Secret water world: This is how the salt water is created in the Leipzig zoo!

Secret water world: This is how the salt water is created in the Leipzig zoo!

Leipzig, Deutschland - In the heart of Leipzig, the zoo Leipzig developed to maintain water residents and land animals. The latest episodes of the MDR document "Elefant, Tiger & Co" take a look behind the scenes of work in the zoo, especially the challenges of creating and maintaining habitats for its aquatic residents. Around 500,000 liters of water are stored in the aquariums, with a decisive element being the right salt mixture.

Once a month, there is a special task in the zoo: the zookeepers have to produce fresh salt water in order to keep the aquatic ecosystem intact. To do this, a ton of salt, packed in small sacks, is tilted by a shaft and then mixed with full-salted water (VE water). According to

The Leipzig zoo is not only a place of entertainment, but also an active member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA) , which was founded in 1992. With over 400 members, the EAZA is the largest network organization of its kind and is committed to species protection. Their goal is to make sustainable contributions to the preservation of species through knowledge exchange and cooperation and to bring the importance of nature preservation closer to the public.

Thanks to these initiatives, the Leipzig Zoo is also in international exchange, which benefits not only the animals but also to the visitors. With around 148 million visits annually in the EAZA zoos and aquariums, it becomes clear how much the awareness of species protection has grown and how important the work of zoos and aquariums is.

summarized, the commitment of the Leipzig Zoo shows that the biodiversity and the protection of marine ecosystems are more important than ever today. By producing fresh salt water and thus maintaining the habitats of their animals, the zookeepers make a valuable contribution to environmental protection and awareness of consciousness in society.