Team
A strong team looks after the welfare of the bears and our guests.
Hans Schmid
Scientific Directorhans.schmid@arosabaerenland.ch
«I find it fantastic being able to work for bears and visitors in a natural landscape.»
Daria Jörg
Specialist Bears & Guestsdaria.joerg@arosabaerenland.ch
«It has always been my biggest dream to be in the mountains and to work as an animal keeper.»
Angie Voigtländer
Specialist Bears & Guestsangie.voigtlaender@arosabaerenland.ch
«Being able to impart knowledge and create awareness in this wonderful place on the subject of animal welfare and sustainability makes me happy.»
Stefanie Franke
Director Bear Academystefanie.franke@arosabaerenland.ch
«Anyone who has ever looked into the eyes of a wild bear sees the world with different eyes. Passing on this perspective to young and old is my passion.»
Nadia Zippert
Guest Servicenadia.zippert@arosabaerenland.ch
«Every single story of these rescued bears touches me. To be able to work for sustainable animal welfare in this unique natural environment is pure joy.»
Vreni Schmid
Guest Servicevreni.schmid@arosabaerenland.ch
"Bears, mountains and enthusiasm. It feels good to work here and to simply enjoy."
Ursula Bieri
Specialist Bears & Guestsursula.bieri@arosabaerenland.ch
"It makes me happy to ensure that the bears are kept in a way that is appropriate to their natural habitat and to raise awareness of sustainable animal welfare among our visitors.
volunteer staff members
supporter by conviction
Pascale Fischer
volunteer staff member
"It's great for me to be a part of this holistic project of people, animals and nature."
Beat Schmid
volunteer staff member
"Those who love nature and animals will protect nature and animals."
Ursula Geissler
volunteer staff member
"I really enjoy my involvement with the Arosa Bear Sanctuary team."
Carolina Schultheiss
volunteer staff member"The motto for my voluntary work in the Arosa Bear Santuary is simple and yet full of passion: If a bear is happy, so am I."
Susanne Wyss
volunteer staff member"Bringing the fascinating brown bears to the attention of visitors in this wonderful mountain environment is simply a beautiful and rewarding task."
Silvia Staub Sievers
volunteer staff member
"It means a lot to me to be able to explain the idea behind the Arosa Bear Sanctuary to our visitors and tell them about the bears."
Heinz Thommen
volunteer staff member
"It gives me a lot of pleasure to bring knowledge about bears closer to our visitors."
Karin Steiger
volunteer staff member
"Our bears have a sad past - to actively witness the natural instincts and joy of life of bears coming back is a miracle!"
Rolf Fringer
volunteer staff member
"It's a great feeling to realise that the bears feel as at home in Arosa as I do!"
Christine Färber
volunteer staff member"It makes me happy to work with bears and bear lovers against this breathtaking mountain backdrop."