A sad goodbye to lion Jago
Animal news | 27 April 2022Our male lion Jago had been in obvious pain for several weeks and his general wellbeing was getting worse and worse. He became increasingly ...
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Groundbreaking ceremony for the new orang-utan house
Animal news | 25 April 2022"Thank you very much and best of luck,” declared Detlef Sittel, chairman of the Dresden Zoo Supervisory Board and First Mayor of the City of ...
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Free zoo admission for refugees from Ukraine
Campaigns | 17 March 2022The daily news coming out of Ukraine has left us shocked and appalled. Alongside our horror at the human suffering, we are naturally ...
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New arrival for the Kirk’s dik-diks
Animal news | 11 March 2022With a bit of patience and a bit of luck, our baby female Kirk’s dik-dik, born on 17 February, can be glimpsed taking her first ...
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World Wildlife Day
Species protection | 3 March 2022The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES for short, was signed on 3 March 1973. ...
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BIRTH OF HOG DEER FAWN
Animal news | 22 February 2022Baby female hog deer Elaha lies quietly in the safety of her stable waiting for mum Brahma, who regularly drops in to nurse her offspring. Elaha ...
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Construction projects
We are constantly striving to improve the living environments of our animals based on the latest ...
Construction projects
Events
There is always something going on at our Zoo. From talks to animal campaign days, from species ...
Events
Hangouts & Feeding times
At our animal keeper hangouts, you have the opportunity to get to know our animal keepers and their ...
Hangouts & Feeding times