Tierpark Berlin

Tierpark Berlin
Main entrance
Map
52°30′10″N 13°31′49″E / 52.50278°N 13.53028°E / 52.50278; 13.53028
Date opened1955
LocationBerlin, Germany
Land area160 hectares (400 acres)
No. of animals7,250 (December 2013)[1]
No. of species846 (December 2013)[1]
Annual visitors1,035,899 (2013)[1]
MembershipsEAZA[2]
Websitetierpark-berlin.de
Friedrichsfelde Palace, at the heart of the zoo
Pelicans in the zoo
Siberian tiger in the zoo
Striped hyena in the zoo

The Tierpark Berlin is one of two zoos located in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1955 and is located in Friedrichsfelde on the former grounds of Friedrichsfelde Palace, which is situated within the zoo. As of 31 December 2013, the zoo houses 7,250 animals from 846 species,[1] in an area of 160 hectares (400 acres). Tierpark Berlin also features two public exhibits free of charge, one being the Bärenschaufenster (Bear Show Window) for American black bears. The park is also home to the Treskow family's historic family burial ground.

Tierpark Berlin is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and participates in about 120 breeding programmes (EEP). It maintains the international studbooks for endangered species of deer and wild asses of Asia and Africa as well as the European studbook for little pied cormorants.[3] The zoo further participates in attempts of reintroducing species to areas where they have become endangered or extinct and it financially supports selected in situ projects for the protection of natural habitats.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Tierpark Berlin: Tierstatistik 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference eaza_list was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Artenschutz". www.tierpark-berlin.de (in German). 2011. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Artenschutzprojekte". www.tierpark-berlin.de (in German). 2011. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2023.