Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens Latest Animal Activities 2:

I was not aware of the zoo having any other White-nosed Coati other than Archie? I know that during the Zoochat meetup on Sept. 23 we saw Archie in the Fox Roundhouse, so maybe the zoo had two before?

EDIT: BTW, thanks for posting the info Blackduiker!

Also, August seemed to have been a slow month for births and arrivals!
 
I just got word that the komodo dragon export is a go. The zoo was waiting for the CITES export permits and they arrived yesterday. Now its up to the curator to make arrangements that both facilities are comfortable with.
 
mstickmanp said:
I was not aware of the zoo having any other White-nosed Coati other than Archie? I know that during the Zoochat meetup on Sept. 23 we saw Archie in the Fox Roundhouse, so maybe the zoo had two before?

EDIT: BTW, thanks for posting the info Blackduiker!

Also, August seemed to have been a slow month for births and arrivals!
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It did appear to be an unusually low month for animal activities, with the exception of departures.
 
Blackduiker

Animal Activities From September 1-30


Births and Hatchings:

None Mentioned


Arrivals:

0.1.0 Squirrel Monkey
0.1.0 Boelen's Python
0.0.10 Golden Poison Frog
0.0.3 California Condor (chicks arrived September 26 for lead toxicity treatment)


Departures:

0.1.0 Masai Giraffe (transferred to the Sacramento Zoo)
0.0.3 Tadjik Markhor
1.0.0 Tufted Deer (to the National Zoo in Washington D.C.)

Yes, another quiet month for animal activities.
 
@Blackduiker, thanks for sharing ..., so we keep abreast of activities and developments at LA Zoo!

What made me wonder was 2 recent zoo notes:
* Masai giraffe to Sacramento Zoo (is it a duplication or did really 0.2 giraffe leave the zoo for Sacramento)?
* California condor from the wild: it remains disconcerting / not to say very alarming that chicks and adult birds continue to be having to be taken in due to in no uncertain parts by lead toxicity. IUCN guidelines on reintroductions are fairly strict and underline that underlying threats to survival MUST be removed PRIOR to any reintroduction to start and have any MEASURE of SUCCESS. I cannot see for the blue skies' .. why after so many years into the effort the use of lead bullets by the hunting community (errhhh ... NRA blah-blah ...) has not been made an illegal activity / felony prosecutable by the US laws on endangered species introduced by the USFWS?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
What made me wonder was 2 recent zoo notes:
* Masai giraffe to Sacramento Zoo (is it a duplication or did really 0.2 giraffe leave the zoo for Sacramento)?
* California condor from the wild: it remains disconcerting / not to say very alarming that chicks and adult birds continue to be having to be taken in due to in no uncertain parts by lead toxicity. IUCN guidelines on reintroductions are fairly strict and underline that underlying threats to survival MUST be removed PRIOR to any reintroduction to start and have any MEASURE of SUCCESS. I cannot see for the blue skies' .. why after so many years into the effort the use of lead bullets by the hunting community (errhhh ... NRA blah-blah ...) has not been made an illegal activity / felony prosecutable by the US laws on endangered species introduced by the USFWS?
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Only one Masai giraffe, a young female, has gone to the Sacramento Zoo.

Many of us don't understand why lead has not been completely banned from bullets in condor range. The NRA lobby remains very strong. I think that eventually it probably will be because people in California at least care more about condors than whiney gun nuts. One problem that won't go away regarding lead is that there is a lot of lead shot from the past couple centuries laying around in condor habitat that cannot be removed, and lead poisoning is something that is going to be a perpetual problem for the condors that wildlife managers are going to need to intervene to fix.
 
Appreciate you sharing popular opinion in California State. I hope common sense will prevail in the long term. You right lead lying around for cents is going to be an almost perpetual issue.

Back to LA: how is the Californian pronghorn group doing?
What is the plan for the coming 2-3 year term with 3 holders at present?
LA Zoo as studbook manager and Living Desert and San Diego WAP as participating institutions.
 
Animal Activities From October 1-31



Births and Hatchings:

0.0.1 Babirusa


Arrivals:

0.1.0 Harpy Eagle
0.1.0 African Fish Eagle
0.1.0 Bali Mynah
1.0.0 West Usambara Two-horned Chameleon
0.0.1 South American Bushmaster
0.0.7 California Condor (arrived for medical treatment. 3 were returned to the wild)


Departures:

0.0.4 Giant Horned Lizard ( to the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans )
0.0.2 Ross's Turaco
0.0.2 Greater Roadrunner
0.0.1 Royal Antelope
1.0.0 Bighorn Sheep

In other news, a female Giant Horned Lizard laid a clutch of 22 eggs. They will incubate for 90-110 days, and hopefully successfully hatch in early 2013.
 
