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I don't know if this had been said already, but there seems to be a new, female Amur tiger at the zoo. Her name is Ameliya, and she is mentioned on the zoo's page for the Amur tigers. One of the tiger brothers is no longer listed either, so I'm assuming Ameliya is for an SSP, and the brother was sent to a different zoo for the same reason.

What happened to the pronghorns and red pandas? I know one died, but there's really only Ravi left? I think in the case of the red pandas, they will bring in more.

Also, the chinstrap penguins are officially listed on the PPCC and Detroit Zoo websites.
 
On January 13th, the zoo announced that they have hired a new Director of Conservation for the Detroit Zoological Society, Dr. Shafkat Khan.

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Detroit Zoological Society Announces New Director of Conservation - Detroit Zoo

On January 28th, the zoo announced they have acquired a (0.1) Amur tiger named Ameliya from an unspecified facility.

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On January 31st, the zoo announced that they have installed a live cam at the southern sea otter exhibit.

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On February 9th, the zoo announced the transfer of their (1.0) polar bear named Nuka to another AZA-accredited facility, although it is not specified which facility.

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On April 4th, the zoo announced they are discontinuing the live feed of the nesting Peregrine falcons due to maintenance in the water tower and the surrounding parking lots.

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So I just recently visited the zoo a few days ago (during Bunnyville, more specifically...never doing that again) and I wanted to point out some things I noticed.

  • Didn't realize this at first, but the aviary is also closed due to the avian flu
  • The southern cassowary was the only bird on exhibit beside the penguins
  • There no longer appear to be mountain chicken frogs in the NACC. Instead, there are smoky jungle frogs.
  • A few exhibits in the NACC and HRCC are being renovated
  • The large south American yard is now home to only 3 sandhill cranes. Of course not on exhibit for obvious known reasons.
  • The entire tundra side of the Arctic Ring of Life is now closed. The last time I went back in October you were able to view part of it but were forced to turn around.
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Bisonblake said:
So I just recently visited the zoo a few days ago (during Bunnyville, more specifically...never doing that again) and I wanted to point out some things I noticed.

  • Didn't realize this at first, but the aviary is also closed due to the avian flu
  • The southern cassowary was the only bird on exhibit beside the penguins
  • There no longer appear to be mountain chicken frogs in the NACC. Instead, there are smoky jungle frogs.
  • A few exhibits in the NACC and HRCC are being renovated
  • The large south American yard is now home to only 3 sandhill cranes. Of course not on exhibit for obvious known reasons.
  • The entire tundra side of the Arctic Ring of Life is now closed. The last time I went back in October you were able to view part of it but were forced to turn around.
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The image I took the other day
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Do you know if the Guanacos and other species are behind the scenes or if they were transferred out?
 
Bisonblake said:
So I just recently visited the zoo a few days ago (during Bunnyville, more specifically...never doing that again) and I wanted to point out some things I noticed.

  • Didn't realize this at first, but the aviary is also closed due to the avian flu
  • The southern cassowary was the only bird on exhibit beside the penguins
  • There no longer appear to be mountain chicken frogs in the NACC. Instead, there are smoky jungle frogs.
  • A few exhibits in the NACC and HRCC are being renovated
  • The large south American yard is now home to only 3 sandhill cranes. Of course not on exhibit for obvious known reasons.
  • The entire tundra side of the Arctic Ring of Life is now closed. The last time I went back in October you were able to view part of it but were forced to turn around.
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The image I took the other day
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And here I thought Arctic Ring of Life couldn't get worse. :rolleyes:
 
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