Wie sind die Öffnungszeiten?

Montag 09:00 - 17:00 Dienstag 09:00 - 17:00 Mittwoch 09:00 - 17:00 Donnerstag 09:00 - 17:00 Freitag 09:00 - 17:00

Frankfurt Zoological Society

Startseite
Deutschland
Frankfurt
Frankfurt Zoological Society

Our work is committed to conserving biological diversity and wilderness.
(1)

Our work is committed to conserving biological diversity and wilderness.

-Twitter: http://twitter.com/FZS_Frankfurt

04/09/2026

Was haben zwei Iren beim Nashornschutz in Südafrika und eine Zoologin im Tiergarten Schönbrunn gemeinsam? Die Frankfurt Spring School.

Kontakte, Freundschaften, gemeinsame Projekte: Vieles beginnt während der intensiven Spring-School-Wochen in Frankfurt und geht danach weiter. Genau diese Verbindungen stärkt das neue Alumni-Netzwerk.

In der neuen Folge von „Hinter dem Zoo geht’s weiter“ erzählen Alumni, was von der Spring School geblieben ist und was aus ihren Kontakten entstanden ist.

Und bei euch? Seid ihr selbst Alumni? Mit wem aus der Spring School seid ihr heute noch in Kontakt? Schreibt es uns in die Kommentare - gerne beim Podcasthören. 😉

Zur Folge:
https://fzs.org/de/aktuelles/frankfurt-spring-school-alumni-ein-netzwerk-fuer-den-naturschutz-88/

Von den Alumni Adam und Níall gibt es bald noch mehr zu hören: Ihr komplettes Interview veröffentlichen wir als englische Bonusfolge. Mehr zur Frankfurt Spring School findet ihr übrigens hier: https://frankfurtspringschool.de/

02/09/2026

🇩🇪🇺🇦 Impressions from last week’s visit of German Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider to Ukraine.

During his visit to the Ukrainian Carpathians, Minister Schneider met with our FZS Ukraine team and partners at Skolivski Beskydy National Park and saw first-hand the work being done to protect Ukraine’s extraordinary natural heritage.

“We support Ukraine not only in its fight for freedom, but also ensuring that, after what we hope will be a swift end to the war, […] we, as the Federal Republic of Germany, are committed to supporting Ukraine in preserving these wonderful forests,” Schneider said during the visit.

Germany’s Federal Environment Ministry has announced further funding to support nature conservation in Ukraine and contribute to the long-term protection and preservation of the country’s protected areas and forests.

Schneider also recognized the work of Frankfurt Zoological Society and our partners in the Ukrainian Carpathians, where we have been working for more than a decade to strengthen protected areas and support the people who safeguard them.

01/09/2026

Support our work in Ukraine! 💙💛

We have been nominated for the Zurich Planet Hero Award 2026 in the Biodiversity category and you can help us in the Community Voting!

Since 2014, we have been working in Ukraine to protect some of Europe’s most valuable natural landscapes. We support Ukrainian national parks with essential equipment and infrastructure, helping strengthen the long-term protection of their extraordinary forests, and biodiversity.

🗳️ Vote for FZS Ukraine until 6 September:
https://www.zurich.de/de-de/ueber-uns/nachhaltigkeit/zurich-planet-hero-award/voting

Every vote counts. Thank you for supporting our work in Ukraine!

Франкфуртське зоологічне товариство в Україні // FZS Ukraine Zurich

25/08/2026

🇩🇪🇺🇦 New support for Ukraine’s natural heritage

During his first official visit to Ukraine, German Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider visited Skolivski Beskydy National Park to see first-hand how protected areas continue their work during the war.
Together with our FZS Ukraine team, we shared the results of more than ten years of cooperation with national parks in the Ukrainian Carpathians. Michael Brombacher, Head of the FZS Europe Department, showed how this long-term partnership has strengthened the capacity of park teams - from supporting rangers and biodiversity monitoring to environmental education and infrastructure.

