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dragon(ele)nerd
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That is very interesting, I though do hope it works out for all,
Here are what I know for the future plans for Dublin zoo gorillas being moved to old white rhino enclosure, Okapis going to old african lion enclosure, bird house proposed to being turned into an aquarium but could be unlikely as its an old and protected building, If goes ahead the crocs are going here, Reptile house being focussed on asian species, Aviaries going up for mollucan cockatoos, Was told something about an island and a walkway that will connect the orangs to this, Asian lions going into old polar bear enclosure. A breeding siberian tiger male is to be obtained. Thats what I was told but I dont know what will be going ahead with
Paulkarli08
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Great to hear the zoo is moving into the asiatic lions. How old is their current african lioness anyway? I thought the zoo already had a breeding amur tiger, as they had cubs a few years ago? Died or given the snip?
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The male Siberian in fixed. Dont know the age of the female african lion but she is old and does not have too long left. I like the idea of the orangs climbing on a frame over the visitors heads when they are going to their island. I dont know why the gorilla enclosure gets a lot of bad publicity cos from what I see the gorillas are in a fairly cohesive family group.
I think there is a hiatus at the moment on new collections joining the EEP for okapi at the moment.
I take it the rhino are going onto the savannah enclosure with the giraffe and zebra?
Fascinating, great plans (krusty)!
Only concern: okapi are currently not being given out to new holding facilities? Perhaps a surplus male holding capacity? Do you have more inside info on what time line the okapi plans are being directed to fruition?
Only concern: okapi are currently not being given out to new holding facilities? Perhaps a surplus male holding capacity? Do you have more inside info on what time line the okapi plans are being directed to fruition?
Was told that there was a 7 or 8 year waiting list for the okapis and dont know when they applied but that was the plan as of 3 months ago when I was up there. The hippos are being given part of the lake in the african section and the asian lions could be coming soon. They are also looking for a hen great indian hornbill and victorian crowned pigeon as well as some other species to make up pairs. The hen was the first handreared indian hornbill to reproduce. Male is an aggressive guy to me doing threat displays. Same happened to me with the trio of victoria crown pigeons in the bird hall at frankfurt. I can also vouch for the female lion at dublin. Shes old but does not like strangers in her house. When I was taken inside the house by god did she not like it. Yes the rhinos are to be mixed with the oryx,giraffe and plains zebra
taun
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As Jelle said, Okapi are at present future not being given to zoo that currently dont house them. I can't see this changing unless they have a couple of really good years of breeding. Has there been a change of policy that we have not heard of?
Am sure at the moment that there is not many spare males in the population so a suplus male holding capacity is out of the question.
zoogiraffe
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If any males become spare i believe they will be held at a collection that already keeps them as there was plans for Chester to house a couple of surplus males and the potential breeding pair.
taun
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Around a year ago, the breeding program in europe was hit badly by deaths and it was decided that no new zoos could hold them untill further notice.
Woburn had to cancel plans for holding them, and they had already built an enclosure.
Presumably the Hornbill female died? The males often seem to be aggressive in captivity- the one at Cotswold constantly chatters its beak and looks threatening.
The Dublin Gorillas are a proper social family group. But the enclosure looks small and rather basic, with concrete walls and simple climbing frames. I think there's a big difference between the group (good) and the enclosure(poor) so its good news that they'll be moving to a new one soon.
God! i hate so called African plain/savannah exhibits with scimitar horned oryx
It sends out all the wrong signals about this rare and endangered DESERT antelope.
And now mixing with the rhino, with both species at opposite ends of the continent, so strictly speaking it is now an African exhibit......sort of!
The ratio might benefit from another reproductively proven unrelated female. The current clan of 4.2 is a rather skewed and imbalanced one.
Yes, there's only one breeding female- Lena(ex Rotterdam). Three of the males are her sons and the other female is a young one ex Stuttgart nursery.
the eldest son 'Kesho'(10) could do with being moved- he would be IDEAL for Twycross! Maybe they'll improve the sex ratio when they are moved.
