Shalom Wildlife Zoo Shalom Wildlife Zoo Full Species List and Mini-Review

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birdsandbats

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Date of Visit: August 4 2019

Species not seen in italics

1. White-tailed Deer, Domestic Swan Goose
2. Domestic Swan Goose, Domestic Muscovy, Black Swan, Painted Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle, False Map Turtle, Yellow-bellied Slider
3. American Mink
4. Northern Raccoon
5. American Badger, American Crow
6. White-tailed Deer, Red Deer
7. Mouflon
8. Fallow Deer, Sika Deer
9. Fallow Deer
10. Nilgai
11. Striped Skunk
12. North American Porcupine
13. Domestic Rabbit
14. Bobcat
15. Bobcat
16. White-tailed Deer
17. White-tailed Deer, Trumpeter Swan
18. American Elk
19. Fisher
20. Gray Wolf
21. Domestic Ferret (as well as two Mouflon heads with the rotting flesh still clinging on them o_O)
22. Sika Deer
23. Sika Deer
24. Barbary Dove, Mourning Dove (the Mourning Dove was just a random fledgling in with the Barbary Doves. I have no idea why it was there)
25. Barbary Sheep
26. American Bison
27. Ring-tailed Lemur
28. Ring-tailed Lemur
29. Llama, Dromedary, Patagonian Cavy
30. Emu, Greater Rhea, Common Ostrich (suspect the ostrich was not on exhibit)
31. Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Franklin's Ground Squirrel
32. Grant's Zebra
33. Dall Sheep
34. Cougar
35. Arctic Fox
26. African Spurred Tortoise
37. Virginia Opossum
38. Common Box Turtle
39. Common Boa
40. Fox Snake
41. Ball Python
42. Domestic Guinea Pig, Russian Tortoise, Red-footed Tortoise, Domestic Hedgehog
43. Tiger
44. Coyote
45. White-tailed Deer, Domestic Swan Goose, Domestic Greylag Goose
46. Domestic Horse
47. Red Fox
48. Woodchuck
49. White-tailed Deer
50. Syrian Brown Bear
51. Llama, Domestic Turkey, Domestic Sheep, Domestic Goat, Domestic Mallard
52. Domestic Pigeon, Wood Duck, Mandarin Duck, Himalayan Monal, Common Grackle, Indian Peafowl, Golden x Lady Amherst's Pheasant
53. Llama, Domestic Turkey, Domestic Sheep, Domestic Goat, Domestic Mallard
54. Domestic Turkey, Domestic Goat, Domestic Mallard
55. Domestic Rabbit
56. Domestic Sheep
57. Domestic Rabbit
58. Domestic Pig
59. Domestic Chicken
Free-ranging: Domestic Honey Bee

Shalom is a massive zoo, about 100 acres in size. The majority of the animals here (the "large ones") all get massive, multi-acre enclosures that are literally the size of some smaller zoo I have been too. However, most of the small animals get cramped, tiny wire cages. Some exeptions include a Coyote in a tiny cage and cavies in a multi-acre paddock. I actually do recommend a visit, as the ungulate enclosures are breathtaking and there are some notable rarities here, as well as some of the most lifelike animal statues I have ever seen. Also, this zoo has very nice signage.
 
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Date of Visit: August 29 2021

Species not seen in italics

1. Domestic Guinea Pig
2. Domestic Guinea Pig
3. Milk Snake
4. Domestic Hedgehog
5. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
6. Ball Python
7. Common Boa
8. Pine Foxsnake
9. Red Kangaroo
10. Domestic Swan Goose, Domestic Graylag Goose, Domestic Mallard, Koi, Pond Slider, False Map Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle, Painted Turtle
11. American Mink
12. American Mink
13. American Mink
14. Northern Raccoon
15. Red Fox
16. American Badger, American Crow
17. Domestic Water Buffalo, Emu, Greater Rhea
18. American Black Bear
19. Red Deer
20. European Mouflon
21. Fallow Deer, Sika Deer
22. Fallow Deer
23. Red-footed Tortoise
24. Eurasian Lynx
25. Nilgai
26. Striped Skunk
27. Cervus sp. (Signed as American Elk and most animals appeared to be this species, but some were very reddish, suggesting Red Deer.)
28. White-tailed Deer, Whooper Swan
29. Fisher
30. North American Porcupine
31. unsigned but food was present, former Fisher
32. Gray Wolf
33. Domestic Ferret
34. Sika Deer
35. Sika Deer
36. White-tailed Deer
37. Aoudad
38. American Bison
39. Ring-tailed Lemur
40. Ring-tailed Lemur
41. Llama, Dromedary
42. Capybara
43. Common Ostrich, Zebu
44. Generic Tiger
45. Dall Sheep
46. Black-tailed Prairie Dog
47. Cougar
48. Grant's Zebra
49. Arctic Fox
50. Virginia Opossum
51. Common Boa
52. Blue-and-yellow Macaw
53. Common Box Turtle
54. Russian Tortoise
55. Generic Tiger
56. Coyote
57. Heck Horse
58. Bobcat
59. Barbary Dove
60. White-tailed Deer
61. Syrian Brown Bear
62. Domestic Goat, Domestic Sheep, Domestic Turkey, Llama
63. Domestic Goat, Domestic Donkey, Indian Peafowl
64. Domestic Pigeon, Wood Duck, Mallard, Indian Peafowl, Golden x Lady Amherst's Pheasant
65. Domestic Rabbit
66. Domestic Pig
67. Domestic Rabbit
68. Domestic Guinea Pig
 
