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The new Wildnis magazine is here!
Wilderness 2022 was published just in time for the start of the season.
The magazine contains exciting background reports on the dipper on the Sihl, the expansion of the Müsli-Hüsli at Langenberg Zoo and an overview of our annual program.
Enjoy browsing through the magazine, either online here or by grabbing a free co...
Off into a wild season with new attractions
On Sunday, March 27, the doors of the nature museum, the visitor center and the restaurant in Sihlwald will open. A new "search for clues" with a walk-in squirrel cage and special guided tours ensure a varied day for the whole family.
A traditional, small and fine festival with various highlights accompanies the start of the season. The Nature Museum attracts visitors with the two exhibitions "WaldWildnisWir" and "Vom Nutzwald zum Naturwald": In these, today's forest wilderness, its or...
New opening hours from March 21
With the start of the 2022 season, some of our opening times will change.
The Visitor Center and Nature Museum in Sihlwald will be open from Wednesday to Sunday and on public holidays from March 21:
- Wed - Fri from 12 - 5 pm
- Sat / Sun / public holidays from 9 am - 6 pm
- Mon / Tue closed
At Langenberg Zoo, the wil...
Hasenrainweg accessible again
The Hasenrainweg was closed for a long time due to a landslide. The canton's renovation work has now been completed and the path is passable again.
Underwater worlds in the middle of a natural forest?
Our spring tip: Examine tree stumps, deadwood fungi, lichens and mosses up close for once.
In addition to a simple magnifying glass, all you need is time and leisure. Discover unexpected worlds: Viewed through the magnifying glass, the structures of a decaying tree stump are reminiscent of underwater worlds. Lichens and mosses that look li...
4 winter tips for unforgettable animal encounters
1. to the ibex spectacle
Watch the kings of the Alps during the mating season. The male ibex "plead" for the favor of the females with a special posture: they tilt their heads back and raise their tails. The animals stick out their tongues in order to...
"O Christmas tree" for the moose in Langenberg
"The need for conifers in the zoo is great in winter. Our moose switch their diet from deciduous trees to conifers at the end of October. Conifers are also a popular change in the menu for other wild animals during the cold season. Przewalski's horses,...
Update Corona protective measures
Langenberg Zoo:
- The outdoor areas remain freely accessible. There is no certificate requirement.
- The muesli hut and the Mongolian yurt will remain closed to the public, as the certificate requirement cannot be sensibly implemented in these in...
It's cotton candy time again in Sihlwald
The mysterious, long and delicate crystals of hair ice, reminiscent of tufts of hair, form exclusively on damp dead wood. There is plenty of it in the Sihlwald natural forest, where dead trees and branches are left lying around. However, not every de...
Our food animals in the magazine Tierwelt
Every second issue of Tierwelt magazine features an exciting background report from a Swiss zoo. At the end of September 2021, the Zurich Wilderness Park will be in the spotlight. We show what it takes to offer the animals, which will later be fed to...
