Munich is sweating, and it’s not just people who find it too hot, too oppressive, too muggy on some days this summer. Animals also suffer from the heat. How zoo director Rasem Baban is trying to prepare Hellabrunn Zoo for climate change.
It’s summer in the city, it’s hot – and getting hotter. Not only people feel this, but also the animals. The Tierpark Hellabrunn has to convert to protect polar bears, king penguins and arctic hares from the effects of climate change. Zoo director Rasem Baban explains in an interview why he is now setting up sun sails and why zoos have a special responsibility for climate protection.