Welcome to Karlsruhe Zoological Garden!
Karlsruhe Zoological Garden is a family-friendly, green oasis in the heart of the city. It invites you to spend some time here, relax and do some animal watching. However, the zoo is so much more. It stands for species conservation in our day-by-day activities, research and education. We participate in numerous European and international conservation breeding programmes, thereby creating captive reserve populations for animal species that are sometimes highly endangered out in the wild. In addition, we support many projects for the preservation of biodiversity in the areas of origin – both on our doorstep and worldwide – through our Species Protection Foundation Zoo Karlsruhe. continue reading
Prof. Dr. Matthias Reinschmidt, Zoo Director
Information for your visit:
Wildly diverse: Our worlds of experience
An experience all year round: the tropical hall in the exotic house
A lush indoor tropical garden with dense greenery, a central pathway, and large windows above.
Experience kangaroos up close on our walk-through Australia enclosure
A baby wallaby peeks from its mother's pouch as two adult wallabies feed on the ground.
Immerse yourself in the habitat of water!
A sea lion gracefully swims underwater, releasing bubbles from its nose.
Get to know our fascinating world of birds
Close-up of an emu's head with textured feathers and a green blurred background.
We live for species conservation!
In many parts of the world, the interplay between plants, animals and humans is no longer in balance. At numerous levels, the finely-meshed interdependencies in nature are no longer in equilibrium. The role as an ally and mediator in nature and species conservation is becoming increasingly important in the face of environmental degradation and is constantly diminishing
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Did you know?
animals
are living in Karlsruhe Zoo.
kilograms
is the weight of Saida, the Asian elephant cow.
species of animals
are living in Karlsruhe Zoo.
hectares
is the area of the Karlsruhe Zoological Garden in size.
euros
was invested by the zoo and the species protection foundation of the Karlsruhe Zoo in various species protection projects in 2024.
