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Smaggledagle said:
On January 21st, the zoo announced that due to avian influenza they moved their outdoor birds off display.

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On February 10th, the zoo announced that due to raised concerns about avian influenza, they closed the Diversity of Birds aviary to the public until further notice.

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Smaggledagle said:
On January 15th, 2025, the zoo announced that they transferred a (1.0) red wolf named Waya to another unspecified AZA facility and are looking for a new male for their (0.1) wolf Evie.

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On February 11th, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) red wolf named Sage after being recaptured from the wild after encroaching on farmland which is now on exhibit.

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The zoo today announced in a Facebook comment the transfer of their remaining white-lipped deer to the West Texas Wildlife Preserve. A huge loss as this is an incredibly rare ungluate in zoos, but as always, the welfare of the individual animals must always come first.

To meet the needs of our aging herd, and at the recommendations of AZA’s White Lipped Deer Taxon Advisory Group (TAG), our vets, and Studbook Keeper, the decision was made to send our three remaining deer to the West Texas Wildlife Preserve with the goal that they join a larger herd. While we will miss being able to educate our guests about and give a home to these majestic deer, we must act in the best interests of our animals.

As a result, the sichuan takin have moved into the white-lipped deer exhibit, with an announcement to come as to what will go into the takin's old space.
 
Mary said:
As a result, the sichuan takin have moved into the white-lipped deer exhibit, with an announcement to come as to what will go into the takin's old space
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An article came around over a year ago about a possible Africa expansion, which could have the zoo with giraffes, gazelles, antelopes, and a possibility of lions, which had been at the zoo, until M'Wasi, their last African Lion, died back in 2018. Onondaga County previously had a plan for an African savannah at the zoo, but the plans fell through when their hospital was constructed. They seem to be very adamant about these plans, but no official announcement has been made.

Giraffes may be coming to Syracuse zoo, with lions possibly following
 
Mary said:
The zoo today announced in a Facebook comment the transfer of their remaining white-lipped deer to the West Texas Wildlife Preserve. A huge loss as this is an incredibly rare ungluate in zoos, but as always, the welfare of the individual animals must always come first.

To meet the needs of our aging herd, and at the recommendations of AZA’s White Lipped Deer Taxon Advisory Group (TAG), our vets, and Studbook Keeper, the decision was made to send our three remaining deer to the West Texas Wildlife Preserve with the goal that they join a larger herd. While we will miss being able to educate our guests about and give a home to these majestic deer, we must act in the best interests of our animals.

As a result, the sichuan takin have moved into the white-lipped deer exhibit, with an announcement to come as to what will go into the takin's old space.
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Once more, this exposes the flaws in the over arching AZA policies in endangered species vis a vis zoo spaces management within its ranks which at times and disproportionally affects the interests of some of the most (critically) endangered species.

IMO AZA is also caving in to some ill-informed vet health regulations that are pandering to big agri business with little concern for animal welfare, good management of zoonotics and endangered species and wildlife in general.

In the case of deer and antelope species this has for sure led to a contentious reduction in the number of species of conservation concern in AZA zoos, the white-lipped deer are just one of the examples of this flawed policy.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Once more, this exposes the flaws in the over arching AZA policies in endangered species vis a vis zoo spaces management within its ranks which at times and disproportionally affects the interests of some of the most (critically) endangered species.

IMO AZA is also caving in to some ill-informed vet health regulations that are pandering to big agri business with little concern for animal welfare, good management of zoonotics and endangered species and wildlife in general.

In the case of deer and antelope species this has for sure led to a contentious reduction in the number of species of conservation concern in AZA zoos, the white-lipped deer are just one of the examples of this flawed policy.
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Side-topic split to this thread: A discussion on the AZA and sustainability
 
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Piece of April 2025 News Not Mentioned:

On April 15th, it was announced that the zoo's Director, Ted Fox, will retire after May 30th after 34 years working at Rosamond Gifford.

