Zürich Zoo Zürich Zoo News 2022

Antoine said:
Fantastic news ! I hope more and more zoos will go in this direction and take their part in breeding endangered species in real good conditions.
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It would be also nice if zoos would strive to show all species kept at the instritution to visitors instead to keep the rarer ones only backstage. Creation of such centers like Ornis might nudge zoos into such heading. Zoos exist after all to showcast live animals to masses, ideally in full repertoire of their natural behaviour (if at all possible in captivity).
 
Jana said:
It would be also nice if zoos would strive to show all species kept at the instritution to visitors instead to keep the rarer ones only backstage. Creation of such centers like Ornis might nudge zoos into such heading. Zoos exist after all to showcast live animals to masses, ideally in full repertoire of their natural behaviour (if at all possible in captivity).
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I agree with you, but I think it would be ideal if a zoo would keep a few individuals of a rare species on show and the rest of the breeding group behind the scenes. This way a zoo could show rare and endangered species to the public, giving zoos not only the opportunity to tell the visitors the need to conserve these species but also how the zoo is participating in the conservation of that species.
 
JurassicMax said:
I agree with you, but I think it would be ideal if a zoo would keep a few individuals of a rare species on show and the rest of the breeding group behind the scenes. This way a zoo could show rare and endangered species to the public, giving zoos not only the opportunity to tell the visitors the need to conserve these species but also how the zoo is participating in the conservation of that species.
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Indeed. I was going to post the very same thing. I think Cologne's plan for a bird breeding centre, for example, does include several on-show enclosures.
 
JurassicMax said:
Very sad news from Zoo Zürich 2-year old male Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Umesh passed away due to EEHV.

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Instagram of Zoo Zürich (29/06/2022) Login • Instagram
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More sad new from Zoo Zürich, now 8-year old female Asian elephant Omysha has been diagnosed with EEHV. She is receiving blood plasma from her mother Indi, hopefully this treatment works!

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Instagram of Zoo Zürich (08/07/2022) Login • Instagram
 
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