Schwerin Zoo
| Schwerin Zoo | ||
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| Full name | Schwerin Zoological Garden | |
| motto | sometimes see other faces | |
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At the Crivitzer Chaussee 1 19061 Schwerin |
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| surface | 25 hectares | |
| opening | April 24, 1956 | |
| Animal species | 154 species | |
| Individuals | approx. 2400 animals (2012) | |
| Visitor numbers | 138,000 (2011) | |
| organization | ||
| management | Managing director: Tim Schikora | |
| Sponsorship | Schwerin Zoological Garden gGmbH | |
| Member of | EAZA , VdZ , State Zoo Association MV | |
 Entry area of the Schwerin Zoo |
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| www.zoo-schwerin.de | ||
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Coordinates: 53 ° 36 ′ 18 ″ N , 11 ° 26 ′ 35 ″ E
The Schwerin Zoological Garden is a medium-sized zoo that is open all year round with around 2,400 animals in 154 species and almost 138,000 visitors annually in the south of the state capital Schwerin . The zoo extends between the south bank of the Schweriner See , the Faulen See and the residential area Großer Dreesch and covers an area of about 25 hectares . It is run in the corporate form of a GmbH .
The opening of the home animal enclosure was on April 24, 1956 - at that time with only 17 animals and one keeper. The zoo has been enlarged over the decades and the park is one of the more important zoos in Germany with its natural animal facilities and representative animal population. The structure of the zoo is shaped by the 3 hectare, natural water bird enclosure with moor areas in the center.
Schwerin Zoo participates in the European Endangered Species Program (EEP) for white rhinos , Amur tigers and giraffes and for a further 11 animal species . With its zoo school in themed rooms and its own teachers, the zoo offers classes in natural science subjects as well as in art , English and zoological topics for students of all grades.
In 2005 the new Africa enclosure for Rothschild giraffes, Chapman zebras and meerkats was inaugurated at the entrance to the zoo . Furthermore, in 2011, a large donation campaign at the Schwerin Zoo resulted in a spacious rhinoceros enclosure over 2 hectares in size. The Humboldthaus, which opened in October 2011, is a walk-in warm house with Central and South American species of flora and fauna, such as the two-toed sloth , the giant anteater , boa snakes and tropical fish. At the beginning of 2014, a tree house was built in the outdoor area of the collar peccaries and coatis, which offers visitors overnight accommodation from spring this year.
Picture gallery
Bird meadow and ponds in the middle of the zoo
The zoo's forest school
The interior of the forest school
Brown bear in its enclosure
Chapman Zebra and Rothschild Giraffe
White rhinoceros and pygmy goat
walk-in fallow deer enclosure
African lioness
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Animal population 2012 ( Memento from March 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 27.7 kB). Website of the Schwerin Zoological Garden. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ↑ Annual report 2011 ( Memento of February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.94 MB, p. 10). Website of the Schwerin Zoological Garden. Retrieved April 1, 2013.