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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 reintroduction enclosure to get used to his habitat under supervision. The project managers have given the stallion the name "Galvan".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 are reserved for staff and people with limited mobility.
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.
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 hiking routes, answer questions about the Nature Discovery Park Sihlwald or explain the detective game ‘Search for Traces’ to children.
The area with playground, fire pit, aquarium and otter enclosure is accessible at all times. There are also covered and wind-protected tables and seating.
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.
We are passionately committed to the lynx
The Wildnis magazine is here!
Our «Wildnis» magazine is now available again at Langenberg Wildlife Park and the Sihlwald Nature Discovery Park Visitor Centre.
Book courses or excursions now!
The 2025 event program is online.
Whether forest bathing, brunch in the animal park or a mushroom course - the foundation Wildnispark Zurich has many exciting events to offer this year. Reservations are now possible!
Immerse yourself in the wilderness – If you would like to get to know the Sihlwald forest or the animals in the Langenberg Wildlife Park, you can now reserve the dates of your choice in the agenda. With more than 60 events, the Wildnispark Zurich Foundation once again has a great program to offer this year.
Christmas trees – a feast for moose and red deer
Moose feed almost exclusively on conifers for months in winter. Red and silver fir trees are also an important source of food for red deer and roe deer during the cold season. Fortunately, Wildnispark Zurich is receiving numerous unsold Christmas trees from Coop and Grün Stadt Zürich again this year.
Moose are voracious. An adult moose eats four to six conifers a day in winter. But they picky eaters – they prefer silver fir and Nordmann fir because their spikes are not as hurtful. However, Norway spruce will also do in a pinch.
