A special admission price promotion is taking place on the upcoming Christmas days at the NaturZoo Rheine. “Almost for free!” is the motto on Christmas Eve and the two Christmas holidays, when all children receive free admission and adults only pay the children’s admission price of 5.50 euros. So, for example, a family of four can afford a visit to the zoo for a total of 11.00 euros.
The entire proceeds of the three days are then “given away” to species conservation projects.
In self obligation zoological gardens promote measures for the protection of the animals in the dwindling natural habitats. Continued support for species conservation projects is essential, and the NaturZoo will continue to support those for tigers in Sumatra and for plumploris in Southeast Asia, which are highly threatened by the private animal trade, to the best of its ability even in these economically strained times. Special attention is paid to the Barbary macaques in Morocco: Driven by climate changes and consequently long periods of drought, entire colonies of the magots were almost completely destroyed by extensive forest fires last summer. Remnant populations of this already highly endangered macaque species are now being fed in addition, as the forests attacked by the fire do not yet provide them with sufficient food again.
On Madagascar, too, weather events intensified by climate change had led to setbacks in species conservation projects: Several particularly strong tropical cyclones destroyed settlements and infrastructure in the protected areas for the highly threatened bamboo lemurs. Direct help for the people there is the basis for further protection of the prosimians.
More detailed information on the funded species protection projects can be found on the NaturZoo website.
So the NaturZoo wants to do double good with its Christmas campaign and is happy if it is used by many zoo visitors.
The NaturZoo will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.