Kleve Zoo (Germany)

The Tiergarten Kleve is a zoo in Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany. It is home to about 300 animals. The Zoo came into existence when Dr. Heinz Will, lawyer and respected citizen of Kleve, acquired two orphaned piglets from wild boars in 1959. dr. Will got the two unfortunate piglets from a ranger and he built them a small fence. Along with his love for animals, it was the beginning of the creation of a zoo on Tiergartenstrasse (Zoo Street) where he was looking for a property to expand the number of animals he kept for a hobby. At the same time, he founded an association to manage the zoo.

Wejście do Zoo w Kleve, Niemcy — Entrance to the Zoo in Kleve, Germany

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Baudet du Poitou en el Zoológico de Kleve, Alemania — Baudet du Poitou Donkeys at Kleve Zoo, Germany

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Zoológico Cléveris (Alemania)

克莱夫动物园的海豹盆地（德国） — Seal Basin at Cleve Zoo (Germany)

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Prince Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen (1604−1679) who once, as governor, led the Duchy of Cleves, transformed the surroundings of Kleve into a baroque park landscape that was almost without equal in the 17th century. His plans had a great influence on garden designs throughout Europe and became the model for the castle park of Sanssouci in Potsdam, amongst others. The park included a zoo and the street along the zoo was named Tiergartenstrasse. Although the animals were not intended to be showcased, but merely to be shot, the historic zoo was open to the public. This was extraordinary in those days.

Tiergarten Kleve (Deutschland)

Informatiepanelen in de Dierentuin van Kleef, Duitsland — Information Panels in the Zoo of Kleve, Germany

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حديقة حيوان كليف (ألمانيا)

Alpakalar, Kleve Hayvanat Bahçesi, Almanya — Alpacas in the Kleve Zoo, Germany

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The main part of the animal collection comprises rare farm animal breeds, that more or less became redundant in present day modern agriculture which requires high yields delivered by the newly created uniform breeds. Kleve Zoo plays an important role in breeding these rare farm animal species. The majority of these farm animals are sheep breeds, such as Soay sheep, Jacob sheep, Bentheimer Landrace and Coburg fox sheep, and goats, such as Bulgarian goat, Thuringian goat and Tauernsheck. In addition the farm animal collection comprises several donkey species (Poitou donkey, white Barock donkey and standard donkey), bovine species (Hungarian steppe cattle, Pinzgau cattle) and swine species (Angeln saddleback, Bentheim black pied, blond Mangalitsa).

Зоопарк Клеве (Німеччина)

Пінцга́у в зоопарку Клеве, Німеччина — Pinzgauer Cattle at the Kleve Zoo, Germany

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Zoo de Clèves (Allemagne)

Детская площадка в зоопарке Клеве (Германия) — Playground at Kleve Zoo (Germany)

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Apart from the farm animals, the Zoo also keeps several wild animal species. While most of the wild species are of Least Concern, a few are classified as threatened (i.e. kulan and Przewalski horse, Endangered, and red panda, Vulnerable) according to the IUCN Red List, while zoos’ conservation efforts are most important for those species threatened with extinction in the wild. Entertainment including animals is limited to the feeding of the harbour seals twice daily. Entertainment including animals is limited to the feeding of the harbour seals twice daily.