Zoo
Hankensbüttel Otter Centre
🇩🇪 Germany
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Germany 9 spp. present
The Hankensbüttel Otter Centre is a nature experience centre in Hankensbüttel, in the German district of Gifhorn, that is laid out in 6 hectares (15 acres) of open land by a lake known as the Isenhagener See. The Otter Centre showcases the European otter which is a species threatened by extinction, as well as several related species of marten, in a natural environment. The centre is run by the Aktion Fischotterschutz ("Otter Conservation Project"), a state-recognised nature conservation organisation, and is a popular tourist and visitor destination on the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
52.731° N 10.620° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
9
speciesOpened
1988
Size
—
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:30–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- Sudendorfallee 1, 29386
- Phone
- +49 5832 98080
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Owned by
- Aktion Fischotterschutz
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
CR
European Mink
Mustela lutreola
Common Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Common Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
European Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus
Before you go
Where is Hankensbüttel Otter Centre?
Germany
Hankensbüttel Otter Centre is a zoo or wildlife park in Germany, at Sudendorfallee 1, 29386. Its coordinates are 52.731° N, 10.620° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 275 km away.
What animals can you see at Hankensbüttel Otter Centre?
9 species
Citizen-science photos record 9 species at Hankensbüttel Otter Centre, including Eurasian Otter, European Mink, European Polecat, Stone Marten and European Badger. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Hankensbüttel Otter Centre in the wild?
Eurasian Otter: Cévennes National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Hankensbüttel Otter Centre also live in the parks and cities we cover: Eurasian Otter (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cévennes National Park), Stone Marten (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cévennes National Park) and European Badger (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Białowieża National Park).
When is Hankensbüttel Otter Centre open?
Every day · 9:30–17:00
According to its open map listing, Hankensbüttel Otter Centre is open Every day · 9:30–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Hankensbüttel Otter Centre open?
Opened 1988
Hankensbüttel Otter Centre, a zoo or wildlife park in Germany, opened in 1988, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 9 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)