News from Hellabrunn

The elephant group is currently undergoing a process of social structure reorganisation. All have to redefine their roles within the herd.

Heartbreaking news: Otto, the beloved young bull elephant, who had been suffering from a life-threatening herpes infection (EEHV 1), has died.

Since Saturday morning, the four-and-a-half-year-old male elephant Otto has been confirmed to be infected with the herpes virus EEHV 1.

In October 2022, the Jungle World at Hellabrunn Zoo temporarily closed its doors for a major refurbishment project. After several delays, the …

The first days of settling in went very well – meeting the other herd members for the first time was harmonious and promising.

Welcome 15-year-old Rani and her two-year-old daughter Savani. They moved following a recommendation from the EAZA Ex-situ Programme (EEP).

Visitors can meet the first zoo births of the year like the offspringof nyalas, Murnau-Werdenfels cattle and Dahomey dwarf cattle.

Hellabrunn Zoo supports a total of 14 long-term conservation projects around the world, including Cikananga Wildlife Center, the Fundación Jocotoco …

Hellabrunn Zoo changes the keeping of northern lynxes to Carpathian lynxes for species conservation reasons.