African elephant news/births 2010-2011

Wow, Sdudla has been there for quite sometime! Do you think they are (possibly) transfering Tamani because one or more of the females at LPZ are pregnant with Sdudla's offspring?

@Loxodonta- That would be a truly impressive exhibit! Why did LPZ not do it?
 
Thank you for the information, DallasPachyderm.

Do you have information regarding Asian elephant news as well?
 
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@Loxodonta- That would be a truly impressive exhibit! Why did LPZ not do it?
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Money and time. Most of that African section was thrown together rather quickly because the elephants and rhinos came in and they wanted to get them out on display. The zoo plans on re-doing the entire Africa section, including Ituri Forest and the Safari ride, in the future. It is unlikly the mix exhibit will happen because it was one of Lex's ideas but you never know.
 
5 year old male calf Thabo-Umasai planned to arrive from Dresden Zoo in Germany to Birmingham in May.
 
Amazing news! Hopefully he will get along with Bulwagi, Ajani, and Callee(?)


Any other imports this year that you know of?
 
For 2011, be looking forward to the following:
*Births*
-Umngani's calf at SDSP
-Renee's calf at the Toledo Zoo
-Vasha's calf at DAK
-Possibly one of the females from Indy could give birth this year as well

*Enclosures*
-Trails of Africa (Birmingham)
-African Elephant Crossing (Cleveland)
-Expedition Tanzania (Reid park)

*Transfers*
-Ajani, Indy----->Birmingham
-Callee, Pittsburgh------->Birmingham
-Thabo Umsai, Dresden------>Birmingham
-Shenga, Omaha------->?
-Willie, DAK------> Cleveland
-Tamani, LPZ-------> Cleveland
Several females/calves, SDSP------> Reid park
 
I appreciate you including our enclosure in 2011, but it will not quite make it. January 2012 is construction completion. Not sure how long it will take to open after that (have to move in the SDSP elephants and introduce our african to them and get everyone used to the new exhibit). I would guess (and this is just a guess) looking at a March 2012 opening for the general public.
 
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I appreciate you including our enclosure in 2011, but it will not quite make it. January 2012 is construction completion. Not sure how long it will take to open after that (have to move in the SDSP elephants and introduce our african to them and get everyone used to the new exhibit). I would guess (and this is just a guess) looking at a March 2012 opening for the general public.
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If the zoo plans to introduce their current African cow to the new herd, what is the plans for the Asian?

Callee arrived at the Birmingham Zoo from Pittsburgh on Saturday.
 
Well, I wasn't allowed to say before, but now we have been told it is ok to tell people if they ask. Also, the curator publicly announced it at a meeting of zoo supporters.

Our asian elephant Connie will move to the San Diego Zoo and our african elephant Shaba will stay and be integrated into the small herd coming here from San Diego Safari Park.
 
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Well, I wasn't allowed to say before, but now we have been told it is ok to tell people if they ask. Also, the curator publicly announced it at a meeting of zoo supporters.

Our asian elephant Connie will move to the San Diego Zoo and our african elephant Shaba will stay and be integrated into the small herd coming here from San Diego Safari Park.
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From the beginning my gut feeling was that Connie would be moved to the SD Zoo, but I would rather see Connie moved to Denver or even DC.
 
April 2011

Transfers!

-Callee from Pittsburgh--->Birmingham
-Shenga from Omaha----->Cleveland
-Ajani from Indianappolis----->Birmingham

Transfers for later this year

-Willie from DAK----->Cleveland
-Tamani from Tampa----->Cleveland
-Thabo-Umasai from Dresden---->Birmingham

Births expected this year

-Vasha (DAK)
-Renee (Toledo)
-Umngani (SDSP)
-(Indy)

Exhibits opening

-African Elephant crossing
-Trails of Africa


*If you have any more information feel free to post it*
 
African female Ruby at Pat Derby's private facility passed away in late March. The location claims she was 50 years old, but zoo records indicate she was in her early-40s. Derby also claims three years in the circus and several transfers led her to death. She only resided at the California facility for four years prior to her passing.
 
Transfers

Willie, DAK----->Cleveland


Deaths

Monica at the Virginia zoo. Age 38.

Exhibit openings

-Trails of Africa, Birmingham
-African Elephant crossing, Cleveland (4 days)
 
Births:

Lucas 1.0 ,Toledo zoo
Renee x ?

Upcoming births

Vasha ,DAK

Umngani, SDSP

Ivory, Indianapolis

Transfers (upcoming)

Thabo-Umasai, Dresden (Germany)------>Birmingham

Misc. info

-construction of the cow/calf barn at the ICC has yet to begin... scheduled for the fall.

-Cheyenne mountain zoo near completion of new elephant barn. The zoo does not plan to breed their 24 year old, Malaika.

-NC zoo bringing in the AI team from Germany this fall to evaluate/breed Samantha and Tonga.

-Asali (Memphis) has been AI'd with semen from Ali in Jax'ville.

-Seneca park zoo renovating elephant barn.

-SSP approved Sdudla to be bred with Mbali and Martjeka at Lowry park.
 
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Caldwell Zoo elephant dies over weekend | KETK

Bull elephant "Chico" dies. He was the largest elephant in North America. As well as the oldest bull, at 46.

He is survived by daughter Moja, and his two grand-daughters Victoria, and Zuri

I was hoping he would be further represented in the population :(

I'm assuming his genetics (semen) was stored in the frozen zoo in San Diego, does anyone know if this is true? Could his sperm be used on the elephants at the SDSP?
 
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