Helsinki Zoo Korkeasaari Zoo, Helsinki

aeemeli said:
The cubs (that are already almost adult-sized) are still at the zoo, and visible most times. They alternate enclosures with the father, but all are visible as the zoo has two tiger enclosures. Father Tamur is usually in the first enclosure when you enter Cat Valley, mom Sibiri and the cubs in the next one (and ofter also they have access to the tiger bridge and another enclosure on the opposite side).
There's very limited parking space near the dock, plus as it's in city center the parking there is super expensive. If you visit by car, maybe the best option is to drive to Mustikkamaa and enter the zoo via bridge.
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Thank you, that sounds promising Sibiri is the sister of the male tiger at our local zoo in the netherlands. We are doing a tour visiting as many tigers of the family as we can, this is a good opportunity to see them all together, before they go their seperate ways.
I will be travelling with my mother, she can not walk very far due to health issues, is the walk from Mustikkamaa a long one?
 
Mymmeli said:
The specie is endangered and most of these fishes sold in aquarium trade are catched from wild.
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Are they? This is one of the most widely bred saltwater fish in public aquaria, so would be surprised of most even in the private trade are still wild caught...
 
lintworm said:
Are they? This is one of the most widely bred saltwater fish in public aquaria, so would be surprised of most even in the private trade are still wild caught...
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This is the claim made by the zoo in their publication. I'd like to think that they know what they are talking about.
 
Some more news from Korkeasaari!

The urials have got twins and all went well. What is amazing, since last year they lost their breeding female and had to fed her twins by hand (what is against their zoo policy). According their web pages the new breeding female and her earlier daughter had joined the herd in September.

Also, they announced a returning specie: they got Solomon Island prehensile-tailed skinks. These are coming from Skansen, Sweden. They can be seen in Amazonia in their own terrarium.
 
aeemeli said:
Lux was born in Mulhouse zoo in 2017 (but Lux wasn't his name there, I can't remember the original name that was given to him at birth), his father was actually born in Korkeasaari and moved to Mulhouse in 2016.

The species will be making a comeback very soon after the enclosure has been renovated a bit, but can't tell the details yet ;)
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His name was KOURAÏ
Father : GUSTAF
Mother : TAWA
 
Mymmeli said:
Korkeasaari has announced another returning specie: greater guinea pig.

Ones in Korkeasaari are from Karlsruhr, Germany. And are housed in Amazonia.
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Huh, didn't even realize they left :confused:. I'm pretty sure they were still at the zoo early this year, so that was quite a speedy return by them. Glad to have them back though :D.
 
There is three Finnish Forest Reindeer babies in Korkeasaari.

Soon two years old tiger cubs are getting adult and Ohana is moving to Tallin Zoo, Estonia. Odeya is getting well along with her mother and is planned to be staying in Korkeasaari. She will eventually get her own mate.

Qotka the vulture has moved out from the zoo to be part of the rewilding program.
 
Mymmeli said:
There is three Finnish Forest Reindeer babies in Korkeasaari.

Soon two years old tiger cubs are getting adult and Ohana is moving to Tallin Zoo, Estonia. Odeya is getting well along with her mother and is planned to be staying in Korkeasaari. She will eventually get her own mate.

Qotka the vulture has moved out from the zoo to be part of the rewilding program.
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Ohana has now officially been moved to Tallinn zoo! The trip went well and Ohana is getting used to her new home and keepers. Quite sad to see one of them go, it felt like just yesterday that they were born :(. Still glad to see both of the sisters grow up into such beautiful adults, and at least Odeya will still remain at the zoo! I wish them both best! :D
 
A few updates from a short visit today:

- There's a returning species at the zoo: the Eurasian eagle-owl! The individual came from the zoos wildlife hospital and now resides in the old ural owl aviary next to the otters.
- The Eurasian kestrel and Boreal owl have swapped aviaries.
- The recently born Finnish forest reindeers have moved to the old Pere David's deer enclosure. The adult reindeer can still be found in their regular habitat.
 
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