Animal enclosure
Research enclosure near Cotta-Bau
The research enclosure of the chair of forest zoology is located right next to Cotta-Bau in Tharandt. It consists of eleven parts that can be connected with each other in various configurations. Research on the animals in the enclosure reveal details on the behaiviour of their wild relatives. Research has for example covered testing of various attractants, calculating coefficients of digestibility of different eatables and documenting pugmarks.
Because of extensive reconstruction measures the enclosure is currently unoccupied.
Our animals
CHARLY - male American mink Neovison vison (2013-2020)
Charly looks out of the sleeping box.
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MÄUSCHEN - female Pine marten Martes martes (2000-2018)
Mäuschen is enyoing the sun rays.