[et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ background_image=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/11Header_3_Wildlife.jpg“][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“120px||200px|“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“WILDLIFE“ _builder_version=“3.27.4″ text_text_color=“#ffffff“ text_font_size=“56px“]<\/p>\n
WILDLIFE<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“ custom_padding=“27px|0px|29px|0px|false|false“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Intro“ _builder_version=“3.27.4″ text_font=“Julius Sans One||||||||“ text_font_size=“21px“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|desktop“]11 THINGS I LEARNED SPENDING A YEAR IN BERLIN’S PARKS | <\/strong>part 2<\/span><\/p>\n Ich hatte in Berlin immer noch keinen Biber und kein Wildschwein gesehen. Dann war ich eines Abends mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs und wurde fast von zwei Wildschweinfamilien \u00fcberfahren!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=“Intro paragraph“ _builder_version=“3.27.4″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Zwei Gruppen von Eltern mit jungen Wildschweinen liefen den B\u00fcrgersteig hinunter, den ich mit dem Fahrrad hochfuhr. Sie rannten nicht auf mich zu, sondern rannten von einer offenen Gr\u00fcnfl\u00e4che zur anderen. Diese Familien in Angst rennen zu sehen, hat mich mehr aus der Fassung gebracht, als dass ich gezwungen war, in die B\u00fcsche zu springen, um ihnen auszuweichen. Es erinnerte mich an Geschichten von Hausbesitzern in Kalifornien, die B\u00e4ren fanden, die wegen der Zugluft aus ihren M\u00fclltonnen fra\u00dfen, was bedeutete, dass die W\u00e4lder nicht genug Nahrung produzierten.<\/p>\n Es kommt immer h\u00e4ufiger vor, dass St\u00e4dte auf der ganzen Welt unerwartetes Tierleben beherbergen. Weniger Raubtiere und leichter Zugang zu Nahrung machen es vielen Arten relativ leicht, in unseren St\u00e4dten zu koexistieren.<\/p>\n Innerhalb der Stadtgrenzen von Berlin gibt es viele S\u00e4ugetiere, darunter Wildschweine, Biber, Kaninchen und F\u00fcchse. Berlin macht Platz f\u00fcr Tiere, und dabei ver\u00e4ndert sich unser Verh\u00e4ltnis zu den Tieren, sowohl f\u00fcr uns als auch f\u00fcr sie.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ fullwidth=“on“ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Bison.jpg“ admin_label=“Bison“ _builder_version=“3.18.7″][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Hunting“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Berlins Jagdgeschichte<\/strong><\/p>\n Einst durchstreifte Bison dieses Gebiet. Der Tiergarten ist der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Park in der Mitte Berlins. Der Name Tiergarten bedeutet „Tier“ oder „weiblicher Hirsch“ und „Garten“, bezieht sich auf seine Geschichte als k\u00f6nigliches Jagdrevier.<\/p>\n Ich entdeckte dies, als ich erst erfuhr, dass es im Herzen des Parks Statuen zum Gedenken an den J\u00e4ger gibt. Ich fragte mich, warum das so war, und begann mit den Nachforschungen.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ab etwa 1527 wurde dieses Gebiet als k\u00f6nigliches Jagdrevier ausgewiesen. Obwohl nur K\u00f6nige \u00fcberall jagen konnten, auch auf privatem Land. Mitte der 1600er Jahre erlaubte das K\u00f6nigshaus der Allgemeinheit, dort zu jagen, was angesichts der damaligen Normen recht fortschrittlich war.\u00a0Hundert Jahre sp\u00e4ter, 1740, wurde das Land zu einem Garten. Sowohl die wirtschaftlichen als auch die politischen Strukturen begannen sich zu ver\u00e4ndern. Es dauerte weitere hundert Jahre, Proteste und der Revolutionsversuch von 1848, bis die Jagdprivilegien abgeschafft wurden. Noch immer waren die Jagdrechte auf Besitzer von mehr als 300 Hektar Land beschr\u00e4nkt.<\/p>\n Heute findet man am s\u00fcdlichen Ende des Gro\u00dfen Tiergartens vier Statuen, die an die Jagd der Vergangenheit erinnern. Die Statuen wurden w\u00e4hrend einer Statuenrenaissance geschaffen. Tats\u00e4chlich wurden die meisten Statuen, die Sie heute im Tiergarten sehen, in den 30 Jahren zwischen 1878 und 1909 geschaffen. Dazu geh\u00f6ren die Siegessaule (die S\u00e4ule und der Siegesengel), Dichter, Schriftsteller, K\u00f6nig und K\u00f6nigin, Krieger, Reichsbauer und mehr.<\/p>\n Zu den gejagten Tieren geh\u00f6ren ein Hase, ein Fuchs, ein Wildschwein und ein Wisent (oder B\u00fcffel). Wie sein amerikanischer Cousin wurde auch der europ\u00e4ische Wisent in den fr\u00fchen 1900er Jahren in der Wildnis bis zur Ausrottung gejagt, der letzte starb 1927 in der Wildnis. Die Art \u00fcberlebte dank der Zoos.