The memory lane
Sad news from Jimmy’s Farm
10.9.2025 – Source: Jimmy’s Farm It’s with a heavy heart I publish the sad news from Jimmy’s Farm. Hope has crossed the Rainbow Bridge today. Dear Hope, you are deeply missed by us all. I want […]
Articles by Mervi Niemenmaa
France
Sesi, Kara and Anori in August
9.9.2025 Photos by Hans and Veronika Odermatt Our Swiss friends Veronika and Hans visited the Mulhouse Zoo again on the 25th of August. Because it was a very hot day – 32 degrees! – Sesi, […]
Pat Waldron's reports
Flocke – our darling
8.9.2025 – Photos by Pat Waldron I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that every polar bear friend loves Flocke. Ever since she was born on the 11th of December 2007 in Nuremberg people […]
Petra's reports
Petra in the Cologne Zoo
7.9.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon Cologne Zoo (Kölner Zoo) celebrated its 165th birthday in July. On behalf of the readers of this magazine I forward our belated congratulations to the zoo. Petra visited the […]
Memories of Knut
Knut in Autumn 2010
5.9.2025 – Photos by Gudrun This time we celebrate Knut’s monthly birthday with some wonderful photos taken by Gudrun in October 2010. This was the special Knut-Ecke where he spent a lot of time. Even […]
Pat Waldron's reports
Jimmy’s Farm in August
4.9.2025 by Pat Waldron My first visit (19th of August) to Jimmy’s Farm for 3 months and I had a wonderful day. All the girls are looking great. Tala has grown quite a lot since […]
Jens column
Akiak and Henk in Zoo D’amnéville
3.9.2025 by Jens On Sunday we went back to Akiak & Henk. The (half) brothers are doing very well. New at the zoo – you can pay to feed the animals. 🇫🇷 ZOO D’AMNÉVILLE 🐻❄️ […]
Rebecca Roth's column
Mika has a new hobby
2.9.2025 by Rebecca Roth The Summer is turning into Fall. Mika is busy inventing new games and Nuka enjoys watching her baby boy playing so happily. One of MiKa’s favourite games now is to tear […]
Pat Waldron's reports
Hamish and Nobby visited McChicken
1.9.2025 – Photos by Pat Waldron One morning Hamish smelt something special in the air. It was very inviting so he decided to find out what it was. The innovative keepers (rangers) in the Yorkshire […]
Jens column
Anouk and Nicky in the Lumigny Safari Reserve
29.8.2025 by Jens Everyone knows Nicky and Anouk from my blog … but now they’ve both got a new home near Paris. So I travelled there to see if both polar bears were doing well. […]