Wild news
Whether it’s new arrivals of baby animals, reports on our involvement in species conservation, or new developments in our construction projects - here you will find all the latest news from our Zoo.
Neues aus dem Zoo

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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NEW FEMALE THREE BANDED ARMADILLO FOR GURT
Animal news | 16 February 2022Early February saw a new inhabitant arrive at the Prof. Brandes House. The eight-month-old three banded armadillo comes from Budapest ...
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BREEDING SEASON FOR THE GRIFFON VULTURES
Campaigns | 4 February 2022While most birds only start breeding in spring, our vultures in the large aviary were way ahead of the game back in January. At the ...
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Animal inventory at the zoo
Campaigns | 14 January 2022In the final weeks of last year, our team was once again busy taking stock of all the animals in the zoo. As well as taking a full inventory, ...
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Bantengs welcome new arrival
Animal news | 12 January 2022The few sunbeams that managed to break through the clouds today were enough to entice our nearly four-week-old banteng bull calf out into the open.
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150,000 Euros for the Zoo Animal of the Year 2021
Campaigns | 7 January 2022The crocodile was named Zoo Animal of the Year in 2021, raising a total of 150,000 Euros. Here at Dresden Zoo we have Australian freshwater ...
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Merry Christmas
Campaigns | 23 December 2021We wish you and your loved ones a wonderful Christmas and a peaceful, healthy and confident end to the year. We would like to thank you very ...
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Happy Birthday Toni
Animal news | 13 December 2021Toni was born on 13 December in Budapest Zoo. Following the death of his mother, he was raised there by humans – which explains the great ...
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