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=“on“ gutter_width=“1″ module_class=“ et_pb_row_fullwidth“ _builder_version=“3.25″ width=“100%“ width_tablet=“100%“ width_phone=““ width_last_edited=“on|desktop“ max_width=“100%“ max_width_tablet=“100%“ max_width_phone=““ max_width_last_edited=“on|desktop“ make_fullwidth=“on“][et_pb_column type=“1_3″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Bee-in-air.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Bee in air“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_3″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Walkway-copy.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Walkway“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_3″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Bee-Purple-Flower-copy.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Bee on purple flower“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: A Bug’s Life“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Das Leben eines K\u00e4fers<\/strong><\/p>\n Ich finde es interessant, dass eine der unerwarteten Folgen der Mauer die Schaffung von unbesetztem Land war, in dem die Natur die Herrschaft \u00fcbernehmen und die Tierwelt gedeihen konnte.<\/p>\n Der Naturpark Sch\u00f6neberger S\u00fcdgel\u00e4nde war einer dieser R\u00e4ume. Wenn die Besucher nach Norden in das Reservat gehen, gehen sie auf erh\u00f6hten Metallg\u00e4ngen, die die freie Bewegung von Tieren und Insekten unter ihnen erm\u00f6glichen. Innerhalb dieses Grundst\u00fccks, das nur 20 Zugminuten vom Tiergarten im Zentrum Berlins entfernt liegt, findet man 49 Vogelarten, 14 Heuschrecken- und Grillenarten, 57 Spinnenarten und 95 Bienenarten. \u00dcber 60 dieser Arten sind vom Aussterben bedroht.<\/p>\n Viele Stadtbewohner, mich eingeschlossen, halten Ungeziefer f\u00fcr l\u00e4stig, vor allem die kleinen Fruchtfliegen, die in meine K\u00fcche eingedrungen sind. Eine Studie einer Gruppe von Hobby-Entomologen, die seit 27 Jahren mit Unterst\u00fctzung mehrerer renommierter Forscher Insekten f\u00e4ngt, ergab jedoch einen R\u00fcckgang der Insektenbiomasse um 75% in 60 Naturschutzgebieten in Deutschland. Wir verlieren nicht nur S\u00e4ugetiere, V\u00f6gel und Fische in gro\u00dfen Mengen, wir verlieren auch Insekten.<\/p>\n Entwickler wollten dieses Land kaufen, aber die Bewohner schlossen sich zusammen, um das Sch\u00f6neberger S\u00fcdgel\u00e4nde vor der Bebauung zu retten.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ custom_padding=“0|0px|0|0px|false|false“][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Birds-Taking-Flight-2-copy.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Ducks take flight“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=“on“ gutter_width=“2″ _builder_version=“3.25″][et_pb_column type=“1_2″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_The-Wild-Boar-copy.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Wild Boar“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_2″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Falcon-on-Sign-2-1.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Falcon“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Making Space“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Raum schaffen<\/strong><\/p>\n Berlin hat vielen einheimischen und nicht einheimischen Arten Platz gemacht. Zu den wenigen Arten, die aktiv erhalten werden, geh\u00f6ren Flederm\u00e4use, Wanderfalken, Gottesanbeterinnen, Bienen und Biber.<\/p>\n Erst am vergangenen Wochenende fuhr ich mit dem Fahrrad entlang der Panke und sah eine neue Installation von Bienenst\u00f6cken vor dem B\u00fcrgerpark, einem beliebten Park im Bezirk Pankow.<\/p>\n Flederm\u00e4use bewohnen die Spandauer Zitadelle, wo sie den Winter verbringen, etwa 10.000 von ihnen. Ich habe sie im Sommer auch nachts fliegen sehen.<\/p>\n In Seen in ganz Berlin findet man Mandarinenten, die farbenpr\u00e4chtigste Ente Berlins. Diese Art wurde in den 1800er Jahren f\u00fcr Zoos und Privatsammlungen nach Europa gebracht. Offenbar entkamen viele nicht nur in Berlin, sondern auch in den Niederlanden.<\/p>\n Und im Tiergartensee tauchen immer wieder Schildkr\u00f6ten auf. Laut Nicolas Bogislav von Lettow-Vorbeck, Autor von Stadtwild, \u00e4hneln diese Schildkr\u00f6ten zwar der in Deutschland heimischen Schildkr\u00f6te, stammen aber eigentlich aus Florida. Die meisten waren einst Haustiere und wurden in die „Wildnis“ entlassen, vielleicht weil sie bis zu 90 Jahre alt werden k\u00f6nnen.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Orankansee-copy.jpg“ align=“center“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Orankansee“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Conclusion“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Die Rolle, die Wildtiere in einer Stadt spielen, kann auf vielen Ebenen von Nutzen sein, nicht nur f\u00fcr die Erhaltung der Arten. Tiersichtungen bringen Freude und erden uns in unserer eigenen menschlichen Natur. Wie Nicolas \u00fcberlegte: „Wir Menschen haben durch die Evolution und sogar in unserer DNA diese tiefe Verbindung zu den Tieren. Und wenn wir Tiere sehen und verstehen, k\u00f6nnen wir auch uns selbst besser verstehen.