Ah so this is in the process of happening, excellent. The Small Mammal TAG was trying to keep Giant Otter rolling and get it back to an SSP, hopefully all goes well!
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Ah so this is in the process of happening, excellent. The Small Mammal TAG was trying to keep Giant Otter rolling and get it back to an SSP, hopefully all goes well!
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I am just so happy that LA Zoo with its Giant Otter working group continues with the species. The import ex South America and the import from European Continent oud ambitiuous!
LA announces 10 California Condors have hatched and doing well
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ca...taking-flight-with-los-angeles-zoo-hatchings/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ca...taking-flight-with-los-angeles-zoo-hatchings/
An update on the GLAZA situation:
Zoo seeks new service contracts amid lawsuit against GLAZA - Beverly Press & Park Labrea Newshttps://beverlypress.com/2025/06/zoo-seeks-new-service-contracts-amid-lawsuit-against-glaza/
Zoo seeks new service contracts amid lawsuit against GLAZA - Beverly Press & Park Labrea Newshttps://beverlypress.com/2025/06/zoo-seeks-new-service-contracts-amid-lawsuit-against-glaza/
- The zoo has found two private groups to take over GLAZA’s duties. The city council was supposed to consider the new contracts on Wednesday but has pushed that back to the 24th.
- The lawsuit filed against GLAZA by the zoo for: breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and declaratory relief; will receive a ruling from a judge in the coming days. If the zoo is successful they will control the $50 million being held by GLAZA.
- The City and GLAZA’s long term contract will officially end on the 30th of this month.
peruvianbirdie
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As I already mentioned on the Asian Elephant thread and Tulsa Zoo thread, Billy and Tina completed their quarantine and exploring the new complex at Tulsa
https://fb.watch/AsiWcnKC4R/?mibextid=wwXIfr
https://fb.watch/AsiWcnKC4R/?mibextid=wwXIfr
peruvianbirdie
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With the recent addition of Tasmanian Devils at San Diego, is there a chance for LA to follow suit?
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They’re supposed to arrive to LA as it was one of the zoos to have Tasmanian Devils from Aussie Ark, perhaps they’re behind the scenes or awaiting quarantine at another facility.
If the current management and the ties with City Council are not severed and remain in place while the judge rules in favour of zoo management .... basically the LA Zoo is completely "screwed". My 50 cents ... anyway!
May meeting minutes: https://lazoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Zoo-Commission-APPROVED-MINUTES-5.20.2025.pdf
Animal update mentions the zoo's breeding success with
Spur-winged lapwings as well as mentioning that the SSP manages 63 individuals spread across 24 AZA facilities.
Animal update mentions the zoo's breeding success with
Spur-winged lapwings as well as mentioning that the SSP manages 63 individuals spread across 24 AZA facilities.
That's new, I've seen the Spotted Thick-knees producing every chicks every year, how many are there now in AZA Facilities?
During the Bat Presentation, the Zoo used to have bats on display. What's the history of that?
Lori Patton
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I believe the zoo used to have bats in the Children's Zoo caves. If you look around the caves, you can see many places that formerly held exhibits. They have now been covered up or replaced with other things (like the spelunker dummies hanging from ropes). I would love for the zoo to totally refurbish the caves and fill them with nocturnal species, but I know that's not part of the master plan.
Continues to hold at around 50 birds I believe.
The zoo had flying foxes for most of those years cited (or maybe all of them?). The last ones were held in the roundhouse cage next to the tigers.
There were vampire bats in the caves at the very beginning of the cave exhibit in the 1980s. When I saw the exhibit for the first time in 1989 all of the vampire bats had croaked and they had taxidermied vampire bats in the exhibit. I remember talking to a keeper who said that the vampire bat colony had pretty much failed immediately so they stuffed the bats (or maybe freeze-dried them?) and put them back on exhibit.
How many Zoos have them and also breeding them?
How many species of Bats did the Zoo have?
In terms of AZA, I believe it is 19 holders. Several facilities breed them relatively regularly.
Zoo admission goes up $5 starting July 1st:
LA City Council approves $5 increase to zoo entrance fees | abc7.com LA council approves $5 increase to zoo entrance fees
LA City Council approves $5 increase to zoo entrance fees | abc7.com LA council approves $5 increase to zoo entrance fees
The List of how many holders plan and zoos acquiring them?
I just know the two - flying foxes and vampire bats. Not sure which species of those they had. Maybe someone here does.