Réserve Africaine de Sigean Reserve Africaine Sigean

[Antoine]

Last October 6th, Yamba, a three years old female southern white rhino, arrived from La Boissiere du Doré.

Bienvenue à Yamba - Réserve Africaine de Sigean

 

[vogelcommando]

On Nov. 3 3 African wild dogs were born - all 3 males.

 

[Haliaeetus]

Birth of 1.0 Gabon Talapoin called WAKAÏ on 10th January 2023.
Actu'Zoo on Instagram: "L'info du jour (20 mars) La Réserve Africaine de Sigean vient d'annoncer la naissance d’un bébé Talapoin du Gabon (Miopithecus ogouensis) ! Le petit mâle, prénommé Wakaï, est né le 10 Janvier 2023. Ce bébé, né dans le cadre du programme d’élevage de cette espèce, est le tout premier Talapoin du Gabon né en France. Cette naissance est une lueur d’espoir pour cette espèce menacée par la déforestation et la chasse dans son milieu naturel. Très discrets, ces petits primates cohabitent avec les oiseaux dans la Grande Volière du parc."

 

[Antoine]

Recent births in Sigean : 3 grant's zebras, 2 yellow-billed storks, 7 common elands, 14 springbocks, 5 black wildebeests, 10 kafue lechwe, 2 gemsboks, 3 northen bald ibis, 1 hadada ibis, 2 speckled pigeons, 2 pink-backed pelicans, 1 sitatunga, 4 defassa waterbucks, 1 Nile lechwe, red-necked wallabies, 1 rueppell's griffon vulture, 1 dromedary and 2 roan antelopes

Naissances - Réserve Africaine de Sigean

 

[Therabu]

Recent births in Sigean : 3 grant's zebras, 2 yellow-billed storks, 7 common elands, 14 springbocks, 5 black wildebeests, 10 kafue lechwe, 2 gemsboks, 3 northen bald ibis, 1 hadada ibis, 2 speckled pigeons, 2 pink-backed pelicans, 1 sitatunga, 4 defassa waterbucks, 1 Nile lechwe, red-necked wallabies, 1 rueppell's griffon vulture, 1 dromedary and 2 roan antelopes

Naissances - Réserve Africaine de Sigean

Blue wildebeest

 

[lintworm]

Recent births in Sigean : 3 grant's zebras, 2 yellow-billed storks, 7 common elands, 14 springbocks, 5 black wildebeests, 10 kafue lechwe, 2 gemsboks, 3 northen bald ibis, 1 hadada ibis, 2 speckled pigeons, 2 pink-backed pelicans, 1 sitatunga, 4 defassa waterbucks, 1 Nile lechwe, red-necked wallabies, 1 rueppell's griffon vulture, 1 dromedary and 2 roan antelopes

Naissances - Réserve Africaine de Sigean

Glad to see those pelican and springbok births!

 

[wild boar]

Recent births in Sigean : 3 grant's zebras, 2 yellow-billed storks, 7 common elands, 14 springbocks, 5 black wildebeests, 10 kafue lechwe, 2 gemsboks, 3 northen bald ibis, 1 hadada ibis, 2 speckled pigeons, 2 pink-backed pelicans, 1 sitatunga, 4 defassa waterbucks, 1 Nile lechwe, red-necked wallabies, 1 rueppell's griffon vulture, 1 dromedary and 2 roan antelopes

Naissances - Réserve Africaine de Sigean

Are there many other facilities breeding defassa waterbucks in Europe?

 

[MennoPebesma]

Are there many other facilities breeding defassa waterbucks in Europe?

Of the 22 holders in the EU, eight have bred with the Defassa waterbuck in the past five years, according to ZTL. A large number of them even several times.

 

[wild boar]

according to ZTL

How do you find that information?

 

[MennoPebesma]

How do you find that information?

Here: ZootierlisteHomepage

 

[wild boar]

Here: ZootierlisteHomepage

I know how to find holders, just not the ones that have breeding. Can that be found on Zootierliste, as well?

 

[MennoPebesma]

I know how to find holders, just not the ones that have breeding. Can that be found on Zootierliste, as well?

If you click on the holders' names, you can see more information. The information is in German, so if a zoo has ever had young, it will say something like 'Nachzucht' (German for offspring), usually with a year attached.

 

[lintworm]

If you click on the holders' names, you can see more information. The information is in German, so if a zoo has ever had young, it will say something like 'Nachzucht' (German for offspring), usually with a year attached.

Zucht means breeding, but if you see keine Zucht that means no breeding has taken place, vormalige OR ehemalige Zucht means breeding in the past, but not anymore. regelmassige Zucht means regular breeding. If somewhere only Zucht is mentioned it can mean anything from annual breeding to a single breeding event years ago.

 

[Nile Lechwe]

I come to Sigean Thursday. A paradise for antelope-lover. During Winter, not many people, even at the morning. I saw the Nile Lechwes very well, (the last time, no signs of them). Two mature males (one with roans and giraffes), a 3 months-old baby, one female, and two young males.

But i have questions about this sable. It's the first time i see a golden Sable. Anyone has more infos about this animal ?

 

[SivatheriumGuy]

New species:
- A pair of White-headed vultures (Trigonoceps occipitalis) is now living in the big aviary at Sigean!

Reserve Africaine de Sigean's Facebook

 

[Jana]

New species:
- A pair of White-headed vultures (Trigonoceps occipitalis) is now living in the big aviary at Sigean!]

Do you know where they came from?

 

[SivatheriumGuy]

Do you know where they came from?

The post doesn't mention anything, sadly.

 

[SivatheriumGuy]

Birth news:
- Two male Greater kudus (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) have been born at Sigean!

Reserve Africaine de Sigean's Facebook

 

[SivatheriumGuy]

New exhibit:
- The park has presented the "Little African Aviary" (Petite Volière Africaine), a rework of one of the aviaries near the kudus! The species housed mentioned in the post (and seen in pictures) are the Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus), Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea) and the Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster), alongside many other species.
This part of the post will be more speculation than anything, since the park hasn't said anything, but looking at the signs on the aviary's door the White-headed ducks (Oxyura leucocephala) the park obtained recently seem to be going in this exhibit. According to these same signs, some sort of lapwing, weaver bird, and starling are going to be exhibited here as well.

Reserve Africaine de Sigean's Facebook

 

[Antoine]

Do you know where they came from?

According to a french article they came from Netherland were they hatched in April 2023 (no more info about the zoo).

Deux vautours à tête blanche s'installent à la Réserve Africaine de Sigean - Nature et Zoo : l'actualité des parcs zoologiques