“<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_1_WildSpaces.jpg“ url=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/09\/06\/1-wild-spaces\/“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_3_PublicFigures.jpg“ url=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/3-public-figures\/“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Berlin’s parks both a place of refuge and domestication when it comes to wildlife. While some native animals are no longer found here, many new species have arrived and are being preserved in locations throughout the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" [et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" background_image=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/11Header_3_Wildlife.jpg\"][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"120px||200px|\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"WILDLIFE\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" text_text_color=\"#ffffff\" text_font_size=\"56px\"]<\/p> WILDLIFE<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" custom_padding=\"27px|0px|29px|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Intro\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"Julius Sans One||||||||\" text_font_size=\"21px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\"]<\/p> 11 THINGS I LEARNED SPENDING A YEAR IN BERLIN'S PARKS | <\/strong>part 2<\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" custom_padding=\"1px|0px|27px|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Intro 1st sentence\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"20px\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\"]<\/p> I still hadn't seen a beaver or wild boar in Berlin. Then I was biking one evening and was amost\u00a0run over by two families of boars!\u00a0<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Intro paragraph\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> Two sets of parents with young boars ran down the sidewalk I was biking up. They weren't running at me but running from one open green space to another. Seeing these families run in fear was more upsetting to me than being forced to jump into the bushes to avoid them. It reminded me of stories of homeowners in California who found bears eating from their garbage cans because of the draught, which meant the forests were not producing enough food.<\/span><\/p> It is becoming more common that cities around the world are home to unexpected animal life. <\/span> Fewer predators and easy access to food make it relatively easy for many species to coexist in our cities.<\/span><\/p> Within the city limits of Berlin, there are many mammals including wild boar, beaver, rabbits, fox. Berlin is making space for animals and in the process, our relationship with animals is changing both us and them.<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" fullwidth=\"on\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Bison.jpg\" admin_label=\"Bison\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\"][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Hunting\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> Berlin\u2019s Hunting History<\/b><\/p> At one time Bison roamed this area. Tiergarten is the largest park in the center of Berlin. The name Tiergarten means 'animal' or 'female deer' and 'garden', refers to its history as a royal hunting ground.<\/span><\/p> I discovered this when only after learning there were statues memorializing hunter in the heart of the park. I wondered why this was so and started to do the research.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> From about 1527 this area was designated as a royal hunting ground. Although only royalty could hunt anywhere, including on private land. By the mid-1600s the royalty let the general public hunt there, which was rather progressive given the norms of the day.\u00a0A hundred years later, in 1740, the land became a garden. Both the economic and political structures were starting to shift. It took another hundred years, protest and the 1848 revolution attempt before hunting priveledges were removed. Still, hunting rights were limited to owners of land greater than 300 acres.