Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Columbus Zoo News 2022

8-year old female moose Bertha was euthanized yesterday after her health declined rapidly. She has been at the zoo since 2013 when she was rescued as an orphan. She had a respiratory infection which eventually developed into pneumonia and this led her health to decline rapidly. While there is no direct indication that her death was caused by COVID-19, zoo staff have collected and submitted samples to test her. The zoo may welcome a new moose in the future to accompany their orphaned moose calf Strawberry, who just arrived at the zoo a few months ago.

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Article on Asian elephant stem cell project using Frankie:

Columbus Zoo's baby elephant will help zoos across U.S. with his stem cells

Frankie the baby elephant could be a lifesaver someday thanks to a project he jump-started the day he was born at the Columbus Zoo last summer.

Tissues from Frankie's umbilical cord have been used to create Asian elephant stem cell lines at Ohio State's College of Veterinary Medicine and on a national scale at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's Frozen Zoo.

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A couple of updates from this week:

Here's a quick look at the newly opened indoor orangutan habitat.

Anyone been inside the sea lion tunnel lately? The underwater tunnel floor is covered with mats. Why? Because you can no longer see through the floor as it looks to be all cracked on the inside.

There's two four or five week old sting rays in a pen inside the middle of Stingray Bay.

Exciting news from the Beastly Banner: "We have an exciting year ahead of us. We are currently
engaged in planning for a major redevelopment to our North America region, as well as developing a new Master Plan and strategic plan that will guide our growth. In just 5 years, we will
celebrate our centennial. What we do over the next 5 years will set the direction for the Columbus Zoo Family of Parks for our next 100 years. Stayed tuned for more on these and
other developments, and I hope to see you around one of our parks soon."
 
PSO said:
Columbus had been talking about being ZAA accredited for years along with AZA. Dual accreditation is something a few major zoos have done
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To be fair, the major zoos that have done this do have pull within the AZA. Fort Worth, for example, has both ZAA and AZA accreditation.
 
Individual animal and SSP issues aside, what are the rules for the zoo with the city or county in regards to maintaining accreditation? Some zoos have it written into their agreements that they have to be AZA accredited. Pittsburgh being a good example of one facing issues due to not being AZA accredited but also being required to have AZA accreditation. Some just have a general "accredited by a third party organization" of which ZAA and AZA would qualify.
 
PSO said:
Columbus would be also have major pull within the AZA. It won't be long before they are back having AZA accreditation
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I think them losing accredition is pretty pathetic ...., it almost seems somewhat politically or ego motivated rather than any valid concerns for the success and wellbeing of the Columbus Zoo and parks The Wilds ....

I see there is a trend that more conventional zoos are actually taking out ZAA membership as well.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
I think them losing accredition is pretty pathetic ...., it almost seems somewhat politically or ego motivated rather than any valid concerns for the success and wellbeing of the Columbus Zoo and parks The Wilds ....

I see there is a trend that more conventional zoos are actually taking out ZAA membership as well.
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The Wilds remains accredited by the AZA.
 
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