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Gerardo Garcia, curator of lower vertebrates and invertebrates, was interviewed on the Today programme (Radio 4) at approximately 8.45 this morning, about the zoo's captive breeding programme for greater Bermuda land snails (Poecilozonites bermudensis), which has resulted in the zoo sending a group of snails back to Bermuda for reintroduction to their natural habitat.
 
It is nice to see the media interested in species which are not cuddly and fluffy gentle lemur.
 
gentle lemur said:
Gerardo Garcia, curator of lower vertebrates and invertebrates, was interviewed on the Today programme (Radio 4) at approximately 8.45 this morning, about the zoo's captive breeding programme for greater Bermuda land snails (Poecilozonites bermudensis), which has resulted in the zoo sending a group of snails back to Bermuda for reintroduction to their natural habitat.
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Also BBC WS thuis morning!
 
gentle lemur said:
Gerardo Garcia, curator of lower vertebrates and invertebrates, was interviewed on the Today programme (Radio 4) at approximately 8.45 this morning, about the zoo's captive breeding programme for greater Bermuda land snails (Poecilozonites bermudensis), which has resulted in the zoo sending a group of snails back to Bermuda for reintroduction to their natural habitat.
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Here article about this good work Chester is doing :) :

4,000 rare snails are being taken to their homeland by Chester Zoo
 
gentle lemur said:
Gerardo Garcia, curator of lower vertebrates and invertebrates, was interviewed on the Today programme (Radio 4) at approximately 8.45 this morning, about the zoo's captive breeding programme for greater Bermuda land snails (Poecilozonites bermudensis), which has resulted in the zoo sending a group of snails back to Bermuda for reintroduction to their natural habitat.
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There are some interesting details about the rediscovery of these snails on the BBC website The snail that 'came back from the dead'
 
From the latest Z magazine - the Monorail will be closing for good in late Summer (no exact date given). The former Chilean Flamingo enclosure will be converted into a South American themed Aviary. Building work should commence on it before the end of this year
 
The wording on the Grasslands development was odd, seemed to be saying the accomodation element was an option and that the plans have them the option to it, may have just been the way it was worded.
 
As a matter of interest, does anybody know what is going to happen to the monorail? Will it go for scrap, or be sold for reuse elsewhere?
 
How do they ensure the new baby is pure West African? Are the males all West African, or those that aren't, vasectomised?
 
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How do they ensure the new baby is pure West African? Are the males all West African, or those that aren't, vasectomised?
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According to the 2014 Studbook (the most up to date one I can find available online) 6 of the 7 males are PTV, with 1 hybrid & 9 of 12 current adult females are PTV with 3 listed as hybrids.
 
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SMR said:
I'm really surprised that the forum regulars haven't been more vocal about this news, as although Indali is not in the clear yet and this is uncharted water, the indication that the onset of EEHV and its previously inevitable conclusion has apparently been halted, is really important.

Currently we can only imagine the level of commitment required from all concerned and the potential costs involved, some of which may be impractical or impossible in other places, but it's a start, and an incredibly significant one at that.

I think that while we're still keeping fingers and toes crossed, we should also give the zoo the credit it deserves.
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I posted this news in one of the North American Asian Elephant threads back in April. The virus was first identified in 1995 after the National Zoo's calf Kumari died. NZP has long been at the forefront of research and Nationwide testing, but the use of plasma transfusion--much as Chester does with non-suckling giraffe calves--is really eye-opening. If this is a way to successfully battle this terrible disease, that's a major, happy development.

We in the US do follow the Hi-Way family and have grieved all four of your recent losses. Indali is a miracle to be celebrated worldwide. Best congratulations for all you do so well in Chester! We admire you.
 
I regret now not posting my best wishes and hopes for Indali here too on your forum. I am just such the regular on here you mentioned, and I'm sorry for not expressing my support to you directly. Those trying to save Asian elephants in human care are really part of a smallish, but special family that has suffered a lot. We really should support one another more.
 
A couple of pieces of news have recently appeared on Chester Zoo's website.

The first is about the arrival of the four crowned lemurs from Montpellier Zoo. I believe I'm right in saying these animals have been at the zoo for a while, but it seems they are now being mixed with the other lemurs in the walkthrough.

More information is in the link below:
Endangered crowned lemurs leap into Chester Zoo | Chester Zoo

The second bit of news is about the current breeding and reintroduction programme for large heath butterflies - there are currently 150 caterpillars being reared that will be released next year at Astley Moss in Manchester and at Risley Moss in Warrington.

More information is in the link below:
On the march: rare caterpillars destined for the wild | Chester Zoo
 
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