Alpenzoo
| Alpenzoo | |
|---|---|
 Alpenzoo Main entrance | |
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| 47°16′50″N 11°23′53″E / 47.28056°N 11.39806°E | |
| Date opened | 1962 |
| Location | Weiherburggasse 37, 6020 Innsbruck |
| Land area | 5 Hektar |
| No. of animals | 2 000 |
| No. of species | 150 |
| Website | http://www.alpenzoo.at |
Alpenzoo Innsbruck is a zoo located in the town Insbruck, in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It's one of the highest located zoos in Europe.
General
Founded 22 September 1962 by the Austrian zoologist Hans Psenner, Alpenzoo became famous because of reintroduction of endangered species like the bearded vulture, Alpine ibex, and northern bald ibis in the wild.
The zoo is a non-profit association, and the majority of their funding comes from the entrance fees, but the zoo receives additional funds from the city of Innsbruck and the government of Tyrol. There is also financial participation from the society "Freunde des Alpenzoo", sponsors and animal adopters.
A new wooden pavilion was inaugurated in August 2017 to provide information on forestry and the wood industry. The pavilion was made in collaboration with proHolz Tyrol and the design of the building was the object of a competition for the students in design and architecture of the area. The pavilion is entirely made in wood and has the form of a snail.[1][2][3]
The Alpenzoo was one of the places chosen to represent Austria on the collectible 0 Euro bank note. The picture represents three of the zoo's star animals: the bearded vulture, the lynx and the Alpine ibex.[4]
Species
The zoo accommodates about 2000 animals from 150 animal species: 20 mammals (of the 80 mammal species in the Alps), 60 bird species, 11 reptile species and 6 amphibian species, plus almost all the fish species present in the Alps. The Alpenzoo is the only zoo in the world that exhibits the wallcreeper.
Most of the birds exhibited are grouses, birds of prey, and passerines.
| Mammals |
|---|
| Pine marten |
| Beaver |
| Brown Bear |
| Alces |
| European Otter |
| Roe Deer |
| Wild Boar |
| Chamois |
| Lynx |
| Alpine Marmot |
| Snow Hare |
| Alpine Ibex |
| European Wildcat |
| European Bison |
| Wolf |
| Harvest Mouse |
Protection of the Environment and Rehabilitation of Species
Alpenzoo is the European Endangered Species Programme coordinator of the northern bald ibis,[5] and the only zoo in the world that exhibit the wallcreeper.
- The Alpenzoo participates in a project to monitor salamanders in Austria, notably the Alpine salamander present in Tyrol. The number of amphibians is rapidly decreasing in Austria for a number of reasons, including the presence of a fungi that attacks the salamanders.[6]
- Wildkatze Österreich: The zoo participates in the Wildcat Platforme, a co-operation between many Austrian organisms to promote and protect wildcats in Austria throught research and the protection of territories.[7]
- The Alpine Bearded Vulture Project: In 1974, Alpenzoo was the first institution to succeed in breading the bearded vulture ex-situ in the Alps. The zoos started the first breeding plan in a voliary in 1970 with reintroduction as the ultimate goal. In 1978, an international organisation was created to advance the project and many breeding facilities were created in the world. In 1987, the first couple was released in an artificial nest in the Alps.[8][9]
- Scharnstein Waldrapp Project: In 2002, the zoo participated in the breeding of eleven Waldrapp ibis in order to re-introduce to species through immigration. The ibis were hand-raised before being trained to follow a microflight to prepare for their migration. The project was considered a scientific success in 2005, with a small population of birds migrating.[10]
- Reintroducing ibexes into the Eastern Alps: The Alpenzoo was instrumental in the reinsertion and the introduction of the Alpine ibex in the Eastern Alps. The population in Austria is now 3,200 and is deemed stable. The Alpenzoo helped in the reintroduction of approximately 260 animals in the 30 last years. The banding of new animals released in the area is also made in the park.[11][12]
- The zoo has a veterinary infirmary for sick or injured animals of Tyrol, notably birds of prey.
References
- Hans Psenner: Der Alpenzoo. Mein Leben, Wörgl 1982.
- Alpenzoo Innsbruck, in: Dirk Petzold, Silke Sorge (Hrsg.): Abenteuer Zoo. 550 Tierparks, Aquarien und Reptilienhäuser. Der Zooführer für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz, Graz 2007, S. 353-356.
- Part of the content of this article comes from the equivalent German-language wikipedia article. Retrieved on 6 December 2014. The references no. is cited by that German-language article.
- ^ "Holzpavillon im Alpenzoo". Holzmagazin. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Informationsstand Alpenzoo Pavillon". HTL-IMST. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Eröffnung des proHolz Tirol Pavillon im Alpenzoo". proHolz. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
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- ^ Glaser, Florian (2017-07-05). "Beim Salamander ist Feuer am Dach". Tiroler Tageszeitung. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Partner organizations". Wildkatze Österreich. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Bearded Vulture Reintroduction". WAZA. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Der Bartgeier hat sich bei uns wieder nachhaltig etabliert". Der Standard. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
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External links
Media related to Alpenzoo Innsbruck at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Official website of the association of "Freunde des Alpenzoo" (in German)
