The Fischer’s chameleon was found in the woods near Bremerhaven, it is suspected that it was kept illegally by somebody and had been set free when it became too big.

The polar bear Victoria was transported from Tierpark Hagenbeck on January 10, 2008: (video) to Zoo am Meer with the hope that she and Lloyd might breed.

[3] The polar bear Irka came from Canada to Bremerhaven in 1979 when she was probably a year old and she spent her whole life in the zoo.

[6] The Zoo am Meer will build a new aquarium in the cellar rooms underneath the compound of the polar bears.

The exhibit will have an area of 325 m2 and will cost around 1.5 million euro which will be paid by the European Regional Development Fund.