Wildgehege Moritzburg, Wildlife park in Moritzburg, Germany

Wildgehege Moritzburg is a 40-hectare wildlife park enclosed and crossed by the stone walls of a historic hunting preserve. Its enclosures hold over 30 native species, including wild boar, wolves, wildcats, red deer, fallow deer, Eurasian lynx and mouflon. A petting enclosure with goats stands near the main entrance, and part of the sika deer enclosure can also be entered.

The park traces its origins to an animal garden founded between 1693 and 1694 by Elector Johann Georg IV. It began as a facility connected to royal hunting practices, with remnants of its original stone walls still visible today.

The name "Menagerie aller seltenen Arten von Hochwild" is recorded from the time of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony from 1694. It shows that rare animals such as wolves and bears were kept here, displayed at court festivities and used in animal fights and baiting. Parts of the original rubble-stone walls still bound the enclosures.

The park is open year-round and can be explored on foot using well-maintained, level paths throughout the grounds. Plan time for animal observation, as wildlife activity varies depending on the time of day and weather conditions.

The wolf enclosure opened in 2009 and holds a pavilion with an exhibition on the wolf's return to Germany. The park also keeps a petting enclosure with goats near the main entrance, and part of the sika deer enclosure can be entered to touch the animals.