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Fantastic. I searched in Google for look what on Earth is the name of this species, and I see, is one of the pamphagids (elephant grasshoppers). There are several endemic species of small areas in the Mediterranean, tought this one is just a mere subspecies of a much more widespread one. Anyway, the fact of a zoo keeping a local pamphagid species makes me a much greater zoo to my eyes. I wish Spanish zoos would do the same with local species of endemic endangered pamphagids and any other noteworthy endemic insects.
 
Kakapo said:
Fantastic. I searched in Google for look what on Earth is the name of this species, and I see, is one of the pamphagids (elephant grasshoppers). There are several endemic species of small areas in the Mediterranean, tought this one is just a mere subspecies of a much more widespread one. Anyway, the fact of a zoo keeping a local pamphagid species makes me a much greater zoo to my eyes. I wish Spanish zoos would do the same with local species of endemic endangered pamphagids and any other noteworthy endemic insects.
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The "Criquet de Crau" is recognized as a full species by the IUCN (Prionotropis rhodanica) with a CR status and an endemic range from very few stations in Southern France.
However, I recognize that several sibling species live in other areas along the Mediterranean, including other French places.
Here's the current IUCN page for this species :
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 
It was just revealed but La Barben welcome a southern white rhino calf called Jahely last august 30th. Unfortunately he was rejected by his mother and was handreared by zoo keepers. Now the little boy is on show since november 15th. This birth was expected for four years since a switch of bull.
This is the third birth of rhino for this year for France.

https://www.ouest-france.fr/provenc...a-barben-60e17322-812b-11ed-a14a-f1dac8ac04e3
 
Antoine said:
The species will be asian small-clawed otters.
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The new exhibit will be ready soon and the future inhabitants are known : male Saper from Le Pal and Hoshi from Biotopia Dunkerque.

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The three red pandas borned last year left the park :
- female Shanti went to Terres de Nataé,
- female Alaya left for Minde Sauvage in Belgium,
- male Hindi went to Barcelona Zoo in Spain.

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And an excellent news with the first hatching of criquets de Crau in the breeding center :)

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The zoo built recently a complete new enclosure for the tigers.
After all, they continue the holding of Amur tigers with 2 sisters from Dublin.

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And opposite view
 
In press release for this year it has been confirmed that the park is building a new exhibit for komodo dragons with outdoor space.
Another project is the construction of a 4 000 square meters savannah for common hippos and zebras !
 
First successful breeding of the endemic crickets Prionotropis rhodanica in La Barben Zoo.
This park runs a special center to breed this species, that lives only in the Crau plains in Southern France, and that has a CR status.
CEN_PACA on Instagram: "[LIFE SOS Criquet de Crau ] Le Conservatoire d’espaces naturels Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, le @parcanimalierdelabarben et la @citadelledebesancon sont très heureux de vous annoncer la naissance du petit Primo, un beau bébé Criquet de Crau d’un centimètre et pesant le poids d'un grain de riz qui se porte à merveille. Primo est le premier d’une nouvelle génération de criquets dont la première éclosion a été observée le 28 mars dans la salle d’élevage du zoo de la Barben. Les éclosions vont se poursuivre durant quelques semaines, aussi bien dans les terrariums aménagés que dans les volières extérieures au sein des trois sites d’élevage. Notre bébé criquet, à peine de la taille d’un petit ongle d’auriculaire et pesant le poids d’un grain de riz, n’est encore qu’au début de sa période de croissance à la fin de laquelle il mesurera entre 3,5 et 4,5 centimètres et participera à son tour à la reproduction de l’espèce. ♻ Depuis plus de 2 ans, le Conservatoire, en collaboration avec la @chambreagri_paca , le @parcanimalierdelabarben et la @citadelledebesancon, œuvrent à la sauvegarde du Criquet de Crau au sein du projet LIFE SOS Criquet de Crau. Ces éclosions donnent le coup d’envoi de la saison d’élevage 2024, et les équipes sont sur le pont pour fournir aux criquets des conditions de vie et de reproduction optimale, dans l’objectif de faire une première réintroduction en cours de printemps. Nous vous donnerons des nouvelles de notre cher petit criquet au cours des prochaines semaines. Très bonne semaine à tous ! Avec l'aide financière de @uefrance, Natura 2000, @ecologie_gouv, @armees_gouv , le @departement13 et @maregionsud."
 
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