birdsandbats said:
Update:

Date of Visit: August 29 2021

Species not seen in italics

1. Domestic Guinea Pig
2. Domestic Guinea Pig
3. Milk Snake
4. Domestic Hedgehog
5. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
6. Ball Python
7. Common Boa
8. Pine Foxsnake
9. Red Kangaroo
10. Domestic Swan Goose, Domestic Graylag Goose, Domestic Mallard, Koi, Pond Slider, False Map Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle, Painted Turtle
11. American Mink
12. American Mink
13. American Mink
14. Northern Raccoon
15. Red Fox
16. American Badger, American Crow
17. Domestic Water Buffalo, Emu, Greater Rhea
18. American Black Bear
19. Red Deer
20. European Mouflon
21. Fallow Deer, Sika Deer
22. Fallow Deer
23. Red-footed Tortoise
24. Eurasian Lynx
25. Nilgai
26. Striped Skunk
27. Cervus sp. (Signed as American Elk and most animals appeared to be this species, but some were very reddish, suggesting Red Deer.)
28. White-tailed Deer, Whooper Swan
29. Fisher
30. North American Porcupine
31. unsigned but food was present, former Fisher
32. Gray Wolf
33. Domestic Ferret
34. Sika Deer
35. Sika Deer
36. White-tailed Deer
37. Aoudad
38. American Bison
39. Ring-tailed Lemur
40. Ring-tailed Lemur
41. Llama, Dromedary
42. Capybara
43. Common Ostrich, Zebu
44. Generic Tiger
45. Dall Sheep
46. Black-tailed Prairie Dog
47. Cougar
48. Grant's Zebra
49. Arctic Fox
50. Virginia Opossum
51. Common Boa
52. Blue-and-yellow Macaw
53. Common Box Turtle
54. Russian Tortoise
55. Generic Tiger
56. Coyote
57. Heck Horse
58. Bobcat
59. Barbary Dove
60. White-tailed Deer
61. Syrian Brown Bear
62. Domestic Goat, Domestic Sheep, Domestic Turkey, Llama
63. Domestic Goat, Domestic Donkey, Indian Peafowl
64. Domestic Pigeon, Wood Duck, Mallard, Indian Peafowl, Golden x Lady Amherst's Pheasant
65. Domestic Rabbit
66. Domestic Pig
67. Domestic Rabbit
68. Domestic Guinea Pig
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Also Sulcatas, somehow forgot them.
 
Are we sure that they have Eurasian lynx and Syrian brown bear?
I talked to one of the people who works at the zoo and is one of those public speakers who just talks and educates the public when I asked him what species of lynx he said it was a Canada lynx so I am making sure that this is the correct species. also, I don't think Shalom Zoo has Syrian brown bears Are you referring to grizzly bears because that is what lost me
also a few updates from my personal experience at the shalom zoo
 
brown bear 555 said:
Are we sure that they have Eurasian lynx and Syrian brown bear?
I talked to one of the people who works at the zoo and is one of those public speakers who just talks and educates the public when I asked him what species of lynx he said it was a Canada lynx so I am making sure that this is the correct species. also, I don't think Shalom Zoo has Syrian brown bears Are you referring to grizzly bears because that is what lost me
also a few updates from my personal experience at the shalom zoo
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The lynx I saw was definitely Eurasian. That doesn't mean they haven't replaced it with a Canada Lynx since.

As for the Brown Bears, that's a bit more ambiguous. Both times I've visited, the Brown Bears have been signed as Syrian Brown Bears, but there is some question as to whether the animals in the private trade are actually Syrian Brown Bears or misidentified Grizzlies. So, while they were signed as Syrian Brown Bear, it is entirely possible they are, in fact, Grizzly Bears.
 
Some Syrians were imported a while ago, maybe 2000ish? And were then spread to several roadsides. So they easily could be old ones from that import (speculation on my part, since I don't recall precisely when the import happened) and offspring, and/or potentially offspring that are half Syrian. Wild Animal Sanctuary in CO was supposed to receive two from Lebanon a few years ago as well, and has several from closed roadside zoos.

If not Syrian, they're more likely to be European or generic than grizzlies.
 
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