Südliche Weinstraße Wildlife Park, Wildlife park in Silz, Germany
Südliche Weinstraße Wildlife Park is an animal enclosure set in the Klingbach valley near Silz in Rhineland-Palatinate. The grounds cover a stretch of forested hillside and contain several enclosures dedicated to native European species.
The park opened on April 18, 1975, after Heinrich Prinz Reuß, head of the wildlife enclosure section of the International Hunting Association, completed a planning study for the site. The project was set up as a regional effort to keep European wild animals in a setting close to their natural surroundings.
The park sits within the Palatine Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve, a cross-border protected area shared between Germany and France. Visitors can observe native animals kept in enclosures that closely reflect the woodland and valley conditions of this part of central Europe.
The park has two walking routes, one shorter and one longer, so visitors can choose according to how much time they have. Sturdy footwear is a good idea since the paths wind through forested and hilly ground.
From March through November, daily wolf feeding sessions give visitors a chance to watch the animals at close range. The park also keeps European bison, a species that was wiped out in the wild during the 20th century and survives today only because of breeding programs like the ones this park supports.
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