For those of you conversant with European collections, will the new Paris Zoo have any species that are only there and nowhere else in Europe or the world?
Paris Zoological Park Zoo de Vincennes Paris News
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On January 6, left the five male Iberian wolves to the Paris Bois de Vincennes Zoo. This had immediate transport, since shortly before a previously scheduled departure date message came from Paris that the stay was not quite ready. Fortunately, the final move not too long in coming, so that GaiaZOO on time could start the new construction in the Taiga area. The new wolves at that is built, will be in a few months ' time inhabited by the great gray wolf!
Well done Wilson
SmallestGiraffe
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Heading to Paris in June so may try to plan in a trip to this zoo. The website certainly makes it look impressive!
IanRRobinson
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Will the plans for Vincennes be followed in due course by a revamp of the Menagerie? As it stands, Paris appears to be a heading for a future without bears, Tigers, or Okapi.
There's a whole section of the new zoo set aside for a Congo Forest area that is in the plans but not built yet apparently that is to feature gorillas, okapi, and pygmy hippos (according to the plans that are floating around on the web anyway).
Some of the early stories about the rebuilding of the zoo noted that bears and elephants were not included in the remodel because of space limitations. The absence of tigers is notable, and speaking of which, does the zoo now even have an Asian animal area? I don't recall seeing one in the plans.
From looking at the webpage for the zoo and the menagerie it looks like all of the Asian animals are at the menagerie maybe as they have orangs, clouded leopards, red pandas, and Prezwalski's horses.
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1.0 Caribbean Manatee left Arnhem for Paris this morning
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Does the zoo have an official opening date?
I believe the zoo re-opens on 12th April 2014.
And here it is a photojourney through the new zoo, courtesy of alexpe.
[Parc Zoologique de Paris] L'ouverture tant attendue
[Parc Zoologique de Paris] L'ouverture tant attendue
IanRRobinson
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And let's hope that they're careful with both labelling, and where any surplus animals go....
The Baboons are Back!
Seems like Paris has almost a brand new Zoo now. The enclosures certainly all look very up to date of course.
Nice to see the Guinea baboons back in residence too. I visited here once many years ago but the only things I remember now are the Guinea baboon troop- this is obviously a brand new enclosure for them but it could be on the same site as before(?) and the single Giant Panda.
Seems like Paris has almost a brand new Zoo now. The enclosures certainly all look very up to date of course.
Nice to see the Guinea baboons back in residence too. I visited here once many years ago but the only things I remember now are the Guinea baboon troop- this is obviously a brand new enclosure for them but it could be on the same site as before(?) and the single Giant Panda.
throwaway comment in my opinion