
A zoo for everyone
in the middle of Dresden
News from the zoo

Glattotter Diyala unerwartet verstorben - Nachwuchs in Handaufzucht
Animal news | 10 March 2025Am Samstagmorgen wurde unser dreijähriges Glattotter-Weibchen Diyala völlig überraschend tot in der Innenanlage aufgefunden. Noch am Tag ...
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Mourning for snow leopard Askin
Animal news | 7 March 2025On 28 February 2025, our male snow leopard Askin was put to sleep at the venerable age of almost 18. He had been showing several signs of ageing ...
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The orangutans have offspring
Animal news | 4 March 2025Visitors to the orangutan house may have caught a glimpse of a tiny new arrival in the large enclosure last Sunday: female orangutan Daisy has ...
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World Wildlife Day
Species protection | 3 March 2025Today is World Wildlife Day! Alongside climate change, the biodiversity crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time, with ...
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Hatari, our new African forest buffalo calf
Animal news | 5 February 2025Our herd of African forest buffalo welcomed a new female calf in late January, named Hatari. The little buffalo cow is the seventh baby born to ...
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Inventory of the animals at the zoo
Animal news | 17 January 2025At the end of each year, we do a precise headcount of all the animals at the zoo to determine exactly how many inhabitants we have on 31 ...
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hangouts and feeding times
Golden takin
Snowy Owl
Dhole
Snow leopard
Humboldt Penguin
False gharial
(Prof. Brandes House)
Bactrian camel
Meerkat feeding
Lion
One day at the zoo

Tour
Set off on a fun and informative tour through our Zoo. You can find out more about the respective points ...
Tour
Catering & Zoo shop
Our catering partners are spread throughout the zoo and offer a wide range of hot food, snacks and ...
Catering & Zoo shop
Tips for your visit
Our Zoo covers an area of around 13 hectares and offers visitors of all ages a fun, relaxing and truly ...
Tips for your visit
SPECIES CONSERVATION IN THE ZOO
We see ourselves as a place of learning, and regard nature and species conservation as one of our core tasks.
species conservation in the zoo
Contact
Tiergartenstraße 1
01219 Dresden
Fax: +49351 - 4780 660