MY PARK AT STELLINGEN 4I 
them in as natural an environment as possible. A certain 
point must be fixed in the garden from which might be seen 
every kind of animal moving about in apparent freedom and 
in an environment which bore a close resemblance to its own 
native haunts. 
For the chamois, the wild sheep, and the ibex, artificial 
mountains had to be thrown up; for animals of the plains, 
wide commons had to be set apart. For the carnivores, 
glens had to be established, not confined within railings, but 
separated from the public only by deep trenches, large enough 
to prevent the animals from getting out, but not in any way 
interfering with the view. In the midst there must be a 
central building with a large arena for performing purposes ; 
while, close by, it was necessary to establish large areas for 
accommodating animals who were not permanent residents 
but only there in transit. Of these I now have a very large 
number. Whereas ten years ago I scarcely sold twenty head 
of game for sporting purposes, I now sell many hundreds yearly. 
In old days I considered that I had done well if I sold six or 
eight camels in a year. I now think little of selling one 
hundred. In zebras, also, my trade has grown from three or 
four specimens a year to fifty specimens. All these animals 
have to be housed while in transit. Seeing that the trade in 
many other kinds of animals has increased in a similar pro- 
portion, it is obvious that a very large area is needed for this 
purpose. Even among elephants, which I used to keep up to 
the number of twenty in my old establishment at Neuer 
Pferdemarkt, the numbers are now greatly 
increased, and in 1904 | had no less than 
forty-three of these great creatures at the 
same time. 
The work of transforming this virgin 
land into a pleasure park was immense. 
From its original waste condition it had to 
be altered in a great variety of ways. Moun- 
tains had to be thrown up, and valleys and streams had to 
