Back to Map
Wildlife Park

Black Mountains Wildlife Park

Rosengarten, Niedersachsen
Founded 1969
50 Hectares

Popular wildlife park south of Hamburg with over 1,000 animals from 100 species. Known for birds of prey flight shows and the petting zoo.

Visit Website

Notable Animals

🐺
Canis lupus
Least Concern
Canis lupus

Gray Wolf

European wolves in a naturalistic forest enclosure.

🌍 Europa
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 25–50 kg
10–13 Jahre
🏞️ Forests and steppes of the Northern Hemisphere
💡

Wolves can smell prey from over 3 km away.

🐱
Lynx lynx
Least Concern
Lynx lynx

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx in a forested enclosure with climbing rocks.

🌍 Europa
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 18–30 kg
12–17 Jahre
🏞️ European forests and mountains
💡

Lynx have ear tufts that help them detect sounds.

🐻
Ursus arctos arctos
Least Concern
Ursus arctos arctos

European Brown Bear

Europe's largest predator, once native throughout Germany.

🌍 Europa
🍽️ Omnivore
⚖️ 100–350 kg
20–30 Jahre
🏞️ Forests and mountains of Europe
💡

The last wild brown bear in Germany was killed in 1835.

🫎
Alces alces
Least Concern
Alces alces

Moose

The largest member of the deer family with a massive palmate antler.

🌍 Europa
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 200–700 kg
15–25 Jahre
🏞️ Boreal forests and bogs of northern Europe and North America
💡

Moose are excellent swimmers and can dive up to 6 meters deep.

🦬
Bison bonasus
Near Threatened
Bison bonasus

European Bison

Europe's largest land mammal, successfully reintroduced.

🌍 Europa
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 300–920 kg
20–28 Jahre
🏞️ Mixed deciduous forests of Central and Eastern Europe
💡

The European bison was extinct in the wild by 1927 – zoo breeding programs saved the species.

Special Features

Birds of Prey Show
Free-Flight Aviary
Petting Zoo