Although a few more fir trees were sold this year due to the pandemic (we reported), many of the unsold Christmas trees from regional dealers and Coop sales outlets will end up in the Langenberg Zoo. There the conifers become a feast for the elk, writes the Wilderness Park Zurich Foundation in a press release.
Conversion from deciduous to conifers
While the moose feed on the leaves of various deciduous trees in spring and summer, they switch to conifers in winter, explains Martin Kilchenmann, head of the animals department in Zurich’s Wilderness Park. The animals especially like the nutrient-rich plant parts such as fresh twigs, buds and needles. Elks are true specialists in choosing their food in a very targeted way, it is said. Since tinsel and wax residues are dangerous for the elk, the zoo cannot accept used Christmas trees.
Zoo remains closed
Despite the constant appetite of the moose, one thing has changed this year. Because the Langenberg zoo and the restaurant will be closed until January 22, 2021. There are also currently no guided tours or group offers.
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A Christmas tree is part of the festival – even in the pandemic
25.12.2020
This year’s Christmas preparations are shaped by many uncertainties – including whether Christmas trees can be sold on Sundays. Nevertheless, for most people a Christmas tree is part of the festival.
Read article Christmas celebrations on a large scale cannot be planned well for once this year. And traveling to warmer regions of the world is currently not an issue either. So let’s go and buy a Christmas tree? Although such a tendency is noticeable in Switzerland overall, there are major regional differences. Buying a tree becomes a family excursion While Urs Sägesser from Steinisweg on …
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