Blackduiker said:
Animal Activities From October 1-31



Births and Hatchings:

0.0.1 Babirusa


Arrivals:

0.1.0 Harpy Eagle
0.1.0 African Fish Eagle
0.1.0 Bali Mynah
1.0.0 West Usambara Two-horned Chameleon
0.0.1 South American Bushmaster
0.0.7 California Condor (arrived for medical treatment. 3 were returned to the wild)


Departures:

0.0.4 Giant Horned Lizard ( to the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans )
0.0.2 Ross's Turaco
0.0.2 Greater Roadrunner
0.0.1 Royal Antelope
1.0.0 Bighorn Sheep

In other news, a female Giant Horned Lizard laid a clutch of 22 eggs. They will incubate for 90-110 days, and hopefully successfully hatch in early 2013.
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Thank you, Blackduiker for sharing this info with us. Is this the first time an African Fish Eagle, will be displayed at the Zoo? Congrats to LAZ for more success with Phrynosoma asio! Hope they get a 100% hatch rate!
 
Blackduiker

Gulo gulo said:
Thank you, Blackduiker for sharing this info with us. Is this the first time an African Fish Eagle, will be displayed at the Zoo? Congrats to LAZ for more success with Phrynosoma asio! Hope they get a 100% hatch rate!
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No, the LA Zoo has displayed and successfully bred African Fish Eagles for many years now.
 
Animal Activities From November 1-30 (2012)


Births and Hatchings:

0.0.2 Gerenuk
0.0.1 Chevrotain
0.0.46 Madagascar Hissing Cockroach


Arrivals:

0.0.3 Giant Marine Toad
0.0.1 Mata Mata Turtle
0.0.4 Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
0.0.1 San Esteban Island Chuckwalla
0.0.1 Tropical Indigo Snake
1.0.0 Chimpanzee (the return of Glenn)
0.1.0 Sichuan Takin
1.0.0 Bighorn Sheep
0.0.8 California Condor (from the wild for veterinary treatment)


Departures:

0.0.6 California Condor (returned to the wild after veterinary treatment)
0.0.2 Bighorn Sheep
1.0.0 Peninsular Pronghorn (to the San Diego Zoo)
0.0.1 Gerenuk
0.0.2 Speke's Gazelle
0.0.1 Tadjik Markhor
0.0.3 Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (to Parc Zoologique et Botanique in Mulhouse, France)
 
November seems to have been a great month! I'm glad the zoo was finally able to breed the Chrevotains after several failed attempts with different pairs.

I believe the Giant Marine Toad and the Mata Mata will be part of the Aquaria House in RotA.
 
already news from the Giant Horned Lizard clutch ( 22 eggs ). Were they firtile, how are they developing and already some hatchlings ??????
 
I don't think we will know about the eggs hatching or not for another couple of months. The ZooView newsletter Animal Activities section is always a month or two behind.
 
Blackduiker

mstickmanp said:
November seems to have been a great month! I'm glad the zoo was finally able to breed the Chrevotains after several failed attempts with different pairs.

I believe the Giant Marine Toad and the Mata Mata will be part of the Aquaria House in RotA.
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Yep, they will become future residents of the new rainforest.
 
Animal Activities From December 1-31 (2012)


Births and Hatchings:

0.0.1 Colobus Monkey
0.0.1 Gerenuk


Arrivals:

0.0.7 California Condor (for medical treatment)
0.0.1 Black Crowned Crane
0.0.1 Keel-billed Toucan (off exhibit group to be displayed in the new rainforest)
0.0.1 Ross's Turaco
0.0.1 Violaceous Turaco
1.0.0 Koala
1.0.0 Tufted Deer


Departures:

0.0.11 California Condor (returned to the wild)
1.0.0 Chinese Goral (to the Saint Louis Zoo)
0.0.2 Speke's Gazelle (to Portland Zoo)
1.0.0 Koala (to the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico)
1.0.0 Tadjik Markhor (to Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York)
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Appreciate you sharing popular opinion in California State. I hope common sense will prevail in the long term. You right lead lying around for cents is going to be an almost perpetual issue.

Back to LA: how is the Californian pronghorn group doing?
What is the plan for the coming 2-3 year term with 3 holders at present?
LA Zoo as studbook manager and Living Desert and San Diego WAP as participating institutions.
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Apparently 5 (2.3) Peninsular Pronghorn have been born to three females from April 3-9.

Zoo babies! LA Zoo welcomes the tiny endangered faces (and giant eyes) of 5 Peninsular pronghorns and others | The Latest | 89.3 KPCC
 
Can someone tell me if any gerenuks left for Berlin, Germany so far? Thanks in advance for your replies ;)
 
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