Holy wow, do they actually let bears and wolves share the same space? :o That seems really dangerous.

I've seen pictures of wolves running from bears in such national parks, though.

National park is one thing, most animals there tend to operate as in the wild. This is a zoo, no?

From what I've gathered (via an internet translator) it's at what's known as an "animal park" in combination with a zoo?
Here: https://www.ouwehand.nl/

Which aren't quite a zoo. They tend to be more open, and at least here in the US, are drive through.

I only have "Bear Country": https://bearcountryusa.com/ as reference. So I can't tell you if "Ouwehand" operates the same way.

It a large mass of land, kept largely natural, so will largely have only local wildlife. Here, they animals are loosely sectioned with fencing(similar to what you see in this image), some space and then more fencing (I suspect so if an animal does get out, it's not immediately in another animal's enclosure), with the occasional gate (to be closed at night or during the off-season)

You drive-through and can just...watch the animals do their thing. (There are several rules involved, including keeping the windows rolled up.)

That said, the bear and wolf sections are far from each other in BearCountry. While some animals can see each other plainly at boundaries, they're fed, cared for and raised in the environment, so they seemed used to it. No sign of stress that I noticed.

Unbothered by the cars, and not paying mind to other nearby animals.
For the sake of curiosity how the drive-through is laid out, and where which animal is kept, and the animals nearby: https://bearcountryusa.com/drive-thru/

There's smaller section that's set up more like a traditional zoo or aquarium with animals that'd be more prone to escaping and able to squeeze in small spaces or are burrowers ect like badgers, foxes or jackrabbits that's walk-through instead.

That said, yeah, the wolves and bears shouldn't be able to directly interact. These are both carnivores that would be more inclined to see another predator in their area as a threat.

Even seeing each other could cause territorial issues. Which would cause conflict (even if they're well fed and cared for physically and mentally).

Long and short, it's not entirely in a zoo, but still a human made environment, that they shouldn't be able to interact in at all.

Alright, that makes sense. Thank you for your detailed explanation.

Doesn't take away from the photo being incredible though. The bear's face is so detailed I keep thinking its a carving.

I was thinking about pictures like this:
https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-im.....-image14792434

Arto is also on Facebook, I think this image was taken in a national park as well.

but appearently it's not uncommon:
https://www.istockphoto.com/de/foto.....19382-60858736

Oh yes, it's definitely a beyond gorgeous photo, from an amazing perspective one doesn't get often, even in captive/ controlled environments!

My tone may not have read well (the joys of text!), but I was in no way trying to insult Tiffu's shot or methods!

Just trying to elaborate what it might be, after googling the location, and I could be wrong.

I know exactly 0 Dutch, and one can only trust online translators so much. XD

Oh I wasn't implying so, nor did I get that vibe, no worries ^^

Me saying that was for my own ease of mind, since I didn't want to come across like I was complaining about the photo.

Ouwehands is normal modern zoo for the most part. (There really is no legal distinction between an animal park, zoo or safari park for that matter).
However, they have devoted about two hectares of land to the rehabitation of bears resqued from circusses, street performers and other forms of abuse. Expeditie berenbos, or Expedition bear forest as it is called in english offers them an an natural as possible enviroment in the hope of bringing out the bear out of them and move past their traumas.

For this the area they are given is as natural as possible. They have creeks and lakes to swim in. Holes and small mountains to climb and hide in. But also wolves for them to interact with as some sort of therapy dogs. Except the idea is not that they cuddle with them, but rather learn to stand their ground against their antics.

Visitors dont get to drive though the enclosure, but rather enter the habitat through a small mock up german town offering information about Bears in Mind. They then walk a bridge over the first half of the enclosure giving them an elevated view over the animals. Then the path spirals down to groundlevel to another educational area where there are typical some volunteers selling merchandise to raise money for BearsinMind and tell visitors about the work they do. Then a small fenced in path leads to the exit of the area.

I hope that clarified the situation a bit.

https://www.bearsinmind.org/en/bear-forest/

Yes they do and so far things are working out great.

Sure they occasionally lash out towards eachother, but it never leads to injuries. While the risk of serious injury is offcource never zero. The positive impact the two species have on eachother vastly outweights the risks.

That's very good to know. Thank you for elaborating.