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Black Mountains Wildlife Park
Rosengarten, Niedersachsen 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.
Least Concern
Canis lupus
Gray Wolf
European wolves in a naturalistic forest enclosure.
๐ Europa
๐ฝ๏ธ Carnivore
โ๏ธ 25โ50 kg
โณ 10โ13 Jahre
๐๏ธ Forests and steppes of the Northern Hemisphere
๐ก Wolves can smell prey from over 3 km away.
Eurasian Lynx
Lynx in a forested enclosure with climbing rocks.
๐ Europa
๐ฝ๏ธ Carnivore
โ๏ธ 18โ30 kg
โณ 12โ17 Jahre
๐๏ธ European forests and mountains
๐ก Lynx have ear tufts that help them detect sounds.
Least Concern
Ursus arctos arctos
European Brown Bear
Europe's largest predator, once native throughout Germany.
๐ Europa
๐ฝ๏ธ Omnivore
โ๏ธ 100โ350 kg
โณ 20โ30 Jahre
๐๏ธ Forests and mountains of Europe
๐ก The last wild brown bear in Germany was killed in 1835.
Least Concern
Alces alces
Moose
The largest member of the deer family with a massive palmate antler.
๐ Europa
๐ฝ๏ธ Herbivore
โ๏ธ 200โ700 kg
โณ 15โ25 Jahre
๐๏ธ Boreal forests and bogs of northern Europe and North America
๐ก Moose are excellent swimmers and can dive up to 6 meters deep.
Near Threatened
Bison bonasus
European Bison
Europe's largest land mammal, successfully reintroduced.
๐ Europa
๐ฝ๏ธ Herbivore
โ๏ธ 300โ920 kg
โณ 20โ28 Jahre
๐๏ธ Mixed deciduous forests of Central and Eastern Europe
๐ก The European bison was extinct in the wild by 1927 โ zoo breeding programs saved the species.