Betzenberg Wildlife Park, Wildlife park and zoo in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Betzenberg Wildlife Park is a zoo set within a forest area where native and non-native animals live in natural surroundings. The park spans across a large woodland landscape with separate sections designed for different species.
The park was founded in 1970 to let the people of Kaiserslautern observe native animal species, including those that once lived wild around the city but are no longer found there. It later took on a species-protection role for the endangered European bison (Wisent) and other rare animals.
The park keeps species that once lived wild around Kaiserslautern but are no longer native there, alongside animals still found in the region. Its woodland school sits in a forest that is up to 120 years old in places, and the Eichenkranz is a stand of trees estimated at about 300 years old.
The park is accessible year-round without admission fees, so you can visit whenever it suits you. Walking through the woodland paths is easy and there are areas for all visitor types and ages.
The Eichenkranz is a stand of trees whose age is estimated at around 300 years, older than the surrounding forest, which in places is 120 years old. The park also keeps bred-back Heck horses and Heck cattle, reconstructions of the wild tarpan and aurochs types once native to the region.
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