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Longtime Rosamond Gifford Zoo director Ted Fox to retire after 34 years

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On May 1st, the zoo announced they moved (0.1) Cape porcupine Holley and (1.0) slender-tailed meerkat Petrie into the Von der Decken's hornbill/Taveta weaver/crested coua mixed species exhibit, with (0.2) meerkats Ducky and Littlefoot remaining in the original meerkat exhibit.

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On June 12th, the zoo announced that (1.1) Black Welsh Mountain sheep were born on May 2nd which are now on exhibit.

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CuseZoofan said:
Meet the fuzzy new baby animals at Syracuse’s Rosamond Gifford Zoo

6 new Red Wolf pups were born as well as 2 more Humboldt Penguin Chicks
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Also on May 22nd, the zoo announced the wolves' sexes (2.4), as well as the sexes and names of the penguins, (2.0) Domingo and Ramon.

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On May 29th, it was reported that the zoo transferred a (0.1) Amur tiger Coba to Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C.

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Smaggledagle said:
On February 10th, the zoo announced that due to raised concerns about avian influenza, they closed the Diversity of Birds aviary to the public until further notice.

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On June 9th, the zoo announced they reopened the Diversity of Birds area to the public.

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On July 18th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) Chinese muntjac named Rosa was born on June 17th.

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Mary said:
As a result, the sichuan takin have moved into the white-lipped deer exhibit, with an announcement to come as to what will go into the takin's old space.
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On July 20th, the zoo announced they moved their (0.2) Sichuan takins into the former white-lipped deer exhibit, now holding (1.0) takin Kai.

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On July 25th, the zoo announced that an Inca tern hatched, which is on display in the Diversity of Birds aviary.

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On July 30th, the zoo released a new MyZoo magazine issue, containing the following information:

April
(1.0) Amur tiger Zuzaan was transferred to Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota on the 10th.
A (0.1) eastern hellbender (later named Willa) was acquired from Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas on the 15th.
(0.1) grey wolf Sylvia passed away at age 13 due to cancer on the 21st.
A (1.0) Von der Decken's hornbill was transferred to Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium in Missouri on the 24th.
A (0.1) Venezuelan troupial was transferred to Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo in Alabama on the 25th.
A (1.0) Luzon bleeding-heart dove was transferred to Fort Worth Zoo in Texas on the 30th.

May
(0.3) northern bald ibises were transferred to Zoo Miami in Florida on the 7th.
(0.1) northern tree shrew Odessa was acquired from El Paso Zoo in Texas on the 9th.
A (1.0) Venezuelan troupial was acquired from San Antonio Zoo in Texas on the 13th.
A (1.0) eastern box turtle Elliot was transferred to Binder Park Zoo in Michigan on the 15th.
(3.0) Humboldt penguins Elmer, Felix, and Maverick were transferred to Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island on the 16th.
(1.0) Amur tiger Metis was acquired from Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C. on the 20th.
(1.0) Amur leopard Rafferty was transferred to Philadelphia Zoo in Pennsylvania on the 27th.

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https://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org/assets/Summer-2025-MyZoo.pdf
 
ThylacineAlive said:
The zoo has placed their confiscated Marco Polo Sheep on-exhibit with 3.0 Markhor. Per the zoo's website, he will be on-exhibit in one-hour increments until he adjusts.

Illegally Created Argali Clone Finds New Home at Rosamond Gifford Zoo - Rosamond Gifford Zoo

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Interesting that they're calling him "Tilek" now, because that's the third name that he's had over the course of his bizarre life.

His "creator" named him "Montana Mountain King", he was apparently known as "Dodge" while under the care of Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center, and now Rosamond Gifford Zoo is referring to him as Tilek!
 
Jaxton said:
Is this species present any where else in the United States?
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According to this thread, no. They are an extremely rare species in captivity in the world as a whole.
toxodon said:
There are zero in the US currently. Heck, there are only 2 places on ZTL that even still have them in the world. If anything, he will probably just be a one off in some collection.
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