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From Facebook " LONGLEAT NOW CLOSED To help us prepare for another year packed full of fun and adventure, the park is now closed for a month. We'll be carrying out important work during this time, so keep your eyes peeled here on social media for sneaky peeks of what we get up to! Our 2024...

In this thread, I will post photos and information on past, present, and future pavilions, houses, exhibits, and their inhabitants in the Prague Zoo. I will be starting with Dja reserve (Rezervace Dja)

Hi everyone. I was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice on the zoos with the best indoor exhibits in Europe! Looking to go somewhere in the new year ( Jan most likely). Any suggestions would be awesome!

This thread will be focusing on the past and present of Prague Zoo Everyday or so,I will be posting taxonomic groups of animals and species in that specific group that have been or are held at Prague Zoo I will be starting with MONOTREMES MONOTREMES: PAST: Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus...

Hello everyone! I thought I should have a go at making a Koala Population in Europe. There are some gaps here and there, so please let me know if you know anything! :) Northern Koala: Zoo Vienna Schönbrunn: 1:0 Wirri Wirri (2014) Omaroo x Alguna 0:1 Bunji (2017) Pintupi x Goolara 0:1 Millaa...

Hello! I love snow leopards and was wondering how many there are in European zoos at the moment. I'll start from Finland. One male, Lux (2017) in Korkeasaari Zoo. He's originally from France. One male, Jamal (2015) and one female Juma (2017) in Ähtäri Zoo. Jamal is from UK, Juma from...

Hi Zoochatters, I’m heading off to central Europe in a couple of weeks to revisit some of my favourite collections and visit a few brand new ones. My main reasons for sharing this are 1) for any general advice anyone might want to give, and 2) in case anybody wants to meet up – I’m travelling...

Sad news came in as Rolo the male White Lion has passed away aged 20 and Condonlences and thoughts are with the keepers at this sad time 登录 Facebook

Been to Facebook a moment ago and Flamingo Land has welcomed a new male Common Hippo and he's called Hoover who arrived from ZSL Whipsnade Zoo to join the breeding programme

Sad news came on Facebook and it's Lilly the Donkey " The whole team here at JFWP, past and present, are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved donkey Lilly. Lilly was part of a trio of donkeys we have here. She leaves behind her lifelong donkey friends Indie and Peggy. Lilly...

How the 15-year old experience of European zoos in vaccination of birds against avian influenza could help poultry industry and wild bird conservation against future outbreaks. Grippe aviaire : le virus change son rythme saisonnier (The source article is in French)

Inspired by the are these in captivity thread, I thought it would be useful to make a thread to list of some species are in captivity in europe I don’t know what to say after this so yeah hope this is useful

In your opinion what is the best zoo European thematic area in the world - based on animal collection BUT also design/theming of the area? African, Asian and even North American sections are always glorified and impressive, but do European sections have a chance too?

A lot of us will have seen the countless debates on whether Shedd or Georgia is the best aquarium in the US (with MBA also sometimes thrown in). I've been wondering... what about Europe? This continent doesn't really have any aquarium which matches the sheer grandeur of the US Big 3 but there...

I noticed that Western European zoos have a much better collection of Central & South American mammals than US & Canadian zoos. You guys have a better carnivore collection including more zoos with Bush Dog, and also have grison and small cats like Oncilla and Margay that are not (or nearly so)...

Recently some messages suggested a phasing out process of the Coatis in the EU. (most of them published by British [so non-EU...] zoochatters) The advanced reason is linked with the invasive potential of the species. But I haven't the impression that these animals become really rare in EU...

For the first time for circa 150 years, a pair of Bearded Vultures has laid an egg in the massif du Vercors (French Alps). The last observation of this species dates back to 1870 in this place, before the implementation of reintroduction programs in the 2010s. First Bearded Vulture egg-laying in...

Hey all, I've been envisioning some sort of bank of knowledge on Europe's zoos for a long while now, a thread where the experts on the zoos of their respective countries come together to present an overview of the zoos of their countries. As such I've gathered a group of well-travelled and...

Now this time is the news that everyone is waited for as I just saw the post. " We're pleased to announce that Longleat will be be back open on selected dates from the 4th February! Check out our 2022 main season calendar here: https://www.longleat.co.uk/visitor-info/opening-times We can't wait...

Information from facebook confirms 0.4 Cape Buffalo arrived at the end of 2021 from Austria.