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Lynx triplets in Wildnispark Zurich
For the third year in a row, the lynxes at Langenberg Wildlife Park have had offspring. This year there are even triplets. Like their half-sisters who have already been released into the wild, the three are seen as a source of hope for the free-living lynx population in Europe.
The lynx enclosure in Wildnispark Zurich is one of the few in Europe where young lynx can be prepared for an independent life in the wild. This makes it all the more exciting that kittens have been born again this year – this time even triplets!
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Hasenrainweg permanently closed
New route is signposted
The terrain on the Hasenrainweg is in a state of flux. This section has therefore been removed from the trail network. The new route is signposted (yellow).
Young animals at Langenberg
Elk offspring in the Wildnispark Zurich
Great joy at Wildnispark Zurich: a few days ago, an elk calf was born at the Langenberg Wildlife Park. Additional young animals have also been born among the wild boar, ibex, Przewalski's horses, marmots and red and fallow deer. A trip to the Wildnispark Zurich is therefore particularly worthwhile at the moment.
It has been six years since young elks were last seen in the Wildnispark Zurich. In 2025, the time has finally come again: the female elk that came to Langenberg Wildlife Park from Sweden three years ago gave birth to a healthy young calf a few days ...
Wild horses
Przewalski's stallion from the Zurich Wilderness Park is released into the wild in Kazakhstan.
The once extinct Przewalski's horses are being reintroduced in Kazakhstan. At the beginning of June, a young stallion born in the Zurich Wilderness Park arrived safely in the reintroduction enclosure.
A young Przewalski stallion born in Langnau am Albis will soon be galloping freely across the Central Asian steppe in Kazakhstan. He was brought to Kazakhstan at the beginning of June for a reintroduction project. He is currently still in a reintrodu...
Annual Report of the Wildnispark Zurich Foundation
The Wildnispark Zurich Foundation's retrospective of 2024 is encouraging: with the release of two lynxes into the wild in Germany and the reintroduction of stone crayfish in the Sihlwald forest, Wildnispark Zurich was able to achieve important successes for species conservation. The foundation is well established in the region and can continue to rely on the support of its sponsors for the next four years.
The Wildnispark Zürich is and remains a popular excursion destination: despite the slightly rainy summer weather, the number of visitors to the Sihlwald and the Wildlife Park Langenberg remained at the previous year's level with 631,000 visits.
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Wild Sihlwald
May event for the whole family
At the traditional May event organized by the local nature conservation associations, the focus this year is on the wild Sihlwald forest.
Together with the Thalwil Nature and Bird Conservation Association and the Sihl Valley Nature Conservation Association, Wilnidspark Zurich is celebrating the "25 years of the wild Sihlwald" anniversary on Sunday, May 4, at the Gattikon forest pond.
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Hiking tip
Anniversary route "25 years of the wild Sihlwald"
The Sihlwald has been allowed to develop freely for a quarter of a century. The Wildnispark Zurich Foundation has put together an anniversary route for interested visitors to explore the emerging wilderness here. Illustrated PDFs of the hiking tip (in German) for download.
The bus line 240 takes you to the Albis Pass in Langnau am Albis. The route leads along Hochwachtstrasse in the direction of Albis Hochwacht/Sihlbrugg.
After a few hundred meters, a sign indicates that the WIldnispark Zurich now begins. On the left...
New car park situation at Langenberg Wildlife Park
With immediate effect, the car parks at Restaurant Langenberg are only available for people with disabilities, employees of the Wildnispark Zurich and Restaurant Langenberg.
What is changing?
For safety reasons, the parking spaces at the main entrance to Langenberg Wildlife Park have been removed in favor of a turning area. The access road is signalized accordingly. With immediate effect, the remaining parking spaces ...
Summer season – new opening hours
New opening hours apply with the start of the summer season. The Visitor Centre with exhibition and shop in Sihlwald will reopen its doors from Friday to Sunday. The customer service centre and Langeberg Wildlife Park are also switching to summer operation.
Sihlwald
The Visitor Centre with shop and Sihlwald Exhibition is now open again in the afternoons from 1 - 5 pm. From Friday to Sunday, as well as on public holidays, the team from the Wildnispark Zürich will be happy to provide information on hik...
Pedestrian bridge by the Visitor Centre Sihlwald closed
The pedestrian bridge at the Visitor Centre Sihlwald is closed for safety reasons. A diversion has been signalled.
