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Coordinates: 49°26′00″N 7°47′30″E / 49.433362°N 7.791624°E / 49.433362; 7.791624
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[[File:Wildpark KL Stein.jpg|thumb|Stone and inscription]]
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The '''Betzenberg Wildlife Park''' ({{lang-de|Wildpark am Betzenberg}}) in [[Kaiserslautern]], [[Germany]], was founded in 1970 with the aim of enabling the population to observe native species of animals - including those that used to live wild around Kaiserslautern but are no longer native there today.
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The '''Betzenberg Wildlife Park''' ({{lang-de|Wildpark am Betzenberg}}) in [[Kaiserslautern]], [[Germany]], was founded in 1970 with the aim of enabling the population to observe native species of animals - including those that used to live wild around Kaiserslautern but are no longer native there today.<ref name="stripes">{{Cite web |url=http://www.stripes.com/news/wildlife-in-kaiserslautern-park-awake-to-winter-1.317079 |title=Wildlife in Kaiserslautern park awake to winter |first=Joshua L. |last=DeMotts |publisher=Stars and Stripes |work=stripes.com |date=2 December 2014 |accessdate=24 December 2015}}</ref>


[[File:Wildpark_KL_Waldschule.jpg|Waldschule im Wildpark Kaiserslautern|thumb|Woodland school]]
[[File:Wildpark_KL_Waldschule.jpg|Waldschule im Wildpark Kaiserslautern|thumb|left|Woodland school]]
Today the park also has a role in protecting species that are threatened by extinction, such as the [[Wisent]] and other endangered animals.
Today the park also has a role in protecting species that are threatened by extinction, such as the [[Wisent]] and other endangered animals.
The park is home to [[owl]]s, [[wild boar]], [[lynx]], [[mouflon]], [[bred back]] [[tarpan]]s, [[aurochs]] and other animals. It also has a woodland school in the middle of an old forest that, in places is 120 years old, as well as the ''Eichenkranz'', a stand of trees estimated to be about 300 years old.
The park is home to [[owl]]s, [[wild boar]], [[lynx]], [[mouflon]], [[bred back]] [[tarpan]]s, [[aurochs]] and other animals. It also has a woodland school in the middle of an old forest that, in places is 120 years old, as well as the ''Eichenkranz'', a stand of trees estimated to be about 300 years old.
The park is open all year round and entry is free.
The park is open all year round and entry is free.
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==Notes==
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{{Zoos of Germany}}
{{Zoos of Germany}}

Revision as of 03:54, 25 December 2015

Betzenberg Wildlife Park
Stone and inscription
Map
49°26′00″N 7°47′30″E / 49.433362°N 7.791624°E / 49.433362; 7.791624
Date opened1970[1]
LocationKaiserslautern, Germany

The Betzenberg Wildlife Park (German: Wildpark am Betzenberg) in Kaiserslautern, Germany, was founded in 1970 with the aim of enabling the population to observe native species of animals - including those that used to live wild around Kaiserslautern but are no longer native there today.[1]

Woodland school

Today the park also has a role in protecting species that are threatened by extinction, such as the Wisent and other endangered animals. The park is home to owls, wild boar, lynx, mouflon, bred back tarpans, aurochs and other animals. It also has a woodland school in the middle of an old forest that, in places is 120 years old, as well as the Eichenkranz, a stand of trees estimated to be about 300 years old. The park is open all year round and entry is free.

Notes

  1. ^ a b DeMotts, Joshua L. (2 December 2014). "Wildlife in Kaiserslautern park awake to winter". stripes.com. Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 24 December 2015.