Wildpark Peter und Paul, Wildlife park on Rosenberg hill, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Wildpark Peter und Paul is a wildlife park on Rosenberg hill housing native species like ibexes, deer, lynx, and wild boars in spacious enclosures. The facility spreads across the hillside with viewing areas positioned to give visitors clear sightlines to the animals in their designed habitats.
The site was founded in 1892 as a private project, beginning with a small collection of deer and other native animals. It grew into an important conservation location, particularly through its successful work with reintroducing ibexes starting in the early 1900s.
The name Peter and Paul refers to the patron saints of the nearby church on Rosenberg hill. Visitors can still see the artificial rock formations that sculptor Urs Eggenschwiler created in the early 1900s to provide natural habitats for the ibexes living here.
The paths are designed to be accessible to all visitors and entry is free, so you can explore at your own pace without cost. Dogs on leashes are welcome throughout the year.
The ibexes here descend from just three animals brought secretly from Italian royal hunting grounds in the early 1900s. This small founding population made possible the successful restoration of the species to Switzerland and demonstrates how focused conservation work can save a species.
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