Wildpark Ernstbrunn, Wildlife park in Gemeinde Ernstbrunn, Austria.
Wildpark Ernstbrunn is a wildlife enclosure in the Leiser Berge region that displays deer, mouflons, ibexes, and other species in spacious open habitats. The grounds extend across oak forests and offer visitors a walking route through different animal environments.
Wildpark Ernstbrunn opened in 1975 in the northern part of the protected castle park of Ernstbrunn and was enlarged step by step over the following years. In 2009 the Wolf Science Center moved here from Grünau im Almtal, and in October 2010 its new test building opened, letting park visitors watch behavioural researchers at work through a one-way mirror.
The park occupies the northern part of the protected castle park of Ernstbrunn, below the castle itself. Since 2009 it has hosted the Wolf Science Center, which moved here from Grünau im Almtal; guided tours explain and demonstrate behavioural research on timber wolves. Since October 2010 a test building with a one-way mirror has let park visitors watch the researchers at work.
The park lies in Dörfles, below Schloss Ernstbrunn at the edge of the Naturpark Leiser Berge, and covers over 40 hectares. Sheep, goats, donkeys and ponies roam free, so visitors meet some animals directly on the paths. Guided tours at the Wolf Science Center explain behavioural research on timber wolves; the 2010 test building has a one-way mirror for watching the researchers at work.
The park houses a specialized research center for wolf behavior where visitors can observe living wolves and learn about their social structures. This research facility allows studying animals in their natural behavior patterns.
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