Betzenberg Wildlife Park
Betzenberg Wildlife Park | |
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49°26′00″N 7°47′30″E / 49.433362°N 7.791624°E | |
Date opened | 1970[1] |
Location | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
The Betzenberg Wildlife Park (German: Wildpark am Betzenberg) in Kaiserslautern, Germany, was founded in 1970 with the aim of enabling the population to observe native species of animals - including those that used to live wild around Kaiserslautern but are no longer native there today.[1]
Today the park also has a role in protecting species that are threatened by extinction, such as the
Wisent
and other endangered animals.
The park is home to and other animals. It also has a woodland school in the middle of an old forest that, in places is 120 years old, as well as the Eichenkranz, a stand of trees estimated to be about 300 years old.
The park is open all year round and entry is free.
Notes
- ^ a b DeMotts, Joshua L. (2 December 2014). "Wildlife in Kaiserslautern park awake to winter". stripes.com. Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 24 December 2015.