Birmingham Zoo (Alabama) Birmingham Zoo News

[Milwaukee Man]

The entrance will be relocated during construction of the new one.

Bham Zoo entrance to move during construction of new entrance - Birmingham Business Journal

 

[Milwaukee Man]

Construction preparations:

Construction project to begin at Birmingham Zoo | Local News - WVTM

 

[BeardsleyZooFan]

A child was bitten by a Copperhead at the zoo on September 25th. Fortunately, the child quickly received the care he needed, and is not in any danger. The mother also bears no ill will toward the zoo.
Mother of child bitten by copperhead snake at Birmingham Zoo: 'God was watching out for us' | AL.com

 

[Milwaukee Man]

Update on the $18 million entrance and Asian exhibit project:

Year In Preview: A look at Birmingham Zoo?s planned $18 million renovation - villagelivingonline.com

 

[GraysonDP]

Definitely curious to see how this addition improves this zoo. Hopefully it can build on the momentum of Trails of Africa and surely it will be a glorious day to see the darkest, least naturalistic orangutan exhibit in the country closed.

 

[Milwaukee Man]

A red-billed hornbill has gone missing.

Red-billed hornbill missing from Birmingham Zoo | AL.com

 

[TZFan]

Elephant, Bulwagi, has undergone another treatment to his tusk. The current attempt to save the tusk is a carbon fiber material wrap.

http://www.wvtm13.com/news/elephant-at-birmingham-zoo-gets-hightech-tusk-treatment/37910116

 

[NSU42]

Bulawagi, an elephant the zoo, will undergo surgery to remove his remaining tusk after treatment of an infection that had developed was unsuccessful.

Birmingham Zoo elephant to undergo tusk removal surgery | AL.com

 

[Loxodonta Cobra]

The treatment to remove Bulwagi's tusk has been successful.

Birmingham Zoo elephant's tusk removal surgery a success | AL.com

 

[Coelacanth18]

Almost 645,000 people visited Birmingham Zoo in 2016, a record and an 11% increase over last year's attendance.

Birmingham Zoo breaks attendance record in 2016, renovations continue in 2017

 

[pscommodore2006]

The Birmingham Zoo is planning to open a new jaguar exhibit this spring. The article doesn't specify where the exhibit will be located. It will be exhibiting one jaguar - Khan from the Jacksonville Zoo.

North America’s Biggest Cat is Coming Back to the Birmingham Zoo!

 

[tschandler71]

The only fit would be Alabama Wilds (and that is stretching it). I don't get cutting so much from Master plans like Hoofstock for Trails or Sun Bears from Asian Forest just to add superfluous Black Bears, Coyotes, and a Jaguar.

 

[Milwaukee Man]

Malayan tiger Kumar was diagnosed with cancer.

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.al.com/v1/articles/20408853/birmingham_zoos_tiger_kumar_di.amp

 

[tschandler71]

I'm no veterinarian oncologist but what is the prognosis of cancer in Tigers? And what Tigers are there in AZA worse case scenario to replace Kumar? Asian Forest will be opening next year and it is expected to have 3-5 tigers. Are there even that many for that to be realistic?

 

[GraysonDP]

Birmingham Zoo says tumor removed from Kumar the tiger

 

[Milwaukee Man]

A female Pallas’ cat named Mischa made her debut.

Meet Mischa, a Pallas' Cat, the newest addition to the Birmingham Zoo

 

[Milwaukee Man]

Kumar the Malayan tiger has died.

18-year-old Tiger 'Kumar' dies at Birmingham Zoo

 

[tschandler71]

Kumar the Malayan tiger has died.

18-year-old Tiger 'Kumar' dies at Birmingham Zoo

So is it likely he'll be replaced with more Malayan Tiger or is it likely Sumatran? I know it's just anecdotal evidence but from casual talk around here Sumatrans seem to be the more numerous subspecies.

 

[TZFan]

3 injured by falling tree at Birmingham Zoo

 

[Kudu21]

An eight-year-old female generic giraffe, "Keyara", has left the zoo for another AZA-accredited facility, leaving the zoo with 1.1 generic giraffes.