The visit also brought important news: Germany’s Federal Environment Ministry will provide 10 million euros this year to help preserve Ukraine’s natural heritage.

“Ukraine is a fantastic country with enormous natural wealth. We support Ukraine not only in its fight for freedom, but also in ensuring that it has a future after the war,” said Carsten Schneider.

Protecting this extraordinary natural heritage is part of that future - for biodiversity, protected areas and the communities around them.

📷 Iryna Sereda, Yuliya Lysenko

21/08/2026

🌿 Exciting news from Vietnam: Kon Ka Kinh is becoming the country’s third-largest national park!

There is a lot happening for conservation in Vietnam right now, and this is news we are especially happy to share.

Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve and An Toan Nature Reserve will now be managed under the newly established Kon Ka Kinh National Park Management Board. Together with an additional area expected to be formally assigned to the Board, Kon Ka Kinh National Park will cover around 1,056 square kilometers, making it the third-largest national park in Vietnam.

For us, this milestone means a lot. We have been working in Vietnam since 2010, alongside people who have dedicated years to protecting these forests and the wildlife they are home to. Seeing the landscape take this next step is something we are genuinely excited about.

Most of all, we are incredibly proud of our colleagues and grateful to everyone who has helped make this possible: our team in Vietnam, the protected area teams, the authorities and all our partners who have worked together over many years.

We are also very much looking forward to continuing our collaboration with the new Kon Ka Kinh National Park Management Board, led by our long-standing partner Ngo Van Thang, and to seeing where this new chapter takes us.

A huge thank you to everyone involved. 💚

Stiftung Artenschutz

19/08/2026

It’s World Orangutan Day! 🦧

What better day to get to know these remarkable animals a little better? The name “orangutan” means “person of the forest” and their lives are deeply connected to their rainforest home.

For young orangutans, growing up takes time. They can stay with their mothers for around eight years, learning where to find food, how to move through the rainforest canopy and even how to build a new sleeping nest every night.

These years of learning prepare them for an independent life in the wild. But there is one thing they cannot learn to live without: the forest itself.

That is why protecting landscapes like Bukit Tigapuluh in Sumatra is so important.

Together with our partners PanEco and Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL), we help rescued Sumatran orangutans prepare for a return to the wild. At our Jungle School, they develop and strengthen the skills they need to survive independently.

Since 2002, more than 204 orangutans have been released into Bukit Tigapuluh’s wilderness. And there is even more reason for hope: the reintroduced population is now raising a new generation in the wild.

Our work continues after release. Our teams monitor the orangutans during their first months back in the forest, following their progress and learning more about how they adapt.

Because protecting orangutans also means protecting the rainforest they depend on: a forest shared with Sumatran elephants, tigers and countless other species.

Want to help protect orangutans and their forest home? Become an orangutan partner and support their future in the wild:
https://fzs.org/de/unterstuetzen/pate-werden-formular/?fb_item_id_fix=28616

Happy World Orangutan Day! 🦧🌳

15/08/2026

Three seconds. Three images. One remarkable discovery… 🐾

A camera trap in Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Vietnam, has captured rare images of a Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), one of the world’s most threatened mammals.

This is one of the three images captured within just three seconds - a fleeting moment that provided remarkable evidence of this elusive species.

What makes this record particularly exciting is where it was made: around 950 kilometres farther south than previous records of the species in Vietnam. The finding suggests that the Chinese pangolin’s known range in the country extends farther south than previously thought.

Chinese pangolins are notoriously difficult to observe. They are nocturnal and elusive, and illegal hunting and wildlife trade have pushed the species to the brink of extinction. Camera traps therefore give conservationists a rare glimpse into a world that usually remains hidden.

And this discovery is about more than three photographs. It shows why protecting intact habitat and investing in long-term monitoring matters.

