Gembira Loka Zoo Gembira Loka Zoo

 
Gembira Loka Zoo has participated in the release of an six yo male Javan leopard named Wahyu into the Halimun Salak mountains of West Java. Wahyu was fist evacuated by the Cikananga wildlife rescue center when he's ten months old.

After six years of rehabilitation and evaluations of Wahyu's behavior and condition, it is decided that Wahyu is to be released back into the wild. Gembira Loka supported the project through educational materials, transport cages, CCTV during the habituation period, food supply, and manpower in the form of the zoo's staff keepers.

Gembira Loka Zoo Yogyakarta on Instagram: "Pelepasliaran “Wahyu” si Macan Tutul Jawa Selasa, 23 Mei 2023 - Wahyu, si Macan Tutul Jantan berumur 6 tahun 11 bulan yang telah menjalani masa rehabilitasi di Pusat Penyelamatan Satwa Cikananga (PPSC) akhirnya dilepasliarkan Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak (TNGHS). Kegiatan pelepasliaran tersebut dapat terselenggara atas kerja sama Balai Besar Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam (BKSDA) Jawa Barat dan Kementrian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK). Gembira Loka Zoo (GL Zoo) sebagai salah satu lembaga konservasi ex situ modern terus berupaya dalam membantu kegiatan konservasi in-situ guna kelestarian satwa liar di alam habitatnya. Harapan dari kegiatan ini, Wahyu senantiasa sehat, dapat menemukan pasangannya, dan meningkatkan keragaman genetik spesies sehingga meneruskan kelestariannya sebagai top predator di pulau jawa serta menjaga keseimbangan ekosistem di kawasan TNGHS. —— Go Follow @glzoojogja #dolannyaman #glzoo #glzoojogja #sobatsatwa #gembiraloka #gembiralokazoo #yogyakarta #wisata #wisatasatwa #rekreasi #hiburan #edukasi #kebunbinatang #kebunraya"
 
Gembira Loka Zoo has received three Sumatran elephants from Borobudur, named Eca, Lisi, and Endra. Gembira Loka now have nine elephants.

Gembira Loka Zoo Yogyakarta on Instagram: "Keluarga Baru GLZoo Gembira Loka Zoo Kedatangan 3 Gajah Sumatera dari PT. Taman Wisata (TWC) Candi Borobudur. Ketiga gajah tersebut bernama Eca, Lisi, dan Endra. Tujuan dari translokasi satwa gajah ini merupakan bentuk sinergi antara pariwisata dan lembaga konservasi, untuk saling mendukung pengembangan nilai pendidikan dan pengetahuan kepada masyarakat luas mengenai pentingnya konservasi alam. Bertambahnya ketiga Gajah Sumatra ini, memberikan khasanah keramaian Gembira Loka Zoo yang saat ini sudah mempunyai 9 ekor gajah. Harapan kedepanya Gajah Sumatera ini dapat berkembang biak dengan baik sehingga akan selalu terjaga kelestariannya. ❤️ ___ Go follow @glzoojogja #DolanNyamanGLZoo #glzoo #spotfotoglzoo #GLZooJogja #sobatsatwa #GembiraLokaZoo #KebunRaya #KebunBinatang #wisata #hiburan #rekreasi #edukasi #yogyakarta"

Borobudur now has sent all five of their elephants to other more appropriate facilities after 32 years, though it won't fully guarantee their welfare.

5 Gajah di Borobudur Dipindah, BKSDA: Pengunjung Fokus ke Candi
 
 
Mossman Joe said:
Gembira Loka has announced renovations for its crocodile, tapir, pygmy hippo and wild boar exhibits including a new crocodile viewing area that's sure to excite one ZooChatter :)

Gembira Loka Zoo on Instagram: "Halloo sobat satwa Saat ini Gembira Loka Zoo sedang melakukan renovasi buaya di zona reptil. Renovasi buaya ini merupakan salah satu komitmen Gembira Loka Zoo dalam membangun kebun binatang yang lebih baik dan rumah yang nyaman bagi para satwa. Renovasi ini nantinya juga akan menambah sobat satwa ketika berkunjung di zona reptil. __ Go follow @gembiraloka.zoo #DolanNyamanGLZoo #glzoo #spotfotoglzoo #GL Jogja #sobatsatwa #GembiraLokaZoo #KebunRaya #KebunBinatang #wisata #hiburan #rekreasi #edukasi #yogyakarta"
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*looks at the renovated crocodile exhibit's schematic*
That looks amazeballs! I am sure excited!
 
