On April 18, 2020, the zoo announced on Facebook that their pair of rusty spotted cats had given birth earlier in the week to one kitten. These are the only rusty spotted cats in the United States (and probably in the entire western hemisphere).
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Jungle Man
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Do somebody know anything about their clouded leopards?
Where did they get the breeding pair from?
Their website, when you click on clouded leopard, says "meet Doodle, Dexter, and Song." However the only two photos that scroll through are Doodle (quite young) and Dexter (an adult). I know nothing more.
I have no idea. I was really shocked to see there are rusty spotted cats in USA. I can only assume they imported them from some European zoo (which you probably already assumed; sorry I don't have more information).
Jungle Man
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Thanks, I also saw that and I was trying to see from where they came and all their respective information. I should contact them.
I assume they are good at getting back to you, because when I asked about the rusty spotted kitten in the Facebook post, they posted a reply within two minutes! I did ask someone I know at a major cat facility if they knew where Carson got their rusty spotted, but my friend was not sure and also assumed a (as yet unknown) European zoo.
I just checked the CITES database. Two were imported to the USA in 2018, and seems like both were born in the UK. One was exported from the Czech Republic and one from Slovakia.
both born in the same facility?
Czech Republic and Slovakia are 2 very different republics. Formerly, communist Czechoslovakia and separated after the 2nd Velvet Revolution. So, no 2 different zoos.
They were exported to the USA from two countries, but both originated as captive-bred from the UK.
I went through annual reports of Czech and Slovak zoos keeping them in year 2018. None were transfered out in that year. So the US cats must be sourced privately? I have never heard about any kept outside zoos here, so this is a little confusing.
I wonder whether it is one of the private breeders like Rare Species in Sandwich? Or Port Lympne of all places!
Czech Republic: Liberec and Ostrava. Slovakia is Bojnice, I should think.
Czech Republic: Liberec and Ostrava. Slovakia is Bojnice, I should think.
I just checked it again and I either misread a column or it has been changed since my previous post in April (and there is now an additional listing for 2019).
In 2018 there was one captive-bred, originating in Great Britain, exported to the USA from Slovakia; and another, also originating from Great Britain, and exported from the Czech Republic - but now with the source listed as "confiscation/seizure" rather than "captive-bred".
There is also now a 2019 listing there, for an animal originating in Great Britain as captive-bred, exported to the USA from the Czech Republic.
I think the 2018 and 2019 Czech records are the same animal though (I quite often come across duplicate export/import data between two years, which I think might be to do with lapses between applications and the actual transfers or something like that - in this case the 2018 record is from the importer [USA] and the 2019 record from the exporter [Czech Republic]).
@Chlidonias, true this is quite often the case with applications. I guess it is paperwork, bureacracy and additional vet tests or something.
3 jungle cat kittens are born.
Henry the Indian Rhino is turning 40 years old and they are having a celebration on May 15th.
Around the 20th of July a Clouded leopard was born at Carson Springs 
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2022 News:
On March 10th, the zoo announced that they acquired a (0.1) North American river otter named Obie.
Welcome Obie , our newest little girl in need of a home . North American river otter who was hit by a car , rehabbed and cannot be released . Would love... | By Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation | Facebook
On April 10th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) clouded leopard named Tosh was born.
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On April 28th, the zoo announced that (0.0.2+?) red-ruffed lemurs were born.
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On May 1st, the zoo announced that (0.0.2+?) black-and-white ruffed lemurs were born.
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On May 21st, the zoo announced that (0.0.4) Indian peafowl hatched.
First baby pea fowl of this year | By Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation | Facebook
On May 23rd, it was reported that (1.1) caracals were transferred to the Tallahassee Museum in Florida as the zoo is building a new exhibit for them. The cats were at the museum until autumn.
Tallahassee Museum hosts 9-month-old caracal siblings for the summer
On August 2nd, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) domestic donkey was born.
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On August 30th, the zoo announced that they demolished and replaced the tiger house as its old house rotted out.
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On September 3rd, the zoo announced they built a new exhibit for green-cheeked conures.
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On November 13th, the zoo announced that (0.0.3) Kunekune piglets were born.
Nothing like piglets, see them at Thanksgiving tours | By Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation | Facebook
*I may have missed some births from animals such as clouded leopard, black-and-white-ruffed lemur, and Indian peafowl (a lot of peafowl), among others.
On March 10th, the zoo announced that they acquired a (0.1) North American river otter named Obie.
Welcome Obie , our newest little girl in need of a home . North American river otter who was hit by a car , rehabbed and cannot be released . Would love... | By Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation | Facebook
On April 10th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) clouded leopard named Tosh was born.
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On April 28th, the zoo announced that (0.0.2+?) red-ruffed lemurs were born.
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On May 1st, the zoo announced that (0.0.2+?) black-and-white ruffed lemurs were born.
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On May 21st, the zoo announced that (0.0.4) Indian peafowl hatched.
First baby pea fowl of this year | By Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation | Facebook
On May 23rd, it was reported that (1.1) caracals were transferred to the Tallahassee Museum in Florida as the zoo is building a new exhibit for them. The cats were at the museum until autumn.
Tallahassee Museum hosts 9-month-old caracal siblings for the summer
On August 2nd, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) domestic donkey was born.
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On August 30th, the zoo announced that they demolished and replaced the tiger house as its old house rotted out.
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On September 3rd, the zoo announced they built a new exhibit for green-cheeked conures.
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On November 13th, the zoo announced that (0.0.3) Kunekune piglets were born.
Nothing like piglets, see them at Thanksgiving tours | By Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation | Facebook
*I may have missed some births from animals such as clouded leopard, black-and-white-ruffed lemur, and Indian peafowl (a lot of peafowl), among others.
