Tierpark Dählhölzli
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Dählhölzli is the name of the Bern Zoo and to the adjacent recreation area on the river Aare in Bern. The name of the area derives from the Bernese dialect word " Dähle " for the Scots pine. The Dählhölzli Zoo was opened on 5 June 1937. It is financed by private donations and legacies. The total area is 15.5 hectares. Currently, the zoo has 27 animal keepers and is the habitat of around 2,300 animals.
History
Prehistory
The history of the Bernese zoos actually begins in the last century, namely in 1871 as a group of optimists called for a planned zoo with predominantly European animals in the western church field and founded a Akklimatisationsverein. Two years later, the plan was dropped for lack of shareholders. For this, the system was built on the Engehalde, on a slope below the Bierhübeli. Here deer and bison were held. Since the plant was not satisfied, they sought new locations including in Dählhölzli. It was thought in 1883 even to the creation of a zoo with exotic animals. All attempts failed, however, for various reasons. Thanks to William Gabus could be solved finally, the question of financing. Born in Le Locle watchmaking in 1847 toured as a daring man with clocks and music boxes fairs in Russia, in Moscow owned watches shops and bought later as a wealthy man's Worb castle. In 1900, he bequeathed to the city of Bern CHF 150,000 for the establishment of a zoo, " if possible Dählhölzli " as it was called in the will. 1901 William died Gabus in Ticino.
From the Elfenau in the Dählhölzli
In 1918 the city could acquire the Elfenau - possession, which resulted in the next few years that this site was more and more prominent for the construction of a zoo. The council decided in 1927 because even for this site. The deal was but slow. After all, the building department worked from two designs. 1930 Nature and Animal Park Association was founded, the over 1800 members counted after two years and began to build a zoo in the Elfenau. By advertising in the press, the cinema, by film matinees and " Tierlitagen " a fund of CHF 50,000 was geäuffnet. As early as 1933, the association filed a draft, where the landscape of the Elfenau should be respected. But soon awakened the concerns of those circles who wanted to leave the Elfenau untouched. In March 1935, renewed negotiations meant that the civic community constituted a part of the Dählhölzli Woods available and thus the platform created to move away from the Elfenau as a location. In the same year was approved by the Bernese the creation of the zoo Dählhölzli. On June 5, 1937, the facilities were opened with a big party in the presence of Federal Rudolf Minger.
First, the veterinarian Dr. Paul Badertscher launched officially next to the zoo. 1938 was chosen the young zoologist Heini Hediger Dr. as administrators, who soon made a name for himself as an animal psychologist and animal gardener. In his book Wild animals in captivity, he picked up a good part on his experiences in Dählhölzli back, the experience he during the time of the Second World War often made in the young animal garden at the forefront when he had to replace because the end of military service keepers. He describes in a report his time in Bern as hard school, mentioned the support that he was able to experience the zoo association and about the difficulties of animal and food procurement in the interwar period.
Even after a few years moved Heini Hediger at the Basel Zoo. In its place, Prof. Monika Meyer- Holzapfel initiated from 1 May 1943 to 31 December 1969 the fortunes of the zoo. During this time, the number of species of animals enlarged in the vivarium, but also created new outside enclosure, sometimes quite makeshift wooden structures. Not least because of breeding success the experts became aware of the emerging Tiergarten at this time. Mentioned here are the new facilities for endangered or extinct species, such as otters, wild cats, lynx, bison and wolves, the aviary for birds of prey and the pheasant. 1954 was a herd of 1675 animals in 335 species; but the number of mammals remained low with 23 species. Both factors indicate that especially " easy care " species were held because only seven guards were available, at least three more than at the opening. Despite this limitation, the zoo did at this time a decisive step towards fulfillment of the mission to show the native wildlife.
