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Buin Zoo recently celebrated its 30th anniversary and a brand-new Master Plan has now been unveiled (although with minimal details). The zoo will triple in size over the next 15 years.

The architect Dan Pearlman, who has done some work at Berlin, Hannover, Osnabruck and Schwerin, has a series of 6 rather fanciful and elaborate renderings on this link that admittedly look spectacular. His company has also recently worked on a Master Plan for Frankfurt Zoo.

Buin Zoo renderings:

BIOPARQUE BUIN ZOO – dan pearlman
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The master plan has already begun, with a new aviary dedicated to the Maulino forest. This forest type naturally grows on the Chilean coast and that will be part of the new Patagonian area that is mentioned in the master plan.
The entrance of the aviary has some small terrariums, housing some sort of stick insect, Chilean rose tarantulas (Grammostola rosea) and Chilean long-tailed snakes (Philodryas chamissonis). The plant life in the aviary consists only of plant species that would grow in the Maulino forest, giving another spin on this already amazing-sounding aviary that could have easily just ignored the floral aspect of the region. Endangered endemic plant species of the Maulino region have been planted.
In the aviary, birds that are native to Chile can be found, the ones mentioned in the video are the Chilean tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria), Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata), Picui ground dove (Columbina picui), Long-tailed meadowlark (Leistes loyca), Austral cowbird (Curaeus curaeus), Shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), Grey-hooded sierra finch (Phrygilus gayi), Diuca finch (Diuca diuca), Grassland yellow finch (Sicalis luteola) and Black-chinned siskin (Spinus barbatus). The video mentions that about 70 individual birds were released into the aviary and that they have been sourced from private breeders as well as wildlife rescues that could not be returned back into the wild.
 
SivatheriumGuy said:
The master plan has already begun, with a new aviary dedicated to the Maulino forest. This forest type naturally grows on the Chilean coast and that will be part of the new Patagonian area that is mentioned in the master plan.
The entrance of the aviary has some small terrariums, housing some sort of stick insect, Chilean rose tarantulas (Grammostola rosea) and Chilean long-tailed snakes (Philodryas chamissonis). The plant life in the aviary consists only of plant species that would grow in the Maulino forest, giving another spin on this already amazing-sounding aviary that could have easily just ignored the floral aspect of the region. Endangered endemic plant species of the Maulino region have been planted.
In the aviary, birds that are native to Chile can be found, the ones mentioned in the video are the Chilean tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria), Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata), Picui ground dove (Columbina picui), Long-tailed meadowlark (Leistes loyca), Austral cowbird (Curaeus curaeus), Shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), Grey-hooded sierra finch (Phrygilus gayi), Diuca finch (Diuca diuca), Grassland yellow finch (Sicalis luteola) and Black-chinned siskin (Spinus barbatus). The video mentions that about 70 individual birds were released into the aviary and that they have been sourced from private breeders as well as wildlife rescues that could not be returned back into the wild.
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Really impressive new exhibit!

Looking forward to that Masterplan? Is it publicly available?
 
Some quick news about Buin:

- Recently, a Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) was born.
- In early September, unfortunately a Scarlet macaw died after being attacked by a Serval during an animal talk show. According to the zoo's official note, the bird flew from its perch in order to go to a keeper's hand while the Serval was in the show arena. It then caught the macaw mid-air and the bird died due to its injuries shortly after being rescued :(.

Sources:
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“Estamos profundamente dolidos”: cómo fue el accidente en Buinzoo donde murió un guacamayo atacado por un serval - La Tercera
 
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Atanasio, the second White rhino who was born in Buin, was sent three days ago to the state of São Paulo in Brazil for a breeding recommendation. Although it was not specified to which zoo he is going to be moved, it very likely and almost confirmed to be Zooparque Itatiba, as it is the only zoo in Brazil with only cows of the species (and Itatiba has been trying for a very long time, although unsuccessfully, to impregnate their cows via AI). If he is indeed successfull at breeding in Itatiba, this would mark the first birth of the species in Brazil and the first time a rhinoceros has been born in the country after a very long time, so fingers crossed!:)

Source (PS: the site identifies him as a Northern white rhino, which was a mistake by the writers):

Rinoceronte branco ameaçado de extinção é trasladado para São Paulo
 
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Velas said:
Atanasio, the second White rhino who was born in Buin, was sent three days ago to the state of São Paulo in Brazil for a breeding recommendation. Although it was not specified to which zoo he is going to be moved, it very likely and almost confirmed to be Zooparque Itatiba, as it is the only zoo in Brazil with only cows of the species (and Itatiba has been trying for a very long time, although unsuccessfully, to impregnate their cows via AI). If he is indeed successfull at breeding in Itatiba, this would mark the first birth of the species in Brazil and the first time a rhinoceros has been born in the country after a very long time, so fingers crossed!:)

Source (PS: the site identifies him as a Northern white rhino, which was a mistake by the writers):

Rinoceronte branco ameaçado de extinção é trasladado para São Paulo
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Buinzoo has published this video on Atanasio's journey to Brazil. It was also confirmed that he is indeed going to Zooparque Itatiba to breed with their cows.

 
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