Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt/ Frankfurt Zoological Society

Who we are

FZS is an international conservation organisation based in Frankfurt in Germany. Founded by Prof. Bernhard Grzimek, FZS is committed to preserving wildlands and biological diversity in the last remaining wilderness areas on the planet.

FZS is active in biodiversity-rich areas in central and eastern Europe, in east Africa, in central South America and in south-east Asia. In terms of habitats the main focus is on the great savanna, forest, wetland and mountain areas. The main emphasis in Europe is on wilderness development in Germany and the conservation of pristine habitats in the Balkan states, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Our project countries in east Africa are: Tanzania, DR Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. The focus in South America is on our major programme in Peru and our new project in Guyana. The project areas in south-east Asia are Sumatra and Vietnam.

FZS has roughly 300 employees, with 25 working at the head office in Frankfurt, and all the others in the different project countries.