Tierpark Berlin in Germany


Tierpark Berlin
Plan from 1821 with the Friedrichsfelde castle, during the time when the garden was developed into a park, by Peter Joseph Lenné (1789-1866)
Plan from 1821 with the Friedrichsfelde castle, during the time when the garden was developed into a park, by Peter Joseph Lenné (1789-1866)
Typezoo
Owner
Founded1954
First elephant arrived1954
Last elephant left2020
Address Am Tierpark 125, Friedrichsfelde
Zip-code D-10319
Place Berlin
District Lichtenberg
Country Germany
Website Website
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Directors-1990: Heinrich Dathe (director)
2007-2014: Bernhard Blaszkiewitz (director)
2014: Andreas Knieriem (director)
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants		 2006: Mario Hammerschmidt
(elephant head-keeper)
1999-2006: Ingolf Kastirke
(elephant head-keeper)
Elephant keepers: Thomas Günther
-1999: Ingolf Kastirke
-2006: Mario Hammerschmidt
-2009: Mathias Otto
1986-1991: Bodo Förster
1986-1992: Patric Müller
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Description

Tierpark Berlin, located at Am Tierpark 125, Friedrichsfelde, in Berlin, Germany , was founded in 1954 and the first elephant arrived in 1954. The last elephant left in 2020.


Comments / picturesTiergarten Berlin-Friedrichsfelde was built in 1954, since the population in East-Berlin could not visit the old Berlin Zoo in West-Berlin. The citizens of Berlin Ost were invited to help build their zoo, and they would get free lunch as compensation.

Tierpark Berlin in Germany Germany1955 map

Tierpark Berlin in Germany Germany
The first elephants arrived in 1955, left Dombo from Firma Hagenbeck, right Bambi from Firma Ruhe.

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 head-keeper Mario Hammerschmidt:

References for records about Tierpark Berlin

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2021). Tierpark Berlin, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=12. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:


Tierpark Berlin on elephant-news.com

Tierpark Berlin is mentioned on Elephant News:

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2016-01-04Berlin zoo elephant baby is actually a boy - Elephant News
2010-03-19Baby elephant born at berlin zoo - Elephant News
Drei tierpark-elefanten nach rostow am don - Elephant News
14th elephantcalf at tierpark berlin is born - Elephant News
2008-04-16Tierpark berlin - Elephant News
African elephant baby born in berlin - Elephant News
Love is... a family that forgives and forgets - Elephant News
2020-09-25The elephant house in tierpark berlin is now empty, first time since 1955 - Elephant News


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