Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen

Rhenen, the Netherlands

About Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen

Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen was founded by Cor W. Ouwehand who started a cigar factory in Rhenen. After a while he decided to pull out of this business to open a chicken farm on a 10 acres site on the Grebbeberg in 1919. This chicken farm was converted into a zoo during the economic crisis of the 1930’s. On June 18, 1932 Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen opened it’s doors to the public.

Marcel Boekhoorn bought the zoo in 2000 and made many investments to become the modern, environmental friendly, conservation education zoo-playground it is today.

Official website: www.ouwehand.nl

Giant pandas at Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen

During the state visit to China of Dutch King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima, Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a zoological partnership between the Netherlands and China with the purpose of protecting the giant panda. In the presence of the Chinese President and King Willem Alexander, a partnership agreement was signed by Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen and the Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association on October 26, 2015.

The male Wu Wen and the female Xing Ya will move to the Netherlands after Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen will finish the construction of their new home ‘Pandasia’.

Current Giant Pandas

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Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen

Vote for the name of the Dutch panda cub

2020-07-15

Anyone who wishes to may now vote for a potential name for the new panda cub at Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen. On August 14, 2020, the name with the most votes will be announced and from then on the panda cub will have a name! The five Chinese names you can vote for were compiled in […]

The first giant panda cub in the Netherlands was born

2020-05-02

On May 1, 2020, Wu Wen gave birth to a cub at Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen! The mother and her cub are staying in the maternity den and are doing well. Ouwehands Zoo is delighted and proud to contribute to the protection of this endangered species in a natural way.  Marcel Boekhoorn, the owner of Ouwehands […]

Wu Wen & Xing Ya are ready for Ouwehands Winterland

2017-12-21

During the Christmas holidays and the weekends in January, Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen will be transformed into Ouwehands Winterland. The dutch panda pair Wu Wen & Xing Ya were treated to some Christmas trees with Winter enrichment snacks on December 21, 2017. The Christmas tree was decorated with bamboo, carrots, apple and pandacake in shapes of […]

Xing Ya & Wu Wen are ready for “Park Van Sint”

2017-11-20

The Dutch giant pandas Xing Ya & Wu Wen were treated to a special kind of panda cake in the shape of a “speculaas-doll”. The “speculaas-doll” is a gift for dutch and belgian children on the Sinterklaas holiday. Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen celebrates Sinterklaas at “Park van Sint” on November 25 & 26 and on December […]

Giant pandas Wu Wen, Xing Ya may appear on Dutch soccer fields

2017-06-29

Giant pandas Wu Wen and Xing Ya may possibly make their appearance on Dutch soccer fields, as Marcel Boekhoorn, the owner of the Dutch zoo where the pandas are currently residing, is trying to get their image placed on the shirts of the players of Dutch soccer club NEC. The coming of the two pandas […]

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