 
Mossman Joe said:
Gembira Loka just announced the arrival of Spotted Hyenas hopefully Jaguars will come soon.

Gembira Loka Zoo on Instagram: "Sobat Satwa masih bingung libur Lebaran mau kemana? Yuukk, berkunjung ke Gembira Loka dan temukan aku di Zona Cakar Gembira Loka! Namun sebelum itu kira-kira nama aku siapa ya? _ Go follow @gembiraloka.zoo #BukanSekadarRekreasi #Lebaran1445H #DolanNyamanGLZoo #GLZoo #spotfotoglzoo #GLJogja #sobatsatwa #GembiraLokaZoo #KebunRaya #KebunBinatang #wisata #hiburan #rekreasi #edukasi #yogyakarta #RamadhanGLZoo #Ramadhan2024 #Lebaran2024 #LebaranGLZoo"
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I feel they've been stepping things up recently, which is good news. That means Indonesian zoos has three species of hyenas now:

Striped in Batu and Taman Safari Cisarua and Bali
Spotted in Gembira Loka
Brown in Lembang Park Zoo

Only the Aardwolf that isn't housed here
 
Mossman Joe said:
Gembira Loka has announced renovations for its crocodile, tapir, pygmy hippo and wild boar exhibits including a new crocodile viewing area that's sure to excite one ZooChatter :)

Gembira Loka Zoo on Instagram: "Halloo sobat satwa Saat ini Gembira Loka Zoo sedang melakukan renovasi buaya di zona reptil. Renovasi buaya ini merupakan salah satu komitmen Gembira Loka Zoo dalam membangun kebun binatang yang lebih baik dan rumah yang nyaman bagi para satwa. Renovasi ini nantinya juga akan menambah sobat satwa ketika berkunjung di zona reptil. __ Go follow @gembiraloka.zoo #DolanNyamanGLZoo #glzoo #spotfotoglzoo #GL Jogja #sobatsatwa #GembiraLokaZoo #KebunRaya #KebunBinatang #wisata #hiburan #rekreasi #edukasi #yogyakarta"
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I've been regular to Gembira Loka at this point and there have been no progress nor update for the revitalization of the tapir, pygmy hippo, and wild boar complex.

The tapirs (South American and Malayan) still remained in the old herbivore complex, the boar were taken off-display (Weirdly replaced by an false gharial), and the exhibits which are planned to be a part of this revitalization doesn't see any physical progress yet.

I really hope that its just postponned and won't be cancelled entirely, as the crocodiles do actually received a new, fresh exhibit update.
 
There seems to be plans for new exhibits, though inhabitants remained unknown publicly. I won't be visiting until next September, so I hope the planned animals will come in by that time.

An new, small walkthrough aviary in the Petting Zoo.
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An small aviary near the small mammal presentation, presumebly a temporary holding exhibit for the soon-to-come ring-tailed lemur
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An infrastructure behind the ape complex, presumebly an expanded quarantine area.
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Two terrarium racks, one have four terrariums while the second have two larger terrariums.
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Update (24/08/24)

  • In the Brazilian tapir exhibit, the lone male tapir have apparently received some shelter on the front of the exhibit. There's possibility that there might be updates regarding the tapir and his future in the zoo, but it could just probably be nothing special aside from it being just for shelter.
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  • The exhibit near the mammal presentation stage has now been confirmed to be planned to housed the zoo's tufted capuchin. An individual is present off-display and previously only been displayed for the zoo's roadshow in Solo, alongside a group of black-tailed prairie dogs which had yet to be planned to be put on display.
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  • Several off-display exhibits can be seen in some spots in the western part of the zoo, which also showcase the zoo's off-display only species like the golden-necked cassowary and chital. An off-display exhibit that can be slightly seen from the colubrid and insectarium area, which apparently have a signage, I speculated to house the zoo's lone Sumatran clouded leopard if they still have it. The golden-necked cassowary in one of the off-display exhibit (Picture 1) and the signed off-display exhibit near the colubrid (Picture 2).
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  • In quite a bizarre development, an pseudobufo subasper was housed in one of the open-topped exhibit that officially houses a large group of red-bellied short-necked turtle. It was unsigned and the pair that's in their signed terrarium are still there. It's unknown what's behind the decision.
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  • Two new species has been added to the zoo's reptile park, trimeresurus puniceus and candoia paulsoni. The c. paulsoni took over the previously calotes versicolor terrarium.
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  • Additionaly, the paludarium housing the homalopsis buccata (Incorrectly signed as acrochordus granulatus) was under repairement, it's not known if there will be a replacement species or its just a regular maintenance. Ignore the guy with the hat, the glare were that bad.
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  • In Aldo the Aldabra giant tortoise exhibit, an African spurred tortoise has been added to accompany Aldo. This specific spurred tortoise is also one of the zoo's senior tortoise that was previously housed near the orlitia borneensis exhibit.
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Fargusno said:
I feel they've been stepping things up recently, which is good news. That means Indonesian zoos has three species of hyenas now:

