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The beaver has arrived in Sihlwald
Gnaw marks on young trees were the first to give it away. A wildlife camera and tracks in the snow provided proof shortly afterwards: the beaver has arrived in Sihlwald - a welcome addition to the biodiversity of the Zurich Wilderness Park!
200 years ago, the beaver disappeared from Switzerland due to intensive hunting. Thanks to successful reintroduction projects between 1956 and 1977, the population of these rodents has developed well again. Today, almost 5,000 animals live in Switzer...
Construction work and closure of the playgrounds at Langenberg Zoo
Closure of the playgrounds from January 15
From Monday, January 15, we will be rebuilding the playgrounds in Tierpark Langenberg for you. The construction work should take around 3 weeks.
Construction work will begin in the first week at the toddlers' playground diagonally opposite the Bärenanlage next to the restaurant. From Monday, January 22, the large playground diagonally below the Langenberg restaurant will be completely closed a...
Renovation in the Elchhaus
New exhibition from April
The popular Elchhaus will be closed for a few weeks. In the near future, the building will be hammered, welded and painted. The new exhibition "Wisent und Co. - die Landschaftsgärtner" is being created.
Large herbivores such as the bison play a key role in nature. Langenberg Zoo is dedicating a new exhibition to them in the Elk House. This will now remain closed for a renovation break. The toilet facilities in the Elk House will remain accessible.
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Restaurant Langenberg temporarily closed
Conversion break from December 25
The restaurant at Langenberg Zoo is only open until December 24th. After that there will be a short break.
The Langenberg restaurant is normally open 365 days a year. But now there is a short break for renovation. A new team of tenants will take over in 2024. The restaurant at Langenberg Zoo will be closed from December 25 until February 9. As an interim ...
Christmas trees as a feast for the moose
A nice present!
Conifers are essential for the survival of moose in winter. An adult animal eats four to six trees a day. Fortunately, numerous stores in the region donate their unsold Christmas trees to Langenberg Zoo.
Like their wild counterparts, the moose at Langenberg Zoo feed on conifers in winter. Their appetite is huge: an adult moose eats four to six trees a day. This is why the unsold Christmas trees that Langenberg Zoo receives after December 24 are very ...
Deadwood in the Sihlwald
Wild nature requires attention
Heavy snowfall, continuous rain and winter storms bring a lot of dynamism to the forest. Fallen trees block the path and even in quiet times, dry branches can break off from time to time.
The Sihlwald has been allowed to revert to a wilderness for almost 25 years. You can now clearly see and feel this. Weakened or dead trees are allowed to stand or remain standing. This is a benefit for nature: rare species of fungi, plants and animal...
New prices for parking in the Zurich Wilderness Park
The Zurich Wilderness Park Foundation is increasing the daily flat rate for visitor parking by five francs as of January 1, 2024. The foundation uses this income to finance a significant part of its operations. The reason for the price increase is rising costs for the maintenance of animal facilities and visitor infrastructure.
Admission to the Zurich Wilderness Park is free for visitors. This is only possible because the foundation's sponsors and the Zürcher Kantonalbank as the main sponsor finance a large part of the operation. The sponsors include the city and canton of Z...
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Better bus connections to Langenberg Wildlife Park
There are now many more buses to Langenberg Zoo at weekends.
The timetable change on December 10, 2023 will bring a great innovation: many more buses will now travel to Langenberg Wildlife Park at weekends. Line 153 now also stops at Langnau a.A., Schwerzi-Wildpark. It runs every 20 minutes between Adliswil st...
Winter season - adjustment of opening hours
The visitor center and the nature museum are closed during the winter season. In addition, the animal enclosures, the Langenberg West park area, the Langenberg restaurant and the store at Langenberg Zoo have adjusted opening hours.
Sihlwald: Please note that the visitor center and the nature museum in Sihlwald will be closed during the winter season until 29 March 2024. The area with playground, fire pit, aquarium and otter enclosure will remain accessible. There are also cover...
Wilderness day in the Sihlwald
An exciting event for the whole family: a wilderness day will be held in Sihlwald on September 24. The focus is on the reconquest of the forests by the red deer and the realm of mushrooms.
The Sihlwald forest provides the ideal backdrop for the wilderness day: as a nature discovery park with a high proportion of dead wood, it provides a habitat for numerous species of fungi. Among them are rare species such as the lemon yellow tramete....