In Berners Zoo
Was the motto of Prof. Hannes Sägesser, who directed the fortunes of the Dählhölzli from January 1970 until his sudden death on 18 January 1991. Przewalski's horses, seals, musk oxen and Syrian Brown Bears are animal species that have been introduced in his time. The number of shares held mammal species grew to 60. The expansion of the outdoor area ( with small predator house, Przewalski's horse, otters, bison, elk, tiger, and bear enclosure ) and opened in 1988, reconstruction of the vivarium represent his work. Outside the vivarium almost all exotic species have been replaced by European. In the personnel area as well as a scientific Adjunktstelle created a Zoopädagogikstelle first time in Switzerland. In the time of the fifth administrator, Dr. Max Müller ( May 1991-August 1996 ), drop the extensions of the children zoos on the Aare River and the bear enclosure at the zoo and the renovation of the Bear Pit. The animals held a turnaround was in the direction of animals from other continents instead (about wallabies or capybara ). In 1995 the management of zoos analyzes were reviewed by external experts. Based on the reports, the leadership of the zoo has been restructured and used an operating line. After a short interim lead by Dr. Ruth Baumgartner September 1996 to March 1997, Dr. Bernd Schildger was Director of the zoo Dählhölzli. New habitats for animals such as Chamois, Marginated tortoises, grouse, flamingos, seals and bald ibis have since been created. In addition to the procedures for the construction of animal-friendly habitats, reduction of species kept a mission statement was formulated.
The Dählhölzli today
Today, the Dählhölzli still has the same footprint, plus the bear park as outstation; the emphasis is still on native and European wildlife. The motto of the zoo is " More space for fewer animals ." The concept of combining a recreation area for families with the educational requirements of a zoological garden, which was drafted by the Zoopionierin Monika Meyer- Holzapfel 1915-1935, has been retained to this day.
After a flood in 1999 destroyed large parts of the animal facilities along the river Aare, these were newly built and opened in 2000. In the plants pelicans, otters and the European beaver live. The new plant of the Pink flamingos was inaugurated in front of the vivarium early as 1999.
In 2003, the seals plant was to the Northwest corner of the vivarium newly built and so ten times the volume of water compared to the previous plant. The new facility is one of over 2000 cubic meters of water to the largest seals plants in Europe.
This was followed by new plants for Waldrapps, Persian leopards, musk oxen and bison true to the motto " More space for fewer animals ." Another attraction of the zoo is a puffin system. The flightless birds, which are also referred to as penguins of the north, can be used in a large pool of water after live fish dive, being able to watch them visitors here. Puffins are known that they can carry dozens of small fish in their large, colorful beaks. As a record 62 were counted.
In 2010, the city of Bern, the then President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, and his wife, Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva gave, on the occasion of her state visit a young couple ussurischer brown bears, Masha and Misha. The zoo Dählhölzli designed to bear its plant to a sweeping " Bärenwald " in the sequence. This was opened in late June 2011. Mid- January 2014 gave birth to two cubs bear Masha. The zoo gave them the name of " 3 " and " 4 ".
Common Chuckwalla
Frontal lobe Basilisk
Tomato frog
Tomato frog
Squirrel Monkey
Jungle aviary
Jungle aviary
Dwarf crocodile
Cap Blue Raven
Cotton top tamarin - cub
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Red Lionfish
Rotstirn Jacana
Flamingos
Humboldt Penguin
Puffin
Waldrapp
Greenland musk ox
Seal
Krauskopfpelikan
Otter
More space for fewer animals
In the following years the design and development will continue. Currently being built at a new Wolf -conditioning, and by 2015 a small mammal and desert house, a free-flight aviary for vultures and a Monkey Rock for Barbary apes are planned. On the other hand, the planning for the next decade also means that different animal species from the animal Dählhölzli will disappear. So you gave up the attitude of Humboldt penguins, mountain goats and Przewalski's horses in the meantime. Director Schildger estimates that the number of species will have fewer than two hundred. Even in the 1990s there had been around 350 species of animals.
Aareuferanlagen ( opened in 2000 )
Aareuferanlagen ( opened in 2000 )
Waldrapp plant ( opened in 2004 )
Seal system ( opened in 2005 )
Leopard plant ( opened in 2007 )
Bison Forest ( opened in 2008 )
Puffin plant ( opened in 2009 )