ZOO Ústí nad Labem Zoo Usti nad Labem news
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The zoo has started with construction of a new enclosure. It will be a new house for their group of white-cheeked gibbons. They will get also new climbing oportunities because they will get access to a group of grown trees inside a hoofstock pen.
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The zoo has put a male hog deer on show (2 years after its arrival). He lives mixed with malayan tapir and visayan pigs.
The hoofstock curator took over Hog deer EEP.
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The zoo has put a male hog deer on show (2 years after its arrival). He lives mixed with malayan tapir and visayan pigs.
The hoofstock curator took over Hog deer EEP.
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A group of brown tortoises has been put on show. It inhabits a moat inside the Malayan tapir house. (species arrived in 2023 but was kept bts).
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Sad news - female malayan tiger, Indra (18 yo, * Halle), has to be euthanised.
Zoo is preparing new concept for its carnivore house
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If I am not mistaken, cat house is inhabited now by snow leopards, malayan bears, meerkats and one remaining elder lion (?)
Zoo generel mention enlargement of snow leopards paddock (Ústí has ideal terrain for them, I think) and endangered "smaller cats species".
On map present in document you may aside of snow leopards see malayan bears and ceylonese leopards. Lets see if and how much will generel and new concept differ
Zoo generel mention enlargement of snow leopards paddock (Ústí has ideal terrain for them, I think) and endangered "smaller cats species".
On map present in document you may aside of snow leopards see malayan bears and ceylonese leopards. Lets see if and how much will generel and new concept differ
Was Indra, their last Malayan tiger?
What happened to the male Bulan (born 2017 in ZZ Praha) and arrived on breeding loan in 2019 from Praha? Same what has been the fate of their original male Kawi, who was mported from Malaysia in ???? (Lok Kawi Wildlife Park)?
@xmoose, You eluded to a document citing a new concept with Sumatran tiger, Sri Lanka leopard and Malayan sun bear.
I really wish they would include clouded leopards .... too!
Oh, probably my bad - in 2023 zoo had, according annual report, 1 f and 1 m tiger ( Bulan?) - I don´t know if there was any change till now, there should be still one tiger.
I don´t know about plans including tigers in future, same with cloud leopards (I believed they are planned once, but I probably mistake them and ceyolenes l.) - where did you get info about these two specs?
Well, the Malayan tiger data stem from tracing and tracking the very small European population and what genetic representation existed and which animals where transferred from location to location.
The clouded leopard - for me - were more wishful thinking..... I love the species and there is a direct conservation value to have this elusive and quite difficult to reproduce species ...! Right now, there is a definite need to expand the clouded leopard population because the population is slowly ageing.... (Praha Zoo discontinued maintaining clouded leopards .... unfortunately!!!?.
JurassicMax
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In October a Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) was born.
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Instagram of Zoo Ústí nad Labem (11/11/2024)
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Instagram of Zoo Ústí nad Labem (11/11/2024)
JurassicMax
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On the 6th of January the first young of the year was born, a female Llama!
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Instagram of Zoo Ústí nad Labem (09/01/2025)
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Instagram of Zoo Ústí nad Labem (09/01/2025)
The zoo published a short review of year 2024. It has some news not mentioned in this thread yet.
- Southern three-banded armadillos have bred for the first time (0.1). The little female moved to Zoo Na Hradecku before year-end.
- A newly established pair of Wrinkled hornbills has reproduced for the first time, with 2 chicks. Usti keeps this species only bts. It used to be a reliable breeder producing 2-3 chicks annually, till they lost their old pair.
- Weber's sailfin lizards have bred. No info about number of produced babies.
- Red-bellied piranhas have spawned in their show tank and 5 fry fish grew up reared among parents.
- 80 tadpoles of Anthony's poison arrow frog have methamorphed.
- New exhibit and stables for hog deer is under construction.
- Annual attendance was 151.000 and thus stays absolutely abyssmal.
Maybe other zoos can learn from Usti's examplary breeding record with wrinkled hornbills?
Zoo announced that the city of Ústí managed to secure a loan from European investment bank, which includey money for the zoo and thus they will be able to realise following 9 projects:
- Congo rainforest - enclosures for west-african primates and other species of mammals,reptiles, fish and inverts, in place of current monkey house.
- Gibbon forest (in progress)
- Slow loris Ark - enclosure for pygmy slow loris + mouse deer and "other species", featuring an "outdoor walkthrough enclosure with reversed light-system", demonstrating Usti's in-situ efforts combined with ex-situ breeding + thematic bistro, in place of former restaurant in upper part of the zoo.
- Nocturnal Madagascar - Aye-ayes and other Malagasy mammals, reptiles and inverts, featuring an "outdoor walkthrough enclosure with reversed light-system" (Not a typo, there really is the same description, also Aye-ayes doesn’t really strike me as a species for walkthrough given how other zoos are careful with them, but let's wait and see), in the building complex of current upper entrance.
- Biodiversity around us - educational features about history of zoo(s) and about protection of species living in urban areas.
- "Welcome in the zoo" - reconstruction of the lower entrance + administration building.
- Non-potable water - reducing usage of drinkable water by collecting and recycling rainwater.
- Drinkable water - reconstruction of drinkable water network to avoid leaks and to achieve better distribution through the zoo.
- Reconstruction and modernisation of geothermal heating
The nocturnal walkthroughs sound like liabilities. Unless the staff keep en eye the visitors, I feel like the animals won’t be too safe from loud visitors and their flashlights.
For a zoo that for the major part of a decade + has been diddering on the abyss the investment loan from the European Investment Bank is a Total God Send! The new director and her management/projects team must be congratulated to pull this development off. It will adres some exhibits that need overhaul, allow for new presentations in place of aged/old buildings, has interesting/fascinating themes and also the new arrival/entry complex and some of factilities/energy savings+durability!
Really looking forward here!
