Tierpark Berlin, located at Am Tierpark 125, Friedrichsfelde, in Berlin, in Germany, was founded in 1954 and the first elephant arrived in 1954. The last elephant left in 2020.
Tiergarten Berlin-Friedrichsfelde was built in 1954, since the population in East-Berlin could not visit the old Berlin Zoo in West-Berlin. 1989: a new elephant house was erected. 1999: the first elephant in Berlin Tierpark was born. 2006-09-30: Mafuta attacked head elephant keeper Ingolf Kastirke, and was relocated to Halle Zoo. 2020: All Asian elephants were relocated to Leipzig Zoo, and renovation of elephant facilities were initiated. Video with Asian elephants and keeper Mario Hammerschmidt:
