Tierpark Bad Pyrmont, Animal park in Bad Pyrmont, Germany

Tierpark Bad Pyrmont is a 30,000-square-metre zoo founded in 1962 by car dealer Günter Busch, who first opened a bird and nature park beside his repair workshop. It keeps around 300 animals of over 70 species, including meerkats, Böhm's zebras, eland, Bactrian camels, southern tamanduas, siamangs, ring-tailed lemurs, red ruffed lemurs, hyacinth macaws and white-handed gibbons. A walk-through Australia aviary opened in June 2011, and a new entrance building with a barrier-free turnstile opened on 20 July 2013.

The park began in the 1960s when a car dealer established a bird and nature reserve adjacent to his business. This initial project expanded over time into the larger animal park that exists today.

The park's name is simply the German word for animal park, and it is run by Linus Kampe, who took over in October 2008. A walk-through aviary opened in June 2011 lets visitors step among Australian parakeets, and a petting meadow and zoo school were added during the same modernization. The park also takes part in conservation breeding of hyacinth macaws.

The entrance building opened on 20 July 2013 and has a barrier-free turnstile; the ground floor holds the Tierpark-Café and the visitor toilets. A walk-through Australia aviary, opened in June 2011, lets visitors enter among Australian parakeets. A petting meadow and a playground with a small food kiosk are also on the grounds.

The park was founded by a car dealer, which is an uncommon origin for a zoo. This personal starting point gives the facility a local and individual character that sets it apart from larger commercial operations.