Seal station Friedrichskoog
| Seal station Friedrichskoog | ||
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| Full name | Seal station Friedrichskoog gGmbH | |
| place | At Seeschleuse 4 25718 Friedrichskoog |
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| opening | 1985 | |
| Animal species | 2 species | |
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 Station area from the observation tower (2014) |
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| www.seehundstation-friedrichskoog.de | ||
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Coordinates: 54 ° 0 ′ 3 ″ N , 8 ° 52 ′ 32 ″ E
The Friedrichskoog seal station in the Friedrichskoog municipality has existed since 1985.
Areas of responsibility
In addition to information and environmental education work, the animal welfare-friendly rearing of seals and gray seals as well as application-oriented, current research initiatives on species protection are the main tasks of the seal station. It is the only place authorized to raise howlers on the Schleswig-Holstein North Sea coast . Both howlers and "permanent guests" live in the station.
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The Friedrichskoog seal station was founded in 1985 as an institution of the Friedrichskoog community and the Schleswig-Holstein State Hunting Association (LJV). From 1992 to February 2019 it was operated as a non-profit organization under the name "Seal Station Friedrichskoog eV - Information, Rearing, Research". In 2019 the association was converted into a non-profit company (gGmbH); The main shareholder is the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Structural development
In 2006 the seal station was expanded to include a second pool for the animals permanently living in the station and an additional exhibition building with a larger grandstand.
With the closure of the Friedrichskoog state port in 2015, the station's water supply and disposal had to be reorganized.
Since the end of 2019, the seal station has been fundamentally redesigned with the construction of a new entrance area and a 2000 square meter exhibition building. In 2021, the old building is to be converted into a modern office wing. The state of Schleswig-Holstein has provided six million euros for the necessary investments.
The group of seals and gray seals kept permanently in the station gives visitors special impressions of the life of the local seals and observes the seals and gray seals at the large underwater windows. The feedings are commented on, the training explained and information about the biology and behavior of the animals is given.
The wide range of offers at the permanent outdoor pools and the interactive exhibition “Seals of the World” invite you to find out more about the biology, threats and protective measures of the native marine mammals and their relatives in a playful way.
Trischen beacon
On the site of the station, a former material storage area for dyke construction and land reclamation ("Fiskusplatz"), the 23 m high Trischen beacon was visible from afar . It had been erected on the island of Trischen for decades until it was dismantled in 1996 . In 2001 it was restored and now served as an observation tower , which allowed a good view of the area of the seal station and the Wadden Sea from a height of 17 m.
In order to enable the renovation and conversion of the seal station, the Trischenbake was given away to the Friedrichskoog community and removed from its previous location on February 5, 2020 by means of a crane. It is planned to rebuild it at the port.
The station in the media
The seal station, which was expanded in 2006, was popularized by the television series Hallo Robbie! known, which was partly filmed in the station. In addition, the station became known through the television series " Seehund, Puma & Co. "
Howler
According to the international seal agreement, the Friedrichskoog seal station is the only authorized reception center in Schleswig-Holstein for seals found abandoned or sick. Seal howler rearing and rehabilitation are essential parts of the summer work. The seals are recovered along the entire North and Baltic Sea coasts of Schleswig-Holstein. Seven howler and five quarantine tanks are available to the young animals in Friedrichskoog. In contrast to the permanent animals, young seals and gray seals in Friedrichskoog have no contact with visitors to the station. However, they can be easily observed via cameras.
management
The first station manager in Friedrichskoog was seal hunter Werner Rohwedder. He had picked up howlers before the facility opened and raised them in his garden and on a cutter. Rohwedder managed the station for more than ten years. His successor was Katrin Wollny-Goerke. Tanja Rosenberger has been the head of the Friedrichskoog seal station since 1997.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt: Seal station Friedrichskoog gets new carrier , February 8, 2019, accessed August 20, 2020.
- ↑ dpa / sir: The traditional port will be closed for good , in: Welt from May 19, 2015, accessed August 13, 2020
- ↑ dpa: Seal station is being modernized for six million euros , in Die Welt from December 16, 2019, accessed August 20, 2020.
- ↑ Buschsandbake or Trischenbake on the website deutsche-leuchtfeuer.de
- ↑ Seal station without observation tower in future: the beacon is removed
- ↑ Trischenbake: Landmark remains in Friedrichskoog in Schleswig-Holstein Magazin from February 6, 2020
- ^ Pia Klatt, Kai Labrenz: Filmland Schleswig-Holstein . Boyens, Heide 2004, ISBN 3-8042-1138-0 , p. 124 .