Cottbus Zoo

Cottbus Zoo
51°44′35″N 14°21′00″E
Date opening	1954
Location	Kiekebuscher Strasse 5, 03042 Cottbus, Germany
Land area	25 hectares (61.8 acres)
No. of animals	1300 [1]
No. of species	170
Annual visitors	156.743 (2015) [2]
Memberships	VdZ
Owner	Stadt Cottbus
Website	www.tierparkcottbus.de

The Cottbus Zoo (German: Tierpark Cottbus) is a zoo in the town Cottbus in the Brandenburg region of Germany. The zoo was founded in 1954, and covers 25 hectares (61.8 acres). The park includes a lot of trees, growing along the river Spree.[3] The zoo breeds over 70 species of waterfowl, and its symbol is the red-breasted goose.

History

The zoo's first director, Erhard Frommhold (1956–1963), developed the park into a real Zoological park,[3] and the zoo had status as a Zoo in 1960.[1]

1966 the director was followed by Kunz Rauschert (1963–1966), followed by Klaus Jacob (1966–2002).[3]

1969 was the year of arrival of the first elephant, Sundali.[4]

2002 director Klaus Jacob retired and was replaced by Dr. Jens Kämmerling.[3]

Pictures

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  Elephants
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  Giant Canada goose

See also

• List of zoos in Germany

References

1. Cottbus Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)
2. Pressemitteilung Nr. 2016/01 des Tierparks
3. "History of Cottbus Zoo from the official website". Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
4. record for Sundali on the Elephant Database

External links

• The elephant Database: All elephants at Cottbus Zoo in Germany

• Official website (in German)
• Cottbus Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)