▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Hun ting ▁Association , ▁Heinrich ▁Prin z ▁Re uß . ▁The ▁planning ▁laid ▁particular ▁value ▁on ▁family - orient ed ▁amen ities ▁and ▁only ▁used ▁land ▁that ▁would ▁otherwise ▁have ▁been ▁abandoned . ▁The ▁then ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Sil z , ▁Franz ▁And elf inger , ▁became ▁involved ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁Ober am ts rat ▁at ▁the ▁Süd liche ▁We inst ra ße ▁county ▁council ▁aim ing ▁to ▁un ite ▁professional ▁expert ise ▁and ▁municipal ▁requirements ▁and ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁wild life ▁and ▁walking ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Sil z . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁officially ▁handed ▁on ▁ 1 8   A pril ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁Minister ▁for ▁Transport ▁and ▁the ▁Econom y ▁for ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate , ▁Heinrich ▁Hol ken br ink . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁ ▁Species ▁▁ 1 5 ▁different ▁species ▁of ▁larger ▁animal ▁live ▁here , ▁totally ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 ▁individuals . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁open . ▁M amm als ▁include ▁European ▁b ison , ▁red ▁and ▁fall ow ▁de er , ▁mou fl on , ▁wild ▁bo ar , ▁w olf , ▁red ▁fo x , ▁Ar ctic ▁fo x ▁and ▁fer rets . ▁In ▁the ▁av i aries ▁are ▁Snow y ▁ow ls ▁and ▁E agle ▁ow ls ; ▁in ▁addition , ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁du ck ▁p onds . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁restaurant , ▁k ios k ▁und ▁bar bec ue