Wildlife park Feldkirch, Wildlife park on Ardetzenberg hill in Feldkirch, Austria

Wildpark Feldkirch occupies a 10-hectare site on the Ardetzenberg and holds about 140 animals of 21 species, among them red deer, fallow deer, wolves, lynx, wildcats, raccoons, marmots and Alpine ibex. The park also occasionally takes in injured wild animals and serves as a recovery station.

The park was created in 1963 through a volunteer initiative and received its first resident, the ibex Felix, on 23 July 1963. It has since grown to a 10-hectare site caring for around 140 animals of 21 species, and it occasionally takes in injured wild animals as a recovery station.

The park operates a kiosk through Lebenshilfe organization, creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities in the Vorarlberg region.

The park is accessible via two walking paths: the Weinbergstiege or Himmelstreppe, both offering free entry year-round. Sturdy footwear is recommended since the trails wind up slopes and can be steep in places.

The park began on 23 July 1963 with a single ibex named Felix, the first animal to move in. Today about 140 animals of 21 species live on the 10-hectare site, among them capercaillie, black grouse, lynx, wolves, raccoons and baroque donkeys. Volunteers of the Wildparkverein coordinate the operation, while a manager and a few permanent staff handle the animals' care.