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Young lynxes in the Zurich Wilderness Park
A trip to Langenberg Zoo is particularly worthwhile at the moment. Young animals can be observed in many animal species. Particularly pleasing: the lynxes have also given birth again - two females. The two should one day contribute to the preservation of the free-living lynx population in Europe.
With a bit of luck, young lynx can currently be seen again at Langenberg Zoo. The two cubs - both females - were born at the end of April.
Be careful with fire
Due to the ongoing drought, there is a considerable risk of forest fires in the canton of Zurich. Fire must be handled with care in and near forests.
There has not been a day of rain in the canton of Zurich for around 3 weeks. The current heatwave and the breeze are having a strong drying effect on the forest. As no significant precipitation is forecast for the next few days, the canton of Zurich rates the risk of forest fires as "considerable" (level 3 out of 5). It is not yet forbidden to light fires. However, the recommendation is to refrain from doing so in and near the forest and to extinguish fires properly with water.
Annual Report 2022 of the Zurich Wilderness Park Foundation
The most important events at a glance
Zurich Wilderness Park is and remains a popular excursion destination: a total of 658,000 visits were recorded in Sihlwald and Langenberg Zoo in 2022.
After the difficult pandemic years, normality returned to Zurich Wildlife Park in 2022; there were no more closures or other restrictions. A total of 658,000 visits were recorded at Tierpark Langenberg and Sihlwald.
The young wolves have left the Langenberg
In spring 2022, the birth of four young wolves at Zurich Wilderness Park caused great joy. Now the cubs have found a new home in Winterthur and Innsbruck.
At the age of one to two years, young wolves usually leave their pack and look for their own territory. This week, the four cubs born in May 2022 at Langenberg Zoo left Zurich Wildlife Park. One male was taken to Bruderhaus Wildlife Park in Winterthur, where he will form a new pack with a young female from Bern Zoo. The three other young animals are in the quarantine station at Zurich Zoo for three to four weeks, after which they will be taken to the Alpine Zoo in Innsbruck.
"The Wilderness Fascinates"
New photo exhibition at the Nature Museum
On Sunday, March 26, the visitor center of the Zurich Wilderness Park in Sihlwald will reopen its doors. A new special exhibition at the Nature Museum shows the fascinating beauty of the wilderness.
Untouched forests, majestic mountains, pristine river landscapes or the hedgehog in your own garden: Wilderness is fascinating. The Nature Museum in Sihlwald is dedicating a special exhibition to it this year. It shows the most beautiful pictures from the national photo competition "Wilderness - more space for nature!" organized by Pro Natura and pictures from the Sihlwald Nature Adventure Park.
Yes to the Parco Val Calanca
A new park for Switzerland!
The voters of the four park municipalities of Rossa, Calanca, Santa Maria and Buseno approved the Val Calanca Park Charter on January 29. Congratulations! The Regional Nature Park can now submit its dossier to the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN. The FOEN will check whether all the conditions have been met and can award the "Park of National Importance" label. The Zurich Wilderness Park is delighted to be a new member of the Swiss parks network. www.parks.swiss
New pair of foxes at Langenberg Zoo
With a bit of luck, foxes can be spotted again at Langenberg Zoo.
The Zurich Wilderness Park received a new female fox at the end of October and a male fox at the beginning of December. The two were recently brought together in the fox enclosure.
A spiky Christmas menu for the moose in Langenberg
Moose feed almost exclusively on conifers for months in winter. The animals eat a lot - several trees a day. Unsold Christmas trees from the region are therefore welcome. A well-established win-win situation is once again providing much joy for humans and animals this year.
"Our moose switch their diet from deciduous to coniferous trees at the end of October. Other wild animals in the Langenberg also occasionally eat conifers during the cold season - the Przewalski's horses, deer, bison and ibex like the prickly surprises," explains Martin Kilchenmann, Head of Animals at the Zurich Wilderness Park.
The ibex are in rut
The male ibexes are currently "pleading" for the favor of the females with a special posture.
The males tilt their heads back and raise their tails. The animals stick out their tongues to smell the female's scent hormones. Experience the mating season as a special animal spectacle!
Winter season - partly reduced opening hours!
Sihlwald: Please note that during the winter season in Sihlwald, the restaurant, the nature museum and the visitor center are closed until 25 March. However, the area with playground, fire pits, aquarium and otter enclosure will remain freely accessible, as will the hiking trails in Sihlwald.
