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Wildlife Park

Lueneburg Heath Wildlife Park

Nindorf-Hanstedt, Niedersachsen
Founded 1970
60 Hectares
5 Animals

Large wildlife park in the heath with native and European wild animals. Home to around 1,200 animals from 140 species with daily birds of prey shows.

Notable Animals

Ursus arctos
Least Concern
Ursus arctos

Brown Bear

Brown bears in a spacious forest enclosure.

๐ŸŒ Europa
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Omnivore
โš–๏ธ 100โ€“680 kg
โณ 20โ€“30 Jahre
๐Ÿž๏ธ Forests and mountains of the Northern Hemisphere
๐Ÿ’ก

Brown bears can run up to 50 km/h โ€“ faster than a horse.

Panthera uncia
Vulnerable
Panthera uncia

Snow Leopard

Snow leopards in a rocky landscape.

๐ŸŒ Asien
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Carnivore
โš–๏ธ 25โ€“55 kg
โณ 15โ€“18 Jahre
๐Ÿž๏ธ High mountains of Central Asia
๐Ÿ’ก

Snow leopards cannot roar โ€“ they purr instead, like domestic cats.

Haliaeetus albicilla
Least Concern
Haliaeetus albicilla

White-Tailed Eagle

White-tailed eagles in an impressive birds of prey show.

๐ŸŒ Europa
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Carnivore
โš–๏ธ 3,5โ€“7 kg
โณ 20โ€“25 Jahre
๐Ÿž๏ธ Coasts and inland lakes of Europe
๐Ÿ’ก

White-tailed eagles have a wingspan of up to 2.5 meters.

Panthera tigris altaica
Endangered
Panthera tigris altaica

Amur Tiger

The northernmost and largest tiger subspecies.

๐ŸŒ Asien
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Carnivore
โš–๏ธ 180โ€“300 kg
โณ 15โ€“20 Jahre
๐Ÿž๏ธ Boreal mixed forests of the Russian Far East
๐Ÿ’ก

Only about 500 Amur tigers remain in the wild.

Canis lupus lupus
Least Concern
Canis lupus lupus

Eurasian Wolf

Europe's largest wild canid, increasingly returning to Germany.

๐ŸŒ Europa
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Carnivore
โš–๏ธ 25โ€“50 kg
โณ 6โ€“8 Jahre (wild), 15 Jahre (Gefangenschaft)
๐Ÿž๏ธ Forests and steppes of Eurasia
๐Ÿ’ก

Today, over 1,000 wolves live in Germany again, in more than 160 packs.

Special Features

Birds of Prey Show
Wolf Enclosure
Tiger Exhibit