Frankfurt Zoological Society

31/08/2025

🇪🇹 Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains National Park, a of jagged peaks and lush forests, is one of Africa’s great water towers. Its highland wetlands and rivers feed life far beyond its borders, providing fresh water to millions in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. From its unique ecosystems to its role in sustaining communities, Bale is a place where protecting nature means protecting our future.

🎥 Watch the video to experience Bale Mountains National Park.
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🔗 Want to learn more about how we protect Bale’s rich biodiversity? Visit:https://lnkd.in/4G0r4+

27/08/2025

🇩🇪 Wildnis in Deutschland – eine starke Initiative feiert Jubiläum!

Heute vor zehn Jahren haben wir gemeinsam mit Partnerorganisationen die Initiative Wildnis in Deutschland ins Leben gerufen. Das Ziel: mindestens zwei Prozent der Fläche Deutschlands sollen bis 2030 echte Wildnisgebiete sein – groß, unzerschnitten, sich selbst überlassen. Aktuell sind es erst 0,62 Prozent.

Wir sind von Anfang an dabei – und bleiben dran. Denn Wildnis ist Lebensraum, Klimaschutz und Zukunftsvorsorge zugleich.

Eine neue Studie zeigt: Es ist machbar. Die Flächen sind vorhanden – jetzt braucht es politischen Willen und gemeinsame Verantwortung.

Zum Jubiläum blickt die Initiative zurück auf Erfolge und zeigt, was noch zu tun ist: wildnisindeutschland.de/meilensteine.



NABU Bundesverband , Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland , , Naturwald Akademie , WWF Deutschland , Nationale Naturlandschaften , .de, Deutsche Umwelthilfe , EuroNatur , Loki Schmidt Stiftung , Grüne Liga , BUND Stiftung, NABU-Stiftung Hessisches Naturerbe, , Heinz Sielmann Stiftung , Bundesverband Beruflicher Naturschutz e.V., Deutsche Wildtier Stiftung , Michael Succow Stiftung , Vogelschutz Komitee e.V., Gregor Louisoder Stiftung, wildnisstiftung, Bund Bundesverband, Michael Succow Stiftung, Natur Stiftung David

Die Initiative setzt sich seit 2015 für mehr Wildnis in Deutschland ein. Hier finden Sie die Meilensteinen von Wildnis in Deutschland.

22/08/2025

🇩🇪 Erlebt unser Wispertaunus-Projekt beim SCHÖN HIER Festival. Ab heute wird Lorch am Rhein zur Bühne für Natur, Kultur und Begegnung. Unser Team ist am Samstag, 23. August, mit einem eigenen Stand dabei.

Informiert euch über aktuelle Maßnahmen zum Schutz des Wispertaunus – und kommt mit uns ins Gespräch. Wer sich für Natur, nachhaltige Entwicklung und regionale Vielfalt interessiert, ist bei uns genau richtig.

🌳 Warum Festival und Projekt so gut zusammenpassen?
„SCHÖN HIER“ ist nicht nur Name, sondern Programm: Die Region begeistert mit Weinbergen, charmanten Fachwerkhäusern und wilder Natur – ein perfekter Ort, um den Wispertaunus kennenzulernen, wie er ist: urig, schützenswert und voller Potenzial für nachhaltigen Tourismus.

👉 Du kannst nicht zum Festival kommen? Kein Problem. Auf unserer neuen Website findest du alle Infos rund um das Projekt: www.wispertaunus.org

21/08/2025

Polissia: Europe’s largest natural river landscape in Ukraine is facing increasing droughts. Decades of drainage and milder winters have left its wetlands vulnerable to devastating fires. Peat fires are especially dangerous: they burn deep underground and are almost impossible to put out.

At FZS, we’re taking action:
🌊 Restoring 20,000 hectares of wetlands—the size of 28,000 football fields—the largest project of its kind in Ukraine.
💧 Building dams to restore the natural water balance.
🦉 Protecting biodiversity, reducing fire risk, and combating climate change.
🧯 Support the protected areas in Polissia with firefighting equipment to help contain the fires.

