Overview
- The Dschungelwelt reopened on Thursday, June 25, after a four-year general renovation that closed the old exhibit in 2022.
- The rebuilt, year-round, tropically climate-controlled complex is partly walk-through and adds underwater viewing, large plantings and an integrated researcher room for guided learning.
- New individual animals have been phased into the enclosure over roughly six months and visitors can already see species such as binturongs, small-clawed otters, fishing cats, flying foxes and the tiny kleinkantschil with additional birds arriving in the coming weeks.
- Tierpark Hellabrunn says the project follows modern animal-husbandry standards, rehoused the previous residents before construction, and includes a focus on breeding and holding threatened Indonesian species in cooperation with the Cikananga Wildlife Center.
- The upgrade cost about €11 million, required major technical work to combine large tropical plants, free-flying birds and varied mammals in one urban, climate-controlled structure, and aims to make conservation issues tangible for visitors.