Wildpark Schwarze Berge, Wildlife park in Rosengarten, Germany
Wildpark Schwarze Berge is a 50-hectare wildlife park in the Harburg Hills forest near Rosengarten-Vahrendorf, south of Hamburg-Hausbruch. Its spacious, naturalistic enclosures hold around a hundred species and some thousand animals, among them bison, European wolves, lynxes, moose and, since 2009, European brown bears. Petting enclosures with free-roaming dwarf goats, pot-bellied pigs and fallow deer are also part of the grounds.
Wildpark Schwarze Berge was founded in 1969 in a forest area of the Harburger Berge near Rosengarten-Vahrendorf. European brown bears have been kept there since 2009. In January 2022 a Baroque donkey was born in the park, a breed of which only about 320 animals exist worldwide.
The park runs regular guided tours, and its Natur-Erlebnis-Zentrum association organises themed days during school holidays. Petting enclosures hold free-roaming dwarf goats, pot-bellied pigs and fallow deer. In January 2022 a baroque donkey was born here, a breed of which only about 320 animals exist worldwide.
The park is open year-round and covers 50 hectares of forest in the Harburger Berge, south of Hamburg-Hausbruch near Rosengarten-Vahrendorf. Paths link the enclosures, the petting areas and the 45-metre Elbblickturm; guided tours run regularly, and the Natur-Erlebnis-Zentrum organises themed days during school holidays.
An observation tower within the park rises 45 meters (148 feet) and opens views toward Hamburg and the Elbe on clear days. Climbing the stairs rewards visitors with a panorama that takes in both the city skyline and the forested hills nearby.
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