Healthy peatlands are not just home to countless species, they are also vital carbon sinks. Rewetting them is one of the most effective ways to protect nature and our climate.

Learn more about why rewetting wetlands is so important:https://fzs.org/en/news/water-and-fire/


Франкфуртське зоологічне товариство в Україні // FZS Ukraine kraine

08/08/2025

📍INDONESIA: In Muara Kilis, Indonesia, farmers like Trimansyah and Kliwon are showing that it’s possible to restore forests and improve livelihoods. Once dependent on palm oil, they’ve now embraced agroforestry by planting coffee, durian, areca nuts, and native meranti trees. And now, both their land and incomes are flourishing.

☕ “Coffee changed everything,” says Trimansyah.
🌳 “We’re no longer clearing new land. These crops coexist with nature,” adds Kliwon.

With support from FZS Indonesia, over 72 hectares of forest have already been restored in Bukit Tiga Puluh through community-led agroforestry. In April 2025 alone, the village planted 1,600 coffee and 65 durian seedlings across four hectares of social forestry land. And they’re not stopping there; cloves, nutmeg, and cocoa are next.

🌿 “Our children will see healthier forests,” adds Trimansyah with a smile.
Read the full story 👉https://iki-indonesia.id/from-palm-oil-to-agroforestry-muara-kilis-farmers-cultivate-hope/

📸 ©Daniel Rosengren/FZS

07/08/2025

🎥 Three country teams – one mission: Protecting the Amazon. 🌎🌿
From the Andean-Amazonian foothills of Peru, through the lush rainforests of Colombia, to the vast forest landscapes of Guyana – our teams are on the ground, working hand in hand with local communities and conservation partners.

Together, we are protecting one of the planet’s most vital ecosystems. Because saving the Amazon isn’t just a local effort – it’s a global responsibility.

Watch now: https://youtu.be/VBnCweEwyZA?si=cxqBzHC5f3LWx0g1


FZS Perú FZS Colombia

06/08/2025

: The horned screamer is one of the stranger birds found in Peru. It is a very large bird, related to ducks and geese, though their hocked bill looks more like that of a game bird. Their feet as also only partly webbed and huge, an adaptation to walking on floating vegetation in marshy areas.

What makes these birds unique is their thin horn growing out of their forehead, no other bird has anything like it. The horn is loosely attached to the skull and keeps growing throughout their lives and can reach a length of 15 cm, but it is also feeble and often break off from the tip. Both sexes have these horns that are not used as a weapon. They have more ornamental value.

But these birds have other weapons: large spurs both on the feet and on the wings. These are used to fight for mating rights and to defend their territory. Once a mate has been found, they normally stay together for life. Their name, screamer, comes from the loud and unmistakable call they produce that can be heard from afar in the Amazon.

To know more about our programme in Peru, visit: https://fzs.org/en/programs/peru/


FZS Perú

01/08/2025

🌿 Deutschlands größte Wildnis? Liegt in Brandenburg. Und das auf Flächen, die früher als unbrauchbar galten – militärisch genutzt und munitionsverseucht.

Heute sind sie ein Symbol für Wandel. Für die Kraft der Natur – und dafür, was möglich ist, wenn wir sie lassen.

In der neuen Podcastfolge erzählen wir,
👉 wie aus militärischen Trainingsflächen Wildnis wurde,
👉 warum Natur Natur sein lassen eine Menge Arbeit macht,
👉 und was es braucht, damit solche Gebiete dauerhaft gesichert werden.

Jetzt einschalten: https://fzs.org/de/aktuelles/deutschlands-groesste-wildnis-wie-brandenburg-zum-vorbild-wurde/

Vielen Dank an die Wildnisstiftung für die Einladung nach Potsdam.

31/07/2025

– Manu–Purús, Peru 🇵🇪 Two of Earth’s most biodiverse landscapes - and now, more secure than ever.

