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The zoo has welcomed a new red wolf, female Skyrae, from the Wolf Conservation Center in New York for breeding purposes. What's most interesting to me about the transfer is that this is one of the first animal transports I've heard of using LightHawk, a new conservation service which transports animals by air for zoo breeding programs, reintros, and rescues. Shipping animals by conventional airlines has been getting increasingly complicated and difficult in recent years, so I'm curious to see how prevalent this new service becomes.

Salisbury Zoo - If you guessed that the new friend Ollie...
 
In reference to the "osla monkey" building mentioned here - at Salisbury, the ocelot and monkey exhibits share a common holding building, so I suspect that the reporter miswrote "ocelot-monkey building"

Edit: Found a video clip on WBOC, confirmed that's what they meant!
 
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The Zoo, in partnership with Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, is initiating a study of prairie dog subterranean behavior. As common as prairie dogs are in zoos, they pose so many management challenges (much of which has to do with the amount of time spent underground) and there's still so little known about their behavior.

Salisbury Zoo, Smithsonian research the secret lives of prairie dogs - 47abc
 
Piece of February 2024 News Not Mentioned:

On February 2nd, the zoo announced that they installed new viewing windows inside the North American duck aviary.

https://www.facebook.com/SalisburyZ...APnSQqXUvD5jFnqfALVJQWY5xt5J9B97i2CUWR98ytJil

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On April 17th, the zoo announced they acquired a (0.1) white-tailed deer named Rosie after she became too closely habituated with people and is now on exhibit.

https://www.facebook.com/SalisburyZ...H3ujwUysmsPdfPJuaDBCF8zxNPSZQG6iqyaJQ2WwHcWul
 
Aardwolf said:
The Zoo, in partnership with Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, is initiating a study of prairie dog subterranean behavior. As common as prairie dogs are in zoos, they pose so many management challenges (much of which has to do with the amount of time spent underground) and there's still so little known about their behavior.

Salisbury Zoo, Smithsonian research the secret lives of prairie dogs - 47abc
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A nice piece of in situ and in our own backyard fundamental ecological research ... essential to conserve the prairie grassland areas and their biodiversity.
 
Zoofan15 said:
Expansion plans:

The zoo’s new director Chuck Eicholz says it has created a 5 year plan to get its accreditation back.

Salisbury Zoo Plans for Expansion

New eagle exhibit opening around April.

Coati exhibit opening summer or fall time.

New Osla monkey building.

Designing new Andean bear exhibit (five times larger than the current exhibit).
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On May 23rd, the zoo announced they would open the new bald eagle exhibit on June 8th, during their 70th anniversary gala. The zoo also briefly mentioned they started planning a new exhibit for otters.

 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Can you provide some more background as for us Europeans the FB will not open?
Is male Raymi not related to European Andean bears?
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Here is a link with more information from the Zoo's website. The captive Andean bear population is fairly small, and I know that Raymi's maternal uncle Bernardo has been in the EEP population for over ten years. His father is wild-born, so at least that's some new genetic material that would be introduced to the EEP

Andean bear Raymi to make international move to Zoo Zürich | Salisbury Maryland Zoo FREE Admission Park
 
What about the zoo's gala and Zoovolution campaign. Any news on that since late June 2024? Do they have a Masterplan available or future plans and drawings of the new developments and exhibits?
 
2 Pieces of 2024 News Worth Mentioning:

On July 1st, the zoo announced they moved their (1.0) African spurred tortoise named Tank from being an ambassador animal to being on display in the burrowing owl exhibit.

https://www.facebook.com/SalisburyZ...mkmfLBMjpkya2FhBEmr1Kqju3AV2mdEfmk9VL8N3eGyLl

On October 22nd, the zoo announced they demolished the old stage area to make way for new unspecified projects.

https://www.facebook.com/SalisburyZ...PxPBWwcKLfn58GeiW6jG8t1pDmrc1XopNqS57B8N6BvBl

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On December 26th, the zoo announced they acquired (4.0) American flamingos from the Philadelphia Zoo in Pennsylvania which are now on exhibit.

https://www.facebook.com/SalisburyZ...QuCEuH2Q3UfUuqwpQ2JjTsLBRsSou7asB7dAZCYNSStDl
 
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