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Welt der Gifte Greifswald (Closed) How to found a zoo - WdG Greifswald and WdG Salzburg

Discussion in 'Germany' started by Batto, 27 Jun 2017.

  1. Van Beal

    Van Beal Well-Known Member

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    Where will/is the zoo going to be located?
     
  2. markmeier

    markmeier Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The Zoo was opened in Greifswald/Germany but then moved to Salzburg/Austria. You can look it up in the Austria section (or just on the internet: Home - Welt der Gifte).
     
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  3. Van Beal

    Van Beal Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for the info... now to get to Salzburg and see this place for myself.
     
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    markmeier Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Just make sure to contact them beforehand. They only do guided tours.
     
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    Yet...
     
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    Excellent.

    What a great read this thread was.

    Dose your website translate into English? Austria seems quiet a destination for venomous snakes, with several collections, compared to the UK, that has nothing.

    Interestingly I noticed that at no stage, you have kept any mambas, is there a reason for this?
     
  7. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Mind you, if one is reliant on public transport there's pretty much only the one feasible specialist collection - this being Welt Der Gifte itself :) places like Nockalm are all-but-impossible to reach if one cannot drive sadly!
     
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    Batto Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    You can translate weltdergifte.com into English via Google Translate et al
    https://weltdergifte-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
    Most of our animals originate from confiscations and donations. So far, no mamba has been among them - yet. We'll get one from Eimsheim soon - and on temporary loan, another (in)famous venomous critter.
     
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