What is “Ouwehands Dierenpark” in the Netherlands?
Koalamoeder sterft in Ouwehands Dierenpark
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
Ouwehands Dierenpark is a Dutch zoo in Rhenen, in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug hill area. Founded in 1932 by Cor Ouwehand, the zoo became nationally famous in 2017 when it received two giant pandas (Wu Wen and Xing Ya) on a 15-year breeding loan from China, the Netherlands' first since the 1980s. Ouwehands also runs large-bear and elephant rescue programs (Bear Forest) and operates one of the few European zoos with a full-size koala-verblijf. About 1.4 million visitors come per year, mostly Dutch families on a dagje uit.
In this clip, news reports a koala-enclosure visit: “Het is vandaag druk bij het koalaverblijf. Veel kinderen willen een mooie foto van de dieren.”
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- ▸In Dutch zoo and wildlife-conservation content (Ouwehands Dierenpark, Stichting AAP, WWF Nederland)
- ▸In Dutch family-trip and dagje uit writing (Holland.com, Kek Mama, Ouders van Nu)
- ▸In Dutch news features about giant pandas and zoo diplomacy (NOS, De Volkskrant, Trouw)
- ▸In Dutch primary-school zoo content (Het Klokhuis, Schooltv, NPO Zapp)