Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens Los Angeles Zoo News 2023

[Great Argus]

That is a great point . Hopefully the polar bears that are in captivity have good breeding recommendations . Unless an orphaned cub shows up .

The best that can be managed currently, yes.

That is what happened with the sun bears . SDZ was the only successful zoo in AZA to have cubs . They are now a phase out species .

Sun Bears never bred well to begin with - likely due to most of them originating as confiscated bears from poor backgrounds. The population never established and is merely aging out.
Polar Bears are bred with a decent degree of success - the main issue being several valuable bears are legally blocked from breeding and now the population is aging faster than it's growing. The population could probably be salvaged readily enough if the wild-born breeding ban got knocked down.

 

[RatioTile]

Meanwhile in Japan they are still breeding polar bears.

 

[Great Argus]

Meanwhile in Japan they are still breeding polar bears.

Pretty much everywhere else that has them does.

 

[GFgomez]

The best that can be managed currently, yes.



Sun Bears never bred well to begin with - likely due to most of them originating as confiscated bears from poor backgrounds. The population never established and is merely aging out.
Polar Bears are bred with a decent degree of success - the main issue being several valuable bears are legally blocked from breeding and now the population is aging faster than it's growing. The population could probably be salvaged readily enough if the wild-born breeding ban got knocked down.

Which zoos have these specific PB ?

 

[TinoPup]

Which zoos have these specific PB ?

North American Polar Bear Population 2023

 

[avidzoogoer]

Was there a giraffe that went to Oregon Zoo?

 

[Elena]

Was there a giraffe that went to Oregon Zoo?

James moved there.

 

[Elena]

Mojito the mountain tapir has moved from an off exhibit/behind-the-scenes space to the mountain tapir exhibit area in South America and is rotating on exhibit with his older sister, Inca.

 

[African Grey]

July animal transactions: https://lazoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Animal-Transaction-Commission-Report-July-2023.pdf

June meeting minutes: https://lazoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Zoo-Commission-MINUTES-6.20.2023.pdf

 

[African Grey]

L.A. City Council backs controversial L.A. Zoo renovation plan

L.A. City Council backs controversial L.A. Zoo renovation plan

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday backed a major renovation for the Los Angeles Zoo, a controversial proposal that’s been criticized by hillside neighborhood and environmental groups as harmful to Griffith Park.

The City Council voted 13 to 0 to certify the environmental impact report for the city-owned facility. Zoo officials want to upgrade the 1960s-era facilities, expand conservation efforts and add more space for animals.

Key details of the makeover remain unknown after zoo officials said in June they would explore other options in the face of the opposition over construction that would cut into the hills.


Without final designs, the renovation’s cost — which would be paid for with private and public funding — is unknown. An earlier estimate put the initial phase of construction over the next few years at $650 million.

The plan the council signed off on Wednesday also estimated that nearly 300 employees will need to be hired at the zoo over the next 18 years because of the additional facilities.

 

[Julio C Castro]

L.A. City Council backs controversial L.A. Zoo renovation plan

L.A. City Council backs controversial L.A. Zoo renovation plan

About time! And of course leave it to the LA Times to sensationalize anything regarding the zoo

 

[tigris115]

At least the 13 to nil shows the city council is on the side of the zoo

Take any W's you can get

 

[StoppableSan]

About time! And of course leave it to the LA Times to sensationalize anything regarding the zoo

I will say, at least the zoo itself has been transparent about its environmental impact and modified the master plan accordingly, and given how much it has done for conservation, it figures that they need the best facilities possible to do so.

 

[Julio C Castro]

I will say, at least the zoo itself has been transparent about its environmental impact and modified the master plan accordingly, and given how much it has done for conservation, it figures that they need the best facilities possible to do so.

And I truly appreciate the LA Zoo has been transparent the whole way including public hearings regarding the Vision Plan. It will definitely be a while before most of the campus is changed but I do think the zoo will one day be amongst its high esteemed peers!

 

[Cat-Man]

And I truly appreciate the LA Zoo has been transparent the whole way including public hearings regarding the Vision Plan. It will definitely be a while before most of the campus is changed but I do think the zoo will one day be amongst its high esteemed peers!

I certainly hope so! I have to say I think the LA zoo master plan is the best I’ve ever seen.

 

[splendens]

Does anyone know if the pueo (Asio flammeus sandwichensis) is still present at the LA zoo?

 

[African Grey]

Does anyone know if the pueo (Asio flammeus sandwichensis) is still present at the LA zoo?

It passed away a couple years ago.

 

[splendens]

It passed away a couple years ago.

Ah thank you.

 

[African Grey]

August animal transactions: https://lazoo.org/wp-content/upload...ion-Report-Animal-Transaction-August-2023.pdf

July meeting minutes: https://lazoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Zoo-Commission-MINUTES-7.18.2023.pdf

 

[Elena]

I can confirm that Jolie the Indochinese green magpie is back on exhibit in the upper aviary, as I spotted her in there today. I have no idea when she returned there after being removed earlier in the year.

Today there was construction fencing around the Gorilla Grill and the restrooms across from it. I didn't see any sign with any information about the project or how long it might take.