With long-term support from the Legacy Landscapes Fund, we – together with our key partner Sernanp Oficial- have secured long-term protection for the Manu–Purús Landscape in the Peruvian Amazon.

Spanning over 65,000 square kilometers – an area larger than Switzerland – this region safeguards ecosystems and Indigenous lifeways found nowhere else on Earth.

Manu National Park stretches from cold, high-mountain grasslands above 4,000 meters all the way down to tropical Amazon rainforest at 300 meters. It shelters over 1,000 bird species – nearly 10% of all bird life on Earth.

These regions are not just biodiversity strongholds. They are also home to Indigenous Peoples, including communities living in voluntary isolation.

👉 Why it matters: Thanks to this funding commitment key conservation work can continue long-term without interruption. This includes anti-logging patrols, biodiversity research, and support for Indigenous partners defending their territories, even in times of economic or political uncertainty.

🔗 Learn more: fzs.org/manu-purus
🌱 Support this work: fzs.org/donate

30/07/2025

🇰🇿 Racing to Protect the Saiga: A Conservation Comeback in the Steppes of Kazakhstan. Meet the saiga — a species once on the brink of extinction.

Known for its speed (up to 80 km/h) and its iconic, ice-age-adapted nose, the saiga has survived millennia of climatic extremes — but nearly didn’t survive the 21st century.

Through the Altyn Dala Conservation Inititative, we work alongside the Government of Kazakhstan, local partner ACBK - Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan, and international allies to restore the steppe ecosystems and monitor the recovery of this iconic species.

🎥 This short film takes you into the field with our teams as they track, tag, and monitor wild saiga — combining applied conservation science with on-the-ground action to support one of the world’s most ambitious steppe restoration efforts.

29/07/2025

🇩🇪 Wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine*n Junior Accounting & Controlling Officer (gn) in Vollzeit und unbefristet. Dienstort ist Frankfurt am Main.

In dieser Position unterstützt du die Buchhaltung, das Projektcontrolling und das Reporting für unsere internationalen Naturschutzprojekte. Eine Stelle mit vielfältigen Aufgaben, die sich ideal für den Einstieg in den gemeinnützigen Finanzbereich eignet.

🔗 Jetzt bewerben: https://fzs.org/de/ueber-uns/organisation/jobs/junior-accounting-controlling-officer-gn/

27/07/2025

🇨🇴 Colombia’s rainforest: A vast treasure under pressure - safeguarded through close collaboration across borders.

The Colombian Amazon region stretches from the Serranía de Chiribiquete—a UNESCO World Heritage Site with unique wildlife and ancient rock art—to the Putumayo River Basin. Covering 40% of Colombia, it contains major tributaries that feed the Amazon River, the main artery of the world’s largest rainforest. Countless species live here, from colorful birds to elusive jaguars.

But this extraordinary legacy faces growing threats that are reshaping the forest and the lives of the people who depend on it:

⚠️ Illegal mining contaminates rivers with mercury and scars the land.
⚠️ Deforestation driven by land grabbing and illegal logging.
⚠️ Coca cultivation clearing forests and fueling conflict.
⚠️ Illegal roads fragmenting once intact habitats.

In response, since 2014 we’ve worked with local partners, Indigenous authorities, and Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia to protect 200,000 km² through participatory monitoring, capacity building, and vital equipment—building cross border collaboration with countries like Peru to safeguard shared ecosystems.

As Esperanza Leal Gómez, FZS Colombia Project Leader, explains, our work is about more than protection alone: “It’s not only about conservation but also conversation—learning from local communities, exchanging knowledge, and expanding good strategies together.”

🌱 Here, conservation means safeguarding systems that sustain life itself—built shoulder to shoulder with those who call this land home, and connected across borders.

👉 Discover more: fzs.org/en/projects/colombia
📸 Featuring landscapes and wildlife from Colombia’s Amazon.




FZS Colombia