We must support what we love! The Foundation for the promotion of the capital zoos presented on Thursday, December 16, 2010, in Berlin Zoo, the oldest Zoo in Germany, the public Zoo Berlin and Berlin Zoo. The initiative came to the Foundation for the promotion of Tierpark Berlin, Berlin Zoo, and Zoo-Aquarium by the Association of Zoo and Zoo, who gave the impetus to the establishment of the Foundation against the background of declining donations from the State of Berlin, the capital zoos. A close bond between the management of Zoo and animal park as well as the Supervisory Board of OJSC zoological garden and animal park Berlin-Friedrichsfelde GmbH and the Foundation is permanently guaranteed by the Statute of the Foundation. The former Governing Mayor of Berlin, Eberhard Diepgen, presides over the Foundation Board of Trustees. He already as Governing Mayor of Berlin for the preservation of Wildlife Park and Zoo campaigned and knows the importance of the capital zoos of Berlin: the Foundation to the common stress of Zoo and animal park and at the same time preserve the individuality.
It’s a long-term backup of the main city zoos. We want to develop activities that evokes the commitment of Berliners and Berlin. We want to promote in the Berliners for the Foundation, which are always very fond of animals. A foundation for the City Zoo is a good deed for eternity.” The Board of Trustees were still Jorg Woltmann, who will bring his economic competence of KPM Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin GmbH as a banker and sole shareholder in the Foundation, and Susann of Princess of Prussia committed the capital Zoo for many years. In the Board of Trustees is the Director of Zoo Berlin and Berlin Zoo, Dr. Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, Frank Bruckmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OJSC Zoo and the animal park GmbH, as well as Thomas Ziolko, Chairman of society of Berlin Zoo and Zoo Berlin e.
