A zoo for everyone
in the middle of Dresden
News from the zoo
The gecko is Zoo Animal of the Year 2024
Animal news | 31 January 2024The 2024 Zoo Animal of the Year – the gecko – was announced today at the Cologne Zoo aquarium. The patron of this year's campaign, President ...
Read moreWinter holiday programme
Campaigns | 26 January 2024Enjoy a cool trip to Dresden Zoo this winter. Between 10th and 25th February, find out all about your favourite animals every day at 11 am, with ...
Read moreAnnual inventory at the zoo
Campaigns | 10 January 2024As we start the new year, we look back on the old one and look forward to an exciting year at the zoo in 2024. Exciting, because this year we ...
Read moreBaby koala christened Janali
Animal news | 15 December 2023It’s a girl! The first koala joey to be born at Dresden Zoo and has been named Janali. The name derives from the Aboriginal word meaning ...
Read moreThree-banded armadillos welcome a new arrival
Animal news | 12 December 2023Female armadillo Bu gave birth to her second pup around four weeks ago. At birth, three-banded armadillos are about the size of a table tennis ...
Read moreOur Bactrian camel flock gains a new member
Animal news | 20 November 2023The young cow born on 8 October 2022 at Allwetterzoo Münster and now resident in Dresden goes by the name of Manila. Our Bactrian camel family ...
Read morehangouts and feeding times
Golden takin
Snowy Owl
Dhole
Snow leopard
Humboldt Penguin
False gharial
(Prof. Brandes House)
Bactrian camel
Meerkat feeding
Lion
One day at the zoo
Tour
Set off on a fun and informative tour through our Zoo. You can find out more about the respective points ...
TourCatering & Zoo shop
Our catering partners are spread throughout the zoo and offer a wide range of hot food, snacks and ...
Catering & Zoo shopTips for your visit
Our Zoo covers an area of around 13 hectares and offers visitors of all ages a fun, relaxing and truly ...
Tips for your visitSPECIES CONSERVATION IN THE ZOO
We see ourselves as a place of learning, and regard nature and species conservation as one of our core tasks.
species conservation in the zoo
Contact
Tiergartenstraße 1
01219 Dresden
Fax: +49351 - 4780 660