I am aware of that but the question is if it is still in the collection currently
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There is supposedly still 1.0 in Mandai's collection. Should be an old individual which i recall was housed at Jurong's Royal Ramble before the move.
Happy that Fragile Forest finally has new signage. Hope I can pop by and spot the dusky turtle dove
Which show animals in particular would these be?
Which okapi and from where are now at Singapore Zoo?
2.2 are currently housed at the Old Kidzworld's BOH
1.1 (Xandor and Kisala) from Antwerp Zoo
0.1 (Niara) from Wuppertal Zoo
1.0 (Leki) from Dublin Zoo
Thanks both @Nadchew and @Zooish for your helpful comments.
I remember somewhere that a third female okapi was to be sent to Singapore from Europe as well. Has that move fallen through or is it still happening?
Secondly, any plans for the okapi habitat and surrounding area at Singapore Zoo?
The okapis will be in Rainforest Wild Africa, a new park that's slated to open next year
NathanTheAsian
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Mykel the black and white colobus has finally been caught near a playground at Villa Verde Park. Apparently it escaped six months ago.
There is a positive to this story! The rainforest habitat within Greater Singapore area is healthy enough to support a tropical leaf-eating primate species. The downside or course is the potential threats from invasive species phenomena inside the Singapore state environment.
What are you talking about? Singapore's forests already support a native leaf-eating species of monkey - an individual escaped colobus isn't needed to show anything!
honeybadger
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I thought it has been captured not long after it escaped !!
Unless there were multiple incidents that month, I visited the zoo on the day the monkeys escaped. The staff mentioned there were 2 escapees, one was quickly captured while the other one had climbed way too high to be safely darted.
Few days later (or the following week?), the area was no longer being cordoned off and I thought the individual had been captured.
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@Chlidonias, I was not implying this at all, just indicate that there is yet sufficient good quality rainforest habitat left within Greater Singapore Area to support a larger primate species, all be it that they are hanging on by a thread and thus it is all the more important to protect them effectively and prevent any further encroachment on their habitat and best practice yet redouble all efforts to get it off its current extreme category of threat. I have never been advocating nor jumping up and down for joy at the accidental escape of a non-native primate species. Far from it ....Not now, Not Ever!
Further: As somewhat of an afficionado/expert on the Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) and especially the langurs of S.E. Asia, I am fully aware of the pre-existence of a native langur species which is actually CRITICALLY ENDANGERED. The total population is estimated at only 300-350 (2021 figures) over its entire range. The Singapore population has recovered from an all-time low of fewer than 14 (!!!!!) to around 75 in 2023 (an improvement on the quoted 68 individuals quoted in one of the major links I provided below) recently. With another recent birth in April 2024 the Singapore populatie stands at 76 individuals (as of April 2024)!
Links for Raffles’ banded langur (Presbytis femoralis femoralis)
1) Raffles’ Banded Langur, Presbytis femoralis - New England Primate Conservancy
2) Raffles' Banded Langurs
3) Ray of hope for monkey species near extinction
4) The Biodiversity of Singapore
5) Raffles’ Banded Langur
6) Introducing Our Elusive Wild Neighbours
7) https://www.mandainature.org/en/hom...projected-to-double-in-the-next-15-years.html
8) Local Raffles’ banded langur population welcomes new male infant
9) Protecting Singapore’s Endangered Banded Leaf Monkey – DataKind
BTW: Singapore Zoo / Mandai - Singapore Wildlife Reserves is one of the prime fundors for the conservation program in Singapore (which now has become a joint effort with Malaysia to conserve this species on both sides of the Straits).
The principal investigator of Raffles' banden langur / the species ambassador is Andy Ang who has been studying the Raffles’ banded langur She is a real star!
Enjoy the read!
Not sure which show animals will appear but the African Penguins are being conditioned to use a small pool that has been built where Inuka's sand pit used to be.
Just wondering whether this species list for Fragile Forest is correct?
- Large Flying-Fox, Lesser Mouse-Deer, Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Squirrels (Finlayson's, Prevost's), White-Faced Saki
- American White-Ibis, Black-Casqued Hornbill, Chaco Chachalaca, Common Shelduck, Doves (Dusky Turtle-, Zebra), Ducks (American Wood-, Hartlaub's, Spotted Whistling-), Eclectus Parrot, Great Argus, Grey Junglefowl, Ground-Doves (Santa Cruz, Sulawesi), Imperial-Pigeons (Island, Pied), Java Sparrow, Malayan Peacock-Pheasant, Mynahs (Bali, Common Hill-), Pigeons (Marion, Nicobar, Western Crowned-), Red-Billed Blue-Magpie, Toco Toucan, Turacos (Guinea, Hartlaub's, Red-Crested, White-Cheeked)
- Green Iguana, Pig-Nosed Turtle
- River-Rays (Ocellate, Xingu)
- American White-Ibis, Black-Casqued Hornbill, Chaco Chachalaca, Common Shelduck, Doves (Dusky Turtle-, Zebra), Ducks (American Wood-, Hartlaub's, Spotted Whistling-), Eclectus Parrot, Great Argus, Grey Junglefowl, Ground-Doves (Santa Cruz, Sulawesi), Imperial-Pigeons (Island, Pied), Java Sparrow, Malayan Peacock-Pheasant, Mynahs (Bali, Common Hill-), Pigeons (Marion, Nicobar, Western Crowned-), Red-Billed Blue-Magpie, Toco Toucan, Turacos (Guinea, Hartlaub's, Red-Crested, White-Cheeked)
- Green Iguana, Pig-Nosed Turtle
- River-Rays (Ocellate, Xingu)
Great Argus, Toco Toucan has been moved to Bird Park awhile ago. I think the Jungle fowl too, and was not aware there had ever been Xingu River Rays in the biodome, unless these were moved over from either Aquatics or Herps. Not sure about all the other assorted doves, pigeons, ducks etc.
Not sure if the magpies are still there too, according to ex-colleagues they have been trying to catch them for a long time to return them to BP too.
Not sure if the magpies are still there too, according to ex-colleagues they have been trying to catch them for a long time to return them to BP too.
The Xingu River rays have replaced the motoro rays this year afaik. There are still some junglefowl hens in FF. Common shelduck and Malayan peacock-pheasant should be in BP now, don't think Sulawesi ground-doves and wood ducks are still there but can't confirm. I did see a Peruvian pigeon inside this August
Dr. Wolverine
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I saw the Red Billed Blue Magpies at Fragile Forest on my visit a couple weeks ago.