<\/span><\/p> Today, at the south end of Grosser Tiergarten you can find four statues memorializing hunting of the past. The statues were created during a statue renaissance. Actually, most of the statues you see in Tiergarten today were created in the 30 years between 1878 and 1909. These include the Siegessaule (the column and victory angel), poets, writers, king and queen, warriors, empire builders and more. <\/span><\/p> The hunted animals include a hare, fox, wild boar and a bison (or buffalo). Like it\u2019s American cousin, the European bison were hunted into extinction in the wild in the early 1900s, the last one died in the wild in 1927. The species survived because of zoos.<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=\"on\" use_custom_gutter=\"on\" gutter_width=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Bee-in-air.jpg\" admin_label=\"Image: Bee in air\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Walkway-copy.jpg\" admin_label=\"Image: Walkway\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Bee-Purple-Flower-copy.jpg\" admin_label=\"Image: Bee on purple flower\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: A Bug's Life\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> A Bug\u2019s Life<\/b><\/p> I find it interesting that one of the unexpected consequences of the wall included creating pockets of unoccupied land where nature could take over and wildlife could flourish. <\/span><\/p> Natur-Park Sch\u00f6neberger S\u00fcdgel\u00e4nde was one of these spaces. As visitors walk north into the reserve they walk on elevated metal walkways that allow the free movement of animals and insects below. Within this plot of land just 20-minutes by train from Tiergarten in the center of Berlin, one can find 49 species of birds, 14 species of grasshoppers and crickets, 57 spider species and 95 bee species. Over 60 of these species are endangered.<\/span><\/p> Many city dwellers, myself included, think of bugs as a nuisance, especially those little fruit flies that have invaded my kitchen. However, a study by a group of hobby entomologists who had been catching insects for 27 years, assisted by several renowned researchers, found a decline in insect biomass of 75% throughout 60 nature protection areas in Germany. We are not only losing mammals, birds, and fish in large quantities, we are also losing insects. <\/span><\/p> Developers had wanted to purchase this land but residents joined together to save the Sch\u00f6neberger S\u00fcdgel\u00e4nde area from being developed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" custom_padding=\"0|0px|0|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Birds-Taking-Flight-2-copy.jpg\" admin_label=\"Image: Ducks take flight\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=\"on\" gutter_width=\"2\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_The-Wild-Boar-copy.jpg\" admin_label=\"Image: Wild Boar\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Falcon-on-Sign-2-1.jpg\" admin_label=\"Image: Falcon\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Making Space\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> Making Space<\/b><\/p> Berlin has made space for many species native and non-native. <\/span> A few species that are being actively preserved include bats, peregrine falcons, praying mantis, bees, and beavers.<\/span><\/p> Just this past weekend I was biking along the Panke River and saw a new installation of beehives outside of B\u00fcrgerpark, a popular park in the district of Pankow. <\/span><\/p> Bats inhabit the Spandauer Citadel where they hang out for the winter, about 10,000 of them. I've also seen them flying at night in summer.<\/span><\/p> In lakes throughout Berlin, you\u2019ll find Mandarin ducks, the most colorful duck in Berlin. This species was brought to Europe in the 1800s for zoos and private collections. Apparently, many escaped not just in Berlin but also in the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p> And turtles keep appearing in Tiergarten\u2019s lake. <\/span>According to Nicolas Bogislav von Lettow-Vorbeck, author of Stadtwild (City Wild), while these turtles resemble Germany\u2019s native turtle they are actually from Florida. Most were at one time pets and were let out into the \u2018wild,' maybe becauses they can live up to 90 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wildlife_Orankansee-copy.jpg\" align=\"center\" admin_label=\"Image: Orankansee\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Conclusion\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> The role that wildlife plays in a city can be beneficial on many levels, not just for preserving the species. Animal sightings bring pleasure and ground us in our own human nature. As Nicolas reflected, \u201cWe as humans, through evolution and even in our DNA, we have that deep connection with animals. 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