Marselisborg Deer Park

Fouraging Sika deer in the Marselisborg Deer Park

Marselisborg Deer Park (Danish: Marselisborg Dyrehave) is a 22 hectares (54 acres) enclosed woodland area in the northern parts of the Marselisborg Forests. The trees are somewhat sparse here and the terrain especially hilly, compared to the surrounding forest.

Marselisborg Deer Park is not a deer park in the original sense, as it is not meant for hunting deer. The idea is more like a small safari park, but just presenting a few common species, without exotic animals. Initially sika deer were introduced to graze the curvy open woodland hills, but later roe deer and wild boars has been added.

The park was established in 1932 and have since been enlarged several times. It is owned and administered by the Aarhus Municipality.

Safety and concerns

The deer park is open and free for public access year round in the day-light hours, although the following visits are discouraged:

These are explicit dangers, but there are a lot of general concerns too to take into account also, when visiting the area. Many of them are obvious to most people, but here is a few important ones, that might not be:[1]

The wild boars are permanently fenced in their own enclosure, as they are a dangerous animal.

Sources

Notes and references

  1. The concerns listed, holds true for any safari park or animal reservation eventually and because they are only to be found explicitly in Danish languaged sources, they have been described here in this article.
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Coordinates: 56°7′15″N 10°13′10″E / 56.12083°N 10.21944°E / 56.12083; 10.21944

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