ZOO Aschersleben
How to find us:
- Street
- Auf der Alten Burg 40
- Zip, City
- 06449 Aschersleben
- Country
- Germany
- Phone
- 03473 - 699071
- Web
- https://www.aschersleben-zoo.de/
- Tags
- #Zoo #Tierpark
Description
On the southwestern edge of Aschersleben lies Zoo Aschersleben, a municipal institution that combines nature experiences with animal care for visitors and attracts around 100,000 people annually.
The zoo was founded in 1973 as a local animal park in the Alte Burg recreation area. The roughly 10-hectare site is hilly and partly wooded; it includes the last remnants of Burg Aschersleben. After 1989, numerous enclosures were modernized and adapted to contemporary husbandry standards.
Today about 300 animals of roughly 100 species live at Zoo Aschersleben. A focus is on prosimians and cat-like species. Since 2004 there has been a generous outdoor enclosure of about 2,000 m² for the highly endangered Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). Other major refurbishments include an enclosure built in 1997 for ocelots with a walk-in aviary and a circa 500 m² facility for Amur leopards opened in 1999. The zoo participates in the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) for Diana monkeys, sand cats, and Amur leopards.
The institution’s offerings also include a planetarium that has been on the grounds since 1976, as well as a scale model of the solar system along the path to it. Since 2003 there has been a zoo school that organizes biology lessons and on-site educational programs. The zoo’s work is additionally supported by a local support association.