For more than 15 years, we have worked alongside the management of Kon Ka Kinh National Park to strengthen the protection of its forests and wildlife. Rangers patrol thousands of kilometres through the forest, remove snares and help protect the habitat on which species like the Chinese pangolin depend.

This rare record is a small but powerful sign that threatened wildlife can persist when its habitat is protected. 🌳

Read the full story: https://fzs.org/en/news/phantom-in-the-mountain-forest/

14/08/2026

Who guessed Vietnam in yesterday’s photo quiz? You were right! 🇻🇳🌳

We’re in Kon Ka Kinh National Park, in Vietnam’s Central Highlands - a mountainous landscape covered in rich, diverse forests.

A few facts about this special place:

🌳 Around 420 km² of protected forest: Kon Ka Kinh National Park is part of one of the largest contiguous forest areas in Vietnam.

🐒 The park is home to the largest population of the Critically Endangered grey-shanked douc langur, as well as the endangered Northern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon.

🌿 Forests shaped by altitude: Different elevations create a variety of habitats, from humid subtropical forests to deciduous and coniferous montane forests - supporting an extraordinary diversity of wildlife.

And there’s more hiding in these forests…
Recently, a camera trap in Kon Ka Kinh captured a very rare animal and an important new record.

Any guesses what it might be? 👀 The reveal is coming next.

13/08/2026

Can you guess where this photo was taken? 🌳

Three clues:

Clue 1: We’re in a mountainous region that contains some of the largest contiguous forest areas in the country. FZS has been active here since 2010.

Clue 2: These forests are home to Critically Endangered grey-shanked douc langurs - as well as endangered Northern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbons.

Clue 3: Our camera traps recently captured evidence of another very rare animal here. We’ll reveal our elusive forest resident soon…

Any guesses? Drop the country in the comments. 👇

07/08/2026

🐸 Braun, nachtaktiv und meistens gut versteckt - warum also bekommt ein Frosch eine ganze Podcast-Folge?

Weil der Antillen-Ochsenfrosch zeigt, worum es im modernen Artenschutz wirklich geht: Nicht nur auffällige Arten brauchen unsere Aufmerksamkeit.

In der neuen Folge ,Kennt ja kein Schwein' vom ,Hinter dem Zoo geht's weiter'-Podcast nehmen wir euch mit hinter die Kulissen des Zoo Frankfurt. Tierpfleger Dennis Jenschke erzählt, wie sich das Team auf die Haltung dieser seltenen Amphibienart vorbereitet hat - inklusive einer Reise zum Zoo Jersey, um von erfahrenen Kolleginnen und Kollegen zu lernen. Außerdem erklärt Kurator Dr. Simon Rohner, warum Zoos bewusst auch Tiere halten, die viele Besuchende vermutlich nie zu Gesicht bekommen.

🐸 Warum wird der Antillen-Ochsenfrosch auch "Hühner-Frosch" genannt?
🌿 Wie richtet man das perfekte Terrarium für eine neue Art ein?
💚 Und weshalb sind gerade unscheinbare Arten so wichtig für den Artenschutz?

Jetzt reinhören und entdecken, warum Arten nicht erst spektakulär sein müssen, um schützenswert zu sein.

🎧 Zur Folge: https://fzs.org/de/aktuelles/kennt-ja-kein-schwein-antillen-ochsenfrosch-87

Adresse

Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1
Frankfurt
60316

Öffnungszeiten

Montag	09:00 - 17:00
Dienstag	09:00 - 17:00
Mittwoch	09:00 - 17:00
Donnerstag	09:00 - 17:00
Freitag	09:00 - 17:00

Telefon

+49699434460

Webseite

http://www.fzs.org/

Benachrichtigungen

Lassen Sie sich von uns eine E-Mail senden und seien Sie der erste der Neuigkeiten und Aktionen von Frankfurt Zoological Society erfährt. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wird nicht für andere Zwecke verwendet und Sie können sich jederzeit abmelden.