Walsrode Bird Park
Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Walsrode Bird Park)
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Typical aviaries with a restaurant in the background
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| Date opened | 1962 |
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| Location | Near Walsrode in the Lüneburg Heath, North Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°52′51.29416″N 9°36′10.47″E / 52.8809150444°N 9.6029083°ECoordinates: 52°52′51.29416″N 9°36′10.47″E / 52.8809150444°N 9.6029083°E |
| Land area | 24 hectares (59 acres) |
| Number of animals | 4,400 |
| Number of species | 675 |
| Annual visitors | 300.000 (2011) |
| Memberships | European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), CRAX International, Cracid Breeding and Conservation Centre (CBCC) |
| Website | www |
Weltvogelpark Walsrode (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛltfoːɡl̩paːʁk valsˈʀoːdə]; English before 2010: Walsrode Bird Park) is a bird park located in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany within the municipality of Bomlitz near Walsrode in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.
Weltvogelpark Walsrode is the largest bird park in the world in terms of species as well as land area (The Jurong Bird Park in Singapore claims the largest number of individual birds), It covers 24 hectares (59 acres) and houses some 4,400 birds of over 675 species from every continent and climatic zone in the world. The Weltvogelpark Walsrode celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2012.
The bird park comprises a large number of internal and external aviaries as well as outdoor enclosures. In addition the visitor can meet birds in an environment modelled on their natural habitat with no artificial barriers both in a free flight aviary with sand dunes and a wave machine, as well as in numerous buildings, such as the Jungle Hall. Whilst the more recent areas of the bird park are based more on the natural environment of the birds, the older areas mainly consist of spacious parkland and woods including large rose and rhododendron beds.
One special attraction is the variety of flight demonstrations on an open-air stage where, not only are falcons and eagles displayed as in other shows, but parrots, pelicans and Indian Runner ducks too. There are also various feeding demonstrations and a young bird rearing station which is particularly interesting to children.
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