Cottbus Zoo

Cottbus Zoo
Date opening 1954
Location Kiekebuscher Strasse 5, 03042 Cottbus, Germany
Coordinates 51°44′35″N 14°21′00″E / 51.74306°N 14.35000°E / 51.74306; 14.35000Coordinates: 51°44′35″N 14°21′00″E / 51.74306°N 14.35000°E / 51.74306; 14.35000
Land area 25 hectares (61.8 acres)
No. of animals 1300 [1]
No. of species 170
Annual visitors 156.743 (2015) [2]
Memberships VdZ
Owner Stadt Cottbus
Website www.tierparkcottbus.de

The Cottbus Zoo (German: Tierpark Cottbus) is a zoo in the town Cottbus in region Brandenburg, Germany. The Zoo was founded in 1954, and covers 25 hectares (61.8 acres). The park includes a lot of trees, growing along the river Spree.[3] The Zoo is breeding over 70 species of waterfowl, and its symbol of the Zoo is the Red-breasted goose.

History

The Zoos first director, Erhard Frommhold (1956-1963), developed the park into a real Zoological park,[3] and the zoo had status as a Zoo in 1960.[1]

1966 the director was followed by Kunz Rauschert (1963-1966), followed by Klaus Jacob (1966-2002).[3]

1969 was the year of arrival of the first elephant, Sundali.[4]

2002 director Klaus Jacob was retired and replaced by Dr. Jens Kämmerling.[3]

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 Cottbus Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)
  2. ↑ Pressemitteilung Nr. 2016/01 des Tierparks
  3. 1 2 3 4 History of Cottbus Zoo from the official website
  4. ↑ record for Sundali on the Elephant Database


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