Zooplantman
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Central Park zoo is more visited by tourists than New Yorkers. Not to say that New Yorkers don't visit and don't appreciate it, but they are not the major audience.
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Central Park zoo is more visited by tourists than New Yorkers. Not to say that New Yorkers don't visit and don't appreciate it, but they are not the major audience.
Who would house all of these mountings? I could see having a chimpanzee sitting on top of my bookshelf lost in thought, but don't think I actually want one in my place (or have the room).
Elephas Maximus
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Actually, museums can house many of them. In most museums, only part of collections can be displayed, but there's always a possibility of rotation.
An average city zoo won't overload an average museum with dead animals. Don't be sarcastic.
In the past century, the same Central Park Zoo had a small museum inside, which is closed now.
It's completely clear that zoos are the only source of finest, fresh, undamaged specimens of endangered species. We consider not only adults, but young & newborn animals (that can't be harvested in the wild, even in game species). If used wisely, those animals would became something more than ashes. And even a more common species, say, grizzly bear, can make a fantastic display.
The death of Gus was a planned event, an euthanazia. His diagnosis was quite clear.
It's not a sudden death (like that of Knut), where a complete and more invasive autopsy could be required - but Knut was preserved, despite controversy among the fans, and now resides at the museum.
An average city zoo won't overload an average museum with dead animals. Don't be sarcastic.
In the past century, the same Central Park Zoo had a small museum inside, which is closed now.
It's completely clear that zoos are the only source of finest, fresh, undamaged specimens of endangered species. We consider not only adults, but young & newborn animals (that can't be harvested in the wild, even in game species). If used wisely, those animals would became something more than ashes. And even a more common species, say, grizzly bear, can make a fantastic display.
The death of Gus was a planned event, an euthanazia. His diagnosis was quite clear.
It's not a sudden death (like that of Knut), where a complete and more invasive autopsy could be required - but Knut was preserved, despite controversy among the fans, and now resides at the museum.
9 Baer's Pochards, 9 Scaly-Sided Mergansers, 8 Red-Breasted Mergansers, 2 Radjah Shelducks, and several Spectacled and Pacific Common Eiders hatched at the zoo over the summer.
The Zoo's first ever snow leopard cubs made their debut! 
Snow leopard cubs debut at Central Park zoo | New York Post
Snow leopard cubs debut at Central Park zoo | New York Post
Especialy the hatching of Baer's Pochard and Scaly-sided Mergansers are realy good news because both species are rare both in captivity and the wild !
A slide-show of some of the new waterfowl species at Central Park:
http://www.centralparkzoo.com/media/headlines/central-park-zoo-sea-ducks-slideshow.aspx
~Thylo
http://www.centralparkzoo.com/media/headlines/central-park-zoo-sea-ducks-slideshow.aspx
~Thylo
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A female Red Panda named Delilah was born to Amaya and Biru on July 20th. The cub was moved to the Knoxville Zoo with another cub from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo due to concerns that the mothers of each cub couldn't raise them adequately.
Bib Fortuna
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Does anbody know, if there are still Pied Avocets in the Rainforest Building ?
uszoo
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- Visiting tomorrow and will check it out.
Bib Fortuna
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Sound sgood,thank you,uszoo. I hope, you have enjoyed your visit and you could get informatiosn on what species will move into the former polar bear exhibit.( Personally, i guess for another bear species-sun or sloth bears ? By the way polarbears-how many of them are at the Bronx-Zoo and what are the future plans for that species in New York ?
uszoo
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The Bronx zoo has one female who is 24 named Tundra. Her exhibit is one of the few subpar exhibits at the zoo. The zoo has not said anything but I think it is safe to say that after she passes the zoo is done with polar bear's. The zoo has other priority areas right now and will not spend 25-35 million dollars building a new bear exhibit.
Not that this is the thread to discuss this, but I wouldn't mind seeing seals take over that enclosure. It has a bit of a land area but maybe they could get something like Northern Fur Seal which might use it more.
~Thylo
They could have an amazing polar bear exhibit for a fraction of that price using somewhere like the old endangered species range paddocks but that's highly unlikely.
They'd still have to do a huge renovation (more like redoing) of the entire enclosure.
~Thylo
uszoo
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I doubt any of the WCS zoos will hold polar bear in 5 years. Firstly the breed badly in captivity and second they are not available easily. You can still see Andean bear's at queens and brown bear''s at Bronx. Both of those exhibits are pretty nice. I was at Central Park today and there was work going on in between the snow leopards and the old polar bear exhibit. It looked like the zoo obviously wanted to fill this exhibit soon. In a small zoo it stands out a lot and blocks the normal flow of people. I would expect something in there by July.
Without going too far off topic, the majority of newly made polar bear enclosures are excessively complicated. Instead of tonnes of crappy mock rock and turquoise swimming pools, zoos should focus on large grassy paddocks and natural bodies of water.
Anyway, back to Central Park Zoo, I think it is good that they aren't continuing with polar bears.
Anyway, back to Central Park Zoo, I think it is good that they aren't continuing with polar bears.