Lüneburg Heath Wildlife Park

European fallow deer in the deer park Lüneburg Heath

The wildlife park Lüneburg Heath is a wildlife park near Hanstedt - Nindorf in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony. The park is home to about 1000 animals from over 120 species on an area of ​​61 hectares.

History

Georg -Friedrich von Krogh founded the wildlife park Lüneburg Heath in 1970 as a family and led him there was in the game park Lüneburg Heath already Elche, Kodiak bears and European brown bears until the year 1989. His time. As time was of the original game park a zoo with the official name "Wild Lueneburg Heath Hanstedt - Nindorf ". Since 1989, the Tietz family leads the wildlife park Lüneburg Heath successfully as a family. 2012 is the deer park Lüneburg Heath, a limited partnership named " wildlife park Lüneburg Heath Tietz KG ", which is led by the Managing Director Norbert Tietz and about 70 employees. Junior Chef Alexander Tietz.

Profile

In contrast to other zoological institutions, who will present their animals in artificially simulated landscapes, the wildlife park Lüneburg Heath shows the wildlife in their natural habitat. The approximately 120 species of animals live here surrounded by a sparse forest. The species-, large-scale entertainment gives the game the ability to normal, freiland typical behaviors. Shady forest trails with viewpoints allow visitors views over the deer park there, to the Lüneburg Heath. Adults and children have the wildlife almost always in view and experience, despite a security imaging distance in emotional closeness and connectedness.

The wildlife park has the aim to make the experience - wildlife park of the future. He seeks the right mix of adventure and information, in order to sensitize the visitors for environmental issues and endangered species. Adventure playgrounds and petting zoo, where wild animals can be fed, are highlights for the toddlers.

To the concept of wildlife parks include the nature and environmental education. The wildlife park Lüneburg Heath conveys this concept in seminars, workshops and tuition in their education department, in natural history exhibitions, guided tours, in daily birds of prey shows and daily animal presentations.

Falconry

Every day there are two very informative and coveted by the public birds of prey shows the falconer Lothar Askani, Tanja Askani and Michael Kirchner in the large arena place with a wide view over the deer park and the Lüneburg Heath. On many days, the Arena can not believe the number of visitors. Above the arena some birds are exhibited in aviaries. It is regrettable, however, that in April 2012, almost all birds of prey live behind the scenes and are not accessible to viewers.

The wildlife park Lüneburg Heath is on behalf of the State Office of Ecology since 1999, the Lower Saxony sanctuaries for injured birds of prey. The unfortunate birds of prey are cared for here expertly, nursed back to health and released at airworthiness in nature.

Animal presentations

From March to November, the Wildlife Park displays the following regular presentations:

  • "Tiger lecture " about the two Siberian Tiger Alex and Ronja and their habitat.
  • The animal my friend: This training show birds of prey and other wildlife their ability to learn.
  • Hunters of the skies can be experienced at the bird of prey show.
  • Fascination Wolf: Tanja Askani, wolf specialist, author and supervisor of the wolves in the wildlife park depicts the fascinating world of wolves.
  • The otter feeding

Conservation breeding program

The zoo participates together with the Friends of species conservation wildlife park Lüneburg Heath eV ( 1st Chairman Norbert Tietz ) to the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP ) for otters, Mandschurenkraniche, European sea eagle, snow leopard, musk oxen, minks and bison. In addition, he participated in various resettlement projects, such as the reintroduction of the lynx in the Harz National Park.

In Wildlife Park produced television programs

The wildlife park Lüneburg Heath was the host for the NDR produced by the impact of the Zoo documentary series soft fur and sharp claws. Since 10 April 2007, the wildlife park with Wolf, Bear & Co got her own series in the NDR. Were filmed 30 episodes from March 2006 to September 2006. The 30 episodes are each about 50 minutes long. Produced the series on NDR nature film and studio Hamburg Documentaries, were responsible Nadja Frenz and Tom Synnatzschke. The editorial was Holger Meyer and Hermes Ole Kampovski the NDR. The consequences have been designed by the authors Heiko De Groot, Michael Cain, Ilka Kettner, Bernd Kosslik, Christina Krätzig, Heike Claus, Dunja Stamer and Thomas Röschner. The 30 episodes of the series were first broadcast on 10 April 2007 to 23 May 2007. The consequences of 01-14 were last shown on 13 December 2011 to 20 January 2012 at the NDR television.

Awards

  • 2011: DERTOUR drew the wildlife park Lüneburg Heath from the Golden Pine for the best customer orientation of all 23 tested schemes of the German Leisure and adventure parks. The Golden Pine is awarded annually by recommendation for the best theme parks in Germany. The jury is made up of several hundred travel agents. Visit the park and test the offers meticulously and enter following their evaluation sheets from.
Harburg (district)
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