Hankensbüttel Otter Centre

Hankensbüttel Otter Centre
Main building
Interactive map of Hankensbüttel Otter Centre
52°43′53″N 10°37′12″E / 52.73139°N 10.62000°E / 52.73139; 10.62000
Date opened1988
LocationHankensbüttel, Gifhorn, Germany
Annual visitors100,000
Websitewww.otter-zentrum.de

The Hankensbüttel Otter Centre is a nature experience centre in Hankensbüttel, in the German district of Gifhorn, that is laid out in 6 hectares (15 acres) of open land by a lake known as the Isenhagener See. The Otter Centre showcases the European otter which is a species threatened by extinction, as well as several related species of marten, in a natural environment. The centre is run by the Aktion Fischotterschutz ("Otter Conservation Project"), a state-recognised nature conservation organisation, and is a popular tourist and visitor destination on the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath.

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