Zoo
The Green Zoo Wuppertal
🇩🇪 Germany
VdZEAZAWAZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Germany 28 spp. present
Wuppertal Zoo (German: Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal or Zoo Wuppertal) is a 24-hectare (59-acre) zoo in Wuppertal, Germany. About 5,000 animals from around the world live at the zoo, representing about 500 species, including apes, monkeys, bears, big cats, elephants, as well as birds, reptiles, and fish. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
51.240° N 7.112° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
28
speciesOpened
1881
Size
Large
Accreditations
- World Association of Zoos and AquariumsWorldwide network of zoos, aquariums and their regional and national associations
- European Association of Zoos and AquariaZoos and aquariums mainly in Europe: shared membership standards and coordinated breeding programmes
- Verband der Zoologischen GärtenGerman association of zoological gardens
Visit
Opening hours
Mar Su[-1]-Oct Su[-1] -1 day: 09:00-18:00; Oct Su[-1]-Mar Su[-1] -1 day: 09:00-17:00
Getting there
- Address
- Hubertusallee 30, 42117 Wuppertal
- Phone
- +49 202 563 56 66
- Access
- Partly wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua
Before you go
Where is The Green Zoo Wuppertal?
Germany
The Green Zoo Wuppertal is a zoo or wildlife park in Germany, at Hubertusallee 30, 42117 Wuppertal. Its coordinates are 51.240° N, 7.112° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 272 km away.
What animals can you see at The Green Zoo Wuppertal?
28 species
Citizen-science photos record 28 species at The Green Zoo Wuppertal, including Gentoo Penguin, Bateleur, Red-legged Seriema, Red-crowned Crane and Laughing Kookaburra. 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 The Green Zoo Wuppertal in the wild?
Bateleur: Ruaha National Park
Some of the animals photographed at The Green Zoo Wuppertal also live in the parks and cities we cover: Bateleur (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ruaha National Park), Red-legged Seriema (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and Red-crowned Crane (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Fuzhou).
Does The Green Zoo Wuppertal charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for The Green Zoo Wuppertal lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
Is The Green Zoo Wuppertal accredited?
VdZ
Open registers list The Green Zoo Wuppertal with VdZ, EAZA and WAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did The Green Zoo Wuppertal open and how big is it?
Opened 1881, 22 ha
The Green Zoo Wuppertal, a zoo or wildlife park in Germany, opened in 1881 and covers about 22 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 28 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)