |
| Total insects 1 | ||
| Bees | Honey bees | Apis mellifica |
