A Congo rainforest and an Amazon hall for the Frankfurt Zoo
Die Christina Geiger hasn’t let her good spirits take her away. The director of the zoo, who has been in office since February, always laughs happily at the appointment, whether she is talking about the curiosities about the transport of giraffes or about the hours of dealing with bureaucratic tasks. Geiger sets the example that the zoo should be fun.
On Tuesday evening she reported in a good mood about her plans for the future of the zoo. In addition to sustainable and attractive zoo catering, Geiger is primarily concerned with realizing the project from the future study Zookunft2030+, which was prepared under the direction of her predecessor, Miguel Casares. In the south-west and north-east areas, more natural enclosures are to be created in which various animal species can form “living communities”. “It’s more exciting for the animals and more attractive for visitors to the zoo because you can observe interactions,” says Geiger, who names the Borgori forest. In the monkey house, which is still closed because it is feared that the animals can contract Corona, different species live together in a natural environment.
In the south-west, Geiger would like a covered “Congo Rainforest” and an “East African Savannah”, in the north-east an “Amazon Hall”. Animals that live in the corresponding regions of the world and are supported by projects of the global nature conservation organization Zoological Society Frankfurt (FZS) should find a home there. “We want to present our close partnership with the FZS even more strongly than before,” says Geiger. The money has been approved, and Geiger believes it will be implemented soon.
And then she explains how giraffes are transported. There is a specialist who has constructed a trailer five meters high in such a way that the giraffes can crouch together with the trailer in front of bridges. There is a solution for everything.