Natur- und Tierpark Goldau

[1] On 2 September 1806, huge masses of rock fell off the mountain called Rossberg and interred the village of Goldau.

An association called Tierparkverein Goldau was founded in 1925 and an area for the animal park and bird sanctuary was delimited.

With the help of local residents, donations and subsidies by the Canton of Schwyz the damage was removed with a low financial burden for the zoo.

In the area called Grosswiyer at the foot of the Rossberg mountain, the park opened a large site for both gray wolves and brown bears.

Other plans for the expansion included beaver lodges, vivariums, a site for phasianidae, an amphibian biotope as well as a farm with rare domestic animals.

This measure allows a „reconquest“ of the stretch of water by flora and fauna in the Grosswiyer park area.

It is responsible for the earmarked attribution of bequests and large donations under supervision of the Swiss Confederation.