Zoo København Copenhagen Zoo News 2014

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In the future guests at Copenhagen Zoo can look forward to getting close up to the impressive and beautiful Chinese giant panda.

It was decided today that Copenhagen Zoo in the course of the coming years will house the black and white giant panda. It is part of a Danish business promotion in China with the participation of Queen Margrethe, ministers from the Danish government and the zoo’s director Steffen Stræde. Only a few zoos outside China hold giant pandas and it is therefore a particularly great honour for the zoo to receive pandas. The animal is a symbol of the good relationship between Denmark and China and it is a great recognition for the zoo to be approved as host for the rare and highly threatened species.

“We are unbelievably proud and excited about the possibility of getting giant pandas in Copenhagen. The giant panda is an icon for nature conservation, exactly what the zoo works intensively for, and we look forward to being able to contribute to research into this rare and breathtaking animal that so few people have had the opportunity to experience. It is absolutely fantastic that children and adults in Denmark will now get to be fascinated by giant pandas up close” says zoo director Steffen Stræde.

The arrival of giant pandas gives the zoo the opportunity to tell Danes much more about China’s exciting nature and wildlife and maybe in the future show zoo guests more of China’s exciting species.

In nature the giant panda lives in Chinese misty forests of 1,500 to 3,500 metres high in the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Shanzi. It is a severely threatened species and has lost approximately half of its range in the course of the last 20-30 years. It is estimated that there are only some 1,600 giant pandas in the wild but 376 individuals live in captivity. Bamboo which is the panda’s only foodstuff, is low in nutrients and so the panda eats 15-20 kilos daily, spending up to 15 hours doing so.

Copenhagen Zoo wishes to get a breeding pair, that is to say a male and a female. The date of the giant pandas’ arrival in Copenhagen is not yet confirmed, it could be some years as the pandas’ arrival demands great preparations both in China and at the zoo including the construction of an enclosure for the new bears.
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I wonder where in the zoo they will be and what the enclosure will be like.
 
Possibly the Asian area. I could see them tearing down the enclosures for small-clawed otters, leopards and/or tapirs (maybe red pandas, though that is a fairly new exhibit) to make room for it.
 
Can't say I am excited by this news :p just as long as it does not pull money away from keeping their Tassie population going I don't mind either way.
 
Hvedekorn said:
Possibly the Asian area. I could see them tearing down the enclosures for small-clawed otters, leopards and/or tapirs (maybe red pandas, though that is a fairly new exhibit) to make room for it.
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Tapirs probably never … as integral to their ex situ and in situ work!
 
BTW: there has been some speculation on possible new births (7) in the Tassie devils elsewhere? Will check up what is going on!
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
BTW: there has been some speculation on possible new births (7) in the Tassie devils elsewhere? Will check up what is going on!
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This current group are doing really well if this is the case.

(there is an empty meerkat enclosure at Edinburgh, if any are going spare).
 
Alas, poor … reading. It seems Koebenhavn has 11 Tassies, including 7 cubs. So, no new littering ….!!! :roll eyes: :(
 
Hello folks,

I would like to ask some danish friends a few questions. At the beginning of July I am planning on to visit Copenhagen and as a big zoo enthusiast it is a "must" for me to visit the zoo. I am especially looking forward to see the Tasmanian Devils. As a predominantly nocturnal animal, what is the best time to see them active - a female with her youngsters would be a very special experience. Is there a regular feeding time ? If the weather does not play with me, will it be possible to see them in their indoor facility ?
And my second question - I have ordered a Copenhagen Card due to the possibilty to have a free entry in the zoo. Is there a special cash desk where the card has to be shown ? If there are long queues, do the owners of the card have any advantages to get in "faster" than paying visitors ? Any responses would be much appreciated.
Jakub
 
Hi
Tasmanian devil will get food program at the end of June, when the zoo will have summer hours to 20 pm from June 28 to August 10, and when it comes to see it as I have done, it was late in the afternoon but when it comes to the weather so have I've seen it in both sunshine and rain. Unfortunately, it has no inside house but there is a window you can see the inside. zoo planned to expand the facility and inside but after the big panda to come to the zoo and get a new facility so it has not prtat if they. I think you are going to buy copenhagen card to which included zoo Konstar 160 Danish crowns and more is that the blue planet part that is for marine animals. Furthermore, you can take the amount of buses you want and go on amusement park in the evening when the zoo is closed. I bought the copenhagen card every year now for 15 years and visited the zoo two days so now I have been at the zoo 32 times. have a good day
 
hello again!
copenhagen zoo have a plan for the tasmanian devil next year or two years. Now is the exibith in sodermarken in copenhagen zoo but the move to tropezoo in english for tropic zoo say copenhagen zoo to me but I have asked about when but the answer have not come. the build new exibith bacause for the indoor exibith and for the visit people in zoo I think.
I hope you read to me sooon again and another people how can say more about it and new exibith in copenhagen zoo
 
zoo chp89 said:
hello again!
copenhagen zoo have a plan for the tasmanian devil next year or two years. Now is the exibith in sodermarken in copenhagen zoo but the move to tropezoo in english for tropic zoo say copenhagen zoo to me but I have asked about when but the answer have not come. the build new exibith bacause for the indoor exibith and for the visit people in zoo I think.
I hope you read to me sooon again and another people how can say more about it and new exibith in copenhagen zoo
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Unfortunately, I cannot give you an answer as I don't go to Copenhagen Zoo terribly often and doesn't have any contacts from there, but from where have you heard of this plan of building a new devil exhibit in the first place?
 
hello again
I have spoke on the facebook and asked about new exibith in copenhagen zoo and zoo give me a anser that copenhagen will be build new exibith to the tasmanian devil beside the tropic zoo and the bulding new giant panda exibith but they looking for place around asia in zoo area for it,
 
hello again
new news from copenhagen zoo about the tasmanian devil exibith and new exibith. This year late moving tasmanian devil in copenhagen zoo to the new exibith behind the tropic zoo and there zoo bulit new exibith for tasmanian animals like kangaroo spices (thre differents kangaroos) and wombat and tasmanian devil. the old exibith builds to an african animals but know zoo dont know how animal.
 
I did see their Facebook update about the prairie dogs getting a new exhibit because a new Tasmanian exhibit were to built at the prairie dogs' old exhibit, but I didn't know about the other animals. I wonder what kangaroo species it will be? They'll probably keep their Bennett's wallabies, but what other species live on Tasmania? (Since kangaroos and wallabies are both called "kænguruer" in Danish (and Swedish?), it can be both types of animals)

However, they don't really have the room for a kangaroo exhibit in the scheduled area behind the Tropical Zoo, so my guess is that the pampas exhibit (maybe the anteater exhibit, but as far as I know, Copenhagen Zoo is too ambitious about breeding them to just dismiss them) will be revamped for kangaroo/wombat exhibits, and then capybaras, rheas, cavies and guanacos may leave the collection.
 
hello again
the news I hird today is the exhibith to tasmanian animals included also the anteater exhibith to. But what happens with the anteater ? more news from the zoo is they looking know for a place to the new exhibith to the giant panda in the zoo but I dont know. If they more news about the new exhibith in the zoo or animals?
I hope they answer I t coming sooooon
 
Hello,

I will be on July 1 in Copenhagen and have heard something about reconstruction works on Tasmanian Devil's exhibit. Will it be possible to see them during the renovation works ? I am really looking forward to see these amazing beasts for the first time. Thanks in advance.
Jakub
 
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