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I had it in my head Jersey already had Visayans, evidently I was mistaken :P
Ah well, guess I'll just carry on dreaming of pygmy hogs...
 
Gigit said:
I'll be visiting Jersey next week if anyone would like me to look at anything specific.
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I'd be quite interested in an on-show species list, if only for reptiles and amphibians if the whole collection is asking too much. Many thanks, and enjoy your visit. :)
 
You must go to Sorrel Point to see their released Red-billed Choughs. Ask one of the bird staff for details. There are about 36 adult birds. Several pairs are currently breeding. They return to their release aviary to get extra food in the late afternoon. It is spectacular to see these birds flying along the cliff-tops after an absence of a century. This is really taking conservation out of the cages. I would love to hear if you succeed.
 
Carl Jones said:
You must go to Sorrel Point to see their released Red-billed Choughs. Ask one of the bird staff for details. There are about 36 adult birds. Several pairs are currently breeding. They return to their release aviary to get extra food in the late afternoon. It is spectacular to see these birds flying along the cliff-tops after an absence of a century. This is really taking conservation out of the cages. I would love to hear if you succeed.
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I was inspired by the keeper to go to Sorrel Point on our last visit in 2016 and was delighted to see the Choughs as we walked along the cliffs. We didn't go to the aviary so may do that this time.
 
Carl Jones said:
You must go to Sorrel Point to see their released Red-billed Choughs. Ask one of the bird staff for details. There are about 36 adult birds. Several pairs are currently breeding. They return to their release aviary to get extra food in the late afternoon. It is spectacular to see these birds flying along the cliff-tops after an absence of a century. This is really taking conservation out of the cages. I would love to hear if you succeed.
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Would be good perhaps if there was a little bit of natural 'cross-pollination' with the Brittany population now.
 
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Proof that the silvery marmosets have bred. Photo from a friend on Jersey.
 
Pertinax said:
Would be good perhaps if there was a little bit of natural 'cross-pollination' with the Brittany population now.
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If any wandering choughs from the Brittany population visit Jersey then they will certainly meet up with the released birds, although as yet the Jersey choughs have not shown any inclination to leave the island.
 
Zooreviewsuk said:
Does anyone think they will ever get any big cats or carnivore species ?
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Jersey Zoo has had big cats in the past, snow leopards,and further back Asiatic lions, cheetahs and African leopards, that I know of. When I was first there over 20 years ago the snow leopards had only recently left and I have to be honest, their old enclosure was not grand. Thinking what would be required for a modern big cat exhibit, I wonder what Jersey would have to loose to fit it in. Besides which Jersey has always made a commitment to the smaller, rarer "little brown jobs". I think it unlikely.
 
Species on-show at Jersey - to the best of our knowledge, we took photos of all the ID signs, but that doesn't mean we actually saw all the individuals. I'm afraid the lists below are only in a random order.

Reptiles and Amphibians

Lesser Antillean iguana
Mountain chicken frog
Antiguan anole
Cuban iguana
Serrated casquehead iguana
Mission golden-eyed tree frog
Blue poison frog
Brazilian poison frog
Amazon poison frog
Ploughshare tortoise
Strawberry poison frog
Golden poison frog
Emerald tree monitor
Komodo dragon
Panther chameleon
Burmese python
Beaded lizard
Norther curly-tailed lizard
Emerald tree boa
Telfair's skink
Giant Madagascar day gecko
Cane toad
Galapagos giant tortoise
Radiated tortoise
European adder

Mammals

Andean bear
Black and gold howler monkey
Slender-tailed meerkat
Pied tamarin
Black lion tamarin
Emperor tamarin
Western lowland gorilla
Sulawesi crested macaque
Visayan warty pig
Sumatran orangutan
Aye-aye
Golden lion tamarin
Ring-tailed lemur
Alaotran gentle lemur
Livingstone's fruit bat
Rodrigues fruit bat
White-handed gibbon
Red brown lemur
Narrow-striped mongoose
Asian small-clawed otter

Birds - to follow
 
Birds

White-rumped shama
Pekin robin
Palawan peacock pheasant
Nicobar pigeon
Blue-crowned laughing thrush
Chestnut-backed thrush
Omel Shan liocichla
Red-tailed laughing thrush
Emerald dove
Collared partridge
Sumatran laughing thrush
Bali starling
Edward's pheasant
Asian fairy bluebird
Rufous-bellied niltava
White-winged duck
Pink pigeon
Hamerkop
Madagascar teal
Meller's duck
Wrinkled hornbill
St Lucia parrot
Montserrat oriole
Northern bald ibis
Marbled teal
White-crowned robinchat
Ferruginous duck
White-naped crane
White-backed duck
Madagascar fody
Hottentot teal
White-faced whistling-duck
Namaqua dove
Madagascar crested ibis
Chilean flamingo
Blue crane
Black bulbul
Black-winged stilt
African pygmy goose
Javan green magpie
Red-billed chough
 
News on the Andean bears - on Tuesday, the female bear, Bahia, was moved to her own enclosure next to the macaques. She'll be sharing it with howler monkeys once she's settled in. Males, Quechua and his son Raymi, remain in the enclosure near the zoo's entrance. Although Bahia and Quechua get on well, the zoo has been monitoring their hormone levels and found that they are possibly both adversely affected by being close to each other. In the wild they would only meet for mating. In addition, following the birth of twins that did not survive earlier this year, Bahia started lactating and Raymi regressed to suckling. Bahia indicated that she'd had enough of him so the separation will give her a break as well as making him independent.

The zoo will continue to monitor the bears and hope that, as a result, they'll be able to produce a best practice plan for keeping them. This information came from talking to two very interesting and knowledgeable keepers, so I hope I've understood it correctly. Bears are not my specialist subject! I'll post some photos of the new enclosure later.
 
Carl Jones said:
You must go to Sorrel Point to see their released Red-billed Choughs. Ask one of the bird staff for details. There are about 36 adult birds. Several pairs are currently breeding. They return to their release aviary to get extra food in the late afternoon. It is spectacular to see these birds flying along the cliff-tops after an absence of a century. This is really taking conservation out of the cages. I would love to hear if you succeed.
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We did manage to get to Sorel Point very briefly, in dismal weather, but saw three choughs flying over the quarry :)
 
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