zoo news

No appropriate thread for this so started a news thread for Banham. According to ISIS they now have a pair of red titi. Along with 0.2 Pallas cats

I thought I'd make a news thread for the LEO Zoological Conservation Center since there's currently none out there. One of the zoo's female Baringo Giraffes, Petal, gave birth to a healthy female calf on Friday, March 22: Rare Rothschild giraffe born at Greenwich conservation center -...

First birth of the year. A male Mishmi takin was born to the herd on 3rd March. Other news is that a chute has been built to connect both forest reindeer enclosures.

The zoo has become the first in Germany to breed the Northern cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii). 5 cubs were initially born, but 0.0.2 died soon after, with 3 kittens currently being raised. A female Philippine deer was born in August. A male Hartmann's zebra arrived from Blackpool A...

Borås Zoo and Kolmarden swapped non-breeding female white rhinos. Namakula went to Kolmarden for Mashikishiki (b. 2002). Male giraffe Shirafu left for Amersfoort Zoo. Another giraffe born in March 2012 named Kiitawi? (dam?) :confused:

Usually, you will only find sensational articles or news items on Indonesian zoos. In order to buck the trend and perhaps educate the masses that not all is bad and some promising developments emerge in recent years, I present this new thread on Indonesian zoos and conservation breeding news...

Some recent news: A male mountain anoa has arrived from Krefeld . Ocelot, fishing cat and Arabian wildcat have arrived. Forside

An application has been submitted by the park's owners to build a £500'000 penguin pool. The pool will be designed to hold a group of 20 Humboldt's penguin. Farm reveals plan for £500,000 penguin pool (From Western Telegraph) A new house has been built for the cusimanse to accommodate the ever...

A little update from this wildlife centre in Dundee: Recent hatchings and births include: 1 Red bellied lemur 1 European white stork Swinhoe's pheasant Rothschild's mynah have arrived and installed in a newly refurbished aviary.

The new tiger enclosure is now to be called "Tiger Territory" and building work is imminent, due to be opened in Easter 2013. At the moment there are five sealions in what I think of as the pygmy hippo pond, on holiday for a few weeks from Whipsnade while their quarters there are being...

I don't know if this has been flagged up yet, (probably has somewhere), Tara the female Asian elephant, daughter of Tonzi is due to give birth at the end of March. Twycross Zoo prepares for the arrival of a baby elephant! | This is Tamworth

Four new species of Partula snail have arrived at the park. BBC News - Breeding hopes for Partula tree snail at Hampshire zoo

The Amneville zoo in France has a reputation for building a new, quality exhibit, nearly every year, this year it is the turn of South America with "PERUVIA". Featuring giant anteaters, France's only tamandua and cotton topped tamarin, leading to a new pool for Humboldt's penguin. Nouveautés...

A very special hatching has been announced, 2 black caimans have been hatched artificially at the zoo, as they have been artificially incubated, the temperature they were hatched at indicates that they are both males. http://www.sostozoo.hu/index.php?p=news&id=292

When we last visited the zoo ( April 2008 ), the crocodile area of the reptile house was sealed off, as a new exhibit for the Morelet's Crocodiles was being built. Does anybody know if this exhibit is now open? What will the zoo do with the Mexico House that the crocs were in before ?

No general news thread, so i thought i would start one with the news that nine (9) African hunting dogs have been born. Endangered dogs emerge at Perth Zoo | Perth Now

First post for this zoo is rather exciting, twitter has posted a pic of 3 baby crab eating raccoons. Jonge kroost krabbenetende wasberen op ontdekkingstocht! on Twitpic 2.1 common seal have also recently arrived from Antwerp.

Some births this year include: 0.1 lowland nyala 2.2 warthog 0.0.1 douroucouli

Again a new thread for a new year. Starting of with the hatching of a kiwi chick. Rare Kiwi Bird Hatched At Columbus Zoo | WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio News

Have the Tierpark received a Baird's tapir from Wuppertal, saw something on their website and my German aint up2 scratch, and if so will they or Wuppertal be importing anymore into Europe. Also i thought it was time one of the greatest zoos in the world had a thread of its own!