Striped in Batu and Taman Safari Cisarua and Bali
Spotted in Gembira Loka
Brown in Lembang Park Zoo

Only the Aardwolf that isn't housed here
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Bazoga/Bandung Zoo also houses striped hyenas
 
Looks to be some interesting (and odd in the case of the Pseudobufo) developments happening in Gembira Loka. Hope to visit there soon!

Though I wish they kept the drawn, stylized signage for the reptiles too (do they still have those?), that was a unique addition that I wouldn't mind seeing more of.
 
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Bazoga/Bandung Zoo also houses striped hyenas
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When I was there, it seems like it was yet to be put on-display, only the signage and exhibit were there. I presumed the hyena(s) are still in its habituation period and would probably be put on-display for the next few months. Really hoped that's the case when I'll be visiting Bandung on December.

Now that Gembira Loka finally have the spotted hyena plan realized, we'll see if their plan to acquire a jaguar also come to fruition.
 
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Mossman Joe said:
Looks to be some interesting (and odd in the case of the Pseudobufo) developments happening in Gembira Loka. Hope to visit there soon!

Though I wish they kept the drawn, stylized signage for the reptiles too (do they still have those?), that was a unique addition that I wouldn't mind seeing more of.
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Yes! They still have those stylized signage in most of the signage. I didn't noticed to much on the reptile side but there were plenty of those signage style in the bird park.
 
An memorable interaction I had with the zoo's lone male Nile hippo. It came towards me asking for food, which I haven't bring and definitely shouldn't, which promptly throw a temper tantrum before going back to the water. I honestly didn't fully know about his feeding schedule or even possible history of being occasionaly fed by guests in the past, but still one of the somewhat saddest sight I've seen throughout my zoo and aquaria tours.

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Super67 said:
I visited the zoo last week, too. Hoping to see some animals that I missed in Batu (like Sunda pangolin, Javan slow loris). Unluckily none of them were on display. But I was struck by the native Indonesian primate species here, really amazing!
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What endemic primate species do they have and which are they breeding with?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
What endemic primate species do they have and which are they breeding with?
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Agile gibbons, Müller's gibbon, Tonkean macaque, Heck's macaque, Celebes crested macaque, eastern Javan langur, mitered langur, and several Javan slow loris off-display. I don't know about their full breeding program, but what I do know is their agile gibbons and eastern Javan langur do breed at the zoo as their babies can actually be seen in their exhibits.
 
Rizz Carlton said:
Agile gibbons, Müller's gibbon, Tonkean macaque, Heck's macaque, Celebes crested macaque, eastern Javan langur, mitered langur, and several Javan slow loris off-display. I don't know about their full breeding program, but what I do know is their agile gibbons and eastern Javan langur do breed at the zoo as their babies can actually be seen in their exhibits.
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Impressive list of primates indeed. I am glad that both agile gibbons and East Jawan langur are part of breeding programs!

Be nice to have regular updates as to new animals and births/transfers/arrivals/deaths in these primate groups and those above.

Can you give an idea of numbers' and size (population) of all species you mentioned here at Gembira Loka Zoo?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Can you give an idea of numbers' and size (population) of all species you mentioned here at Gembira Loka Zoo?
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Atleast on display:
  • Agile gibbon (2M:1F:1 baby)
  • Müller's gibbon (1M)
  • Tonkean macaque (1M)
  • Heck's macaque (1M:1F)
  • Celebes crested macaque (1M)
  • East Javan langur (3M:2F:1 baby)
  • Mitered langur (1M)
  • Javan slow loris (I don't know, a group of confiscated slow loris kept off-display)
 
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