Bad Mergentheim wildlife park
| Bad Mergentheim wildlife park | ||
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| motto | See and experience animals | |
| particularities | One of the most biodiverse wildlife parks in Europe | |
| place | Wildlife Park 1 97980 Bad Mergentheim |
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| surface | 35 hectares | |
| opening | 1974 | |
| Animal species | 70 species | |
| Species focus | Animal species of Europe | |
| Visitor numbers | approx. 180,000 per year | |
| organization | ||
| Sponsorship | Fauna Wildpark GmbH | |
| Member of | DTG | |
 Entrance to the wildlife park |
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| www.wildtierpark.de | ||
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Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 6 ″ N , 9 ° 47 ′ 49 ″ E
The Bad Mergentheim wildlife park is a wildlife and pet park in Bad Mergentheim in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg .
park
The park is located on a hill in the forest about 1.5 kilometers southeast of Bad Mergentheim. Over 70 different animal species native to Europe such as birds of prey , lynx , fallow and red deer , bison , wild boar and otter live in largely natural enclosures on an area of around 35 hectares .
With up to 30 animals, the wildlife park is home to what is probably the largest wolf pack in Europe. Since wolves are very shy and afraid of humans, they usually hide in their spacious enclosure.
During the feeding tours that take place twice a day, you can see the entire wolf pack. When feeding, all animals are explained in detail and their natural habitat is pointed out. There are also flight demonstrations with pigeons and birds of prey .
An exception in wildlife parks is the beaver enclosure and its accessible beaver den . Animal species that are rare in the wild, such as the European pond turtle , also have a home in the wildlife park.
The animal population is supplemented by some forms of domestic animals. The working demonstrations of domestic and farm animals such as herding dogs , draft horses , house ollies , domestic goats and carts of oxen , in which the traditional cooperation between animals and humans is demonstrated, are interesting . There is also a play farm with a petting zoo.
The wildlife park was the location for an episode of the zoo documentary Adventure Zoo .
history
The Bad Mergentheim wildlife park was founded in 1974 through a private initiative. The wildlife park has been home to a pack of wolves since the 1980s. In 2000 the park was taken over by the Rügamer family and the range of wildlife parks was subsequently expanded. In September 2014, the 40th anniversary of the wildlife park was celebrated with a summer party. On October 23 of the same year, a nationwide environmental education symposium took place in the Bad Mergentheim Wildlife Park, at which representatives of the Baden-Württemberg Environmental Academy, the German Wildlife Enclosure Association, representatives of wildlife parks, zoos, nature conservation organizations and nature conservation authorities focused on the subject of "Wildlife Park, Animal Park, Zoo - Extracurricular Learning locations between aspiration and reality ”dealt with various educational topics in the focus of animal and nature mediation.
Pictures of animals in the wildlife park
Capricorn
lynx
stork
Turtles
racoon
brown bear
Otter
Eagle owl
Bald ibis
Moose
polar fox
vulture
Mouflon
Ferrets
Red deer
Wild cat
particularities
Wildlife park kindergarten
Children from the city of Bad Mergentheim can visit their own wildlife park kindergarten . There, dealing with the animals in the wildlife park is an essential aspect. There is only one other comparable kindergarten in Germany that is directly attached to a zoological facility.
Waldschulheim
A forest school home is used for forest and nature exploration for scout groups and school classes. It includes a forest hut in which up to 80 children can sleep with supervisors, six Indian tepees with space for 50 people, eleven burial caves for a total of 44 people and a "Koboldburg" for 48 additional people.
With the "Koboldburg", the wildlife park has a children's village that is unique in Germany and has a play and adventure world on several floors in the form of a climbing castle with overnight accommodation for scout groups and school classes.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h 1974 to 2014: 40 years of Bad Mergentheim Wildlife Park / The region cannot be imagined without it. In: Fränkische Nachrichten , April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ a b tour. ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: wildtierpark.de . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Wolf pups frolic in the wildlife park. In: mainpost.de , August 3, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Wolf pack. In: wildtierpark.de . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Birds of prey. In: wildtierpark.de . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ European pond turtle and beaver. In: wildtierpark.de . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Pet demonstration. In: wildtierpark.de . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ 40 years of Bad Mergentheim Wildlife Park (part 3 and concluding): Here visitors can experience farm animals up close / When semi-strong country pigs romp. In: fnweb.de , May 9, 2014. Accessed June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Play farm with petting zoo. In: wildtierpark.de . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ Adventure Zoo - Bad Mergentheim (DVD). In: cinefacts.de . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ a b 40th birthday: Summer party in September / Wildlife Park is looking for old photos for its anniversary. In: fnweb.de , July 4, 2014. Accessed June 20, 2015.
- ↑ a b c 40 years of Bad Mergentheim Wildlife Park (part 2): The forest kindergarten is an extraordinary facility / There is a lot more for children to discover / When children howl with the wolves. In: fnweb.de , April 25, 2014. Accessed June 20, 2015.
- ↑ In the wildlife park: Nationwide environmental education symposium in Bad Mergentheim / Wolf, Hirsch and Co. as an educational partner ?! In: fnweb.de , October 27, 2014. Accessed June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Waldschulheim. In: wildtierpark.de . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Bad Mergentheim Wildlife Park: New idea presented / Accommodation options for groups of visitors on a very special playground in the forest / Koboldburg, which is unique in Germany. In: fnweb.de , June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Bad Mergentheim Wildlife Park: New game and adventure world inaugurated / Over 150 guests / Sleeps for up to 42 children [and 6 supervisors] / Koboldburg enchants young and old. In: fnweb.de , April 28, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Koboldburg. ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: wildtierpark.de . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
