Edinburgh Zoo Edinburgh Zoo News 2015

Also, not sure if this has been mentioned previously but there are pictures on facebook of the asiatic lions together so they appear to have been successfully mixed now which is good to see.
 
Article on Gentoo penguin hatching with video:
Edinburgh Zoo - First of the Penguin Eggs Hatch

First of the Penguin Eggs Hatch
07 May 2015

15 5 6 Gentoo Penguin Chick 3 JPRZSS Edinburgh Zoo is happy to announce the arrival of the first penguin chicks of the season. The first gentoo penguin egg hatched in the early hours on Monday 4th May and the second chick hatched two days later on Wednesday.

Both of the hatchlings are on the same nest, which is marked C7 on the online Zoo penguin map. People can use the map to find which nest is which on the penguin cam. Another egg has already started to crack and should hatch shortly, with the rest of the eggs starting to hatch over the next few weeks. The breeding season at Penguins Rock began in March, with the customary squabbles and flipper slaps as the penguins raced to claim their favoured nest rings and the accompanying pebbles. The first eggs were laid just in time for Easter at the beginning of April and the birds have now produced 40 eggs to date. Now, a month later the first of the eggs are starting to hatch.

Dawn Nicoll, Senior Penguin Keeper at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo said: “We are really happy that the first of the gentoo penguin eggs have hatched. Penguin breeding season is always a really busy time for us, right from the moment we put the nesting rings into the enclosure, through the incubation period, to the hatching, rearing and eventually, the fledging of the chicks. It is always incredibly rewarding when the eggs start hatching and we finally get to see the penguin chicks. The majority of them will hatch over the next two to three weeks as the birds will not all lay at exactly the same time. Fingers crossed, we will have quite a few chicks keeping us busy this season.” - See more at: Edinburgh Zoo - First of the Penguin Eggs Hatch
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And on the Mindanao bleeding heart dove fledgling:

Bleeding-heart chick flies the coop
01 May 2015

RZSS Edinburgh Zoo’s pair of Mindanao bleeding-heart doves have recently hatched a tiny chick, the first of its kind to be born at the Zoo. The bird keepers are incredibly happy with the new arrival, as this species of bird is classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

15 4 27 Bleeding Heart Dove Fledgling 1 JPThe chick hatched around 10April after a 15 to 18 day incubation period and has just fledged, leaving the nest for the first time. The young feathered squab can be seen walking around the large Brilliant Birds enclosure, amongst the lush shrubbery or perching in the trees.

Bleeding-heart doves have very unique markings, most notably the large red blotch on their chest from which they derive their macabre name. The bleeding-heart doves at the Zoo are part of the ESB-European Studbook and this is the first time the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has held the Mindanao variety. One of several bleeding-heart dove subspecies, all are endemic to islands in the Philippines. These birds are generally very shy and tend to run from danger as they spend a lot of time on the forest floor, only flying short distances occasionally.

15 4 27 Bleeding Heart Dove Parents 1 JPThe chick’s parents were brought to RZSS Edinburgh Zoo in July and August of last year and had a couple of failed nesting attempts in 2014, but were then successful with their first nesting attempt of this year.

Colin Oulton, Bird Team Leader at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo said: “We are incredibly happy about the hatching of the bleeding-heart dove chick. This is first time we have had this particular species of bird and have managed to help the pair breed produce a chick after only a short time of living at Edinburgh Zoo. These birds are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, so breeding them is important. Once our chick is older it will leave Edinburgh and be paired up elsewhere as a part of the carefully coordinated European breeding programme. We hope to be able to play a vital role in increasing this species numbers and removing them from the vulnerable listing on the IUCN Red list.”

These remarkable birds are facing extinction as a result of deforestation, overhunting and being captured for the pet trade. Logging and mining has caused the almost complete loss of the birds’ tropical forest habitat. In order to save the bleeding-heart dove from extinction, its remaining natural habitat will need to be protected and stronger anti-hunting and trapping laws will need to be enforced.

- See more at: Edinburgh Zoo - Bleeding-heart chick flies the coop
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I didn't read all of it (too much writing for me), but two very interesting documents, thanks for sharing!
 
As well as the loss of the historic pudu house and warty pig enclosure, to create gardens and a giant panda waiting area.
 
worth noting in addition to that they are planning to get rid of the banteng, binturong, otters etc, or in other words, most of that middle section of the zoo to make a big rhino area. they are also within the next fewww months getting rid of the (so close to successfully breeding) Stellar Sea Eagles, and my sources suggest that area will be replaced with


wait for it


another garden. or in other words, they are getting rid of a number of animals to focus on the garden aspects, and on having very little animals. i tell you this, if we don't have a cub this year, i don't think the zoo is going to last much longer, and the upcoming agm this year is going to be very, very interesitng. Sure whilst on paper it looks like our numbers have gone up, if you factor out the Invertebrata and Pisces, we have seen a fairly significant loss in raw animal numbers.

a number of volunteers are also unhappy these days as many people have been taken off of the traditional talking about animals role and have now been placed on roles involving talking about dinosaurs and essentially having roles completely hindered by this nonsense.
 
RicaFan said:
worth noting in addition to that they are planning to get rid of the banteng, binturong, otters etc, or in other words, most of that middle section of the zoo to make a big rhino area. they are also within the next fewww months getting rid of the (so close to successfully breeding) Stellar Sea Eagles, and my sources suggest that area will be replaced with.....wait for it........another garden. or in other words, they are getting rid of a number of animals to focus on the garden aspects, and on having very little animals.
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Not.

Surprised.

:(
 
RicaFan said:
worth noting in addition to that they are planning to get rid of the banteng, binturong, otters etc, or in other words, most of that middle section of the zoo to make a big rhino area. they are also within the next fewww months getting rid of the (so close to successfully breeding) Stellar Sea Eagles, and my sources suggest that area will be replaced with


wait for it


another garden. or in other words, they are getting rid of a number of animals to focus on the garden aspects, and on having very little animals. i tell you this, if we don't have a cub this year, i don't think the zoo is going to last much longer, and the upcoming agm this year is going to be very, very interesitng. Sure whilst on paper it looks like our numbers have gone up, if you factor out the Invertebrata and Pisces, we have seen a fairly significant loss in raw animal numbers.

a number of volunteers are also unhappy these days as many people have been taken off of the traditional talking about animals role and have now been placed on roles involving talking about dinosaurs and essentially having roles completely hindered by this nonsense.
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I hope they're all still there for my (planned) first visit in late July/ early August.
 
RicaFan said:
worth noting in addition to that they are planning to get rid of the banteng, binturong, otters etc, or in other words, most of that middle section of the zoo to make a big rhino area. they are also within the next fewww months getting rid of the (so close to successfully breeding) Stellar Sea Eagles, and my sources suggest that area will be replaced with


wait for it


another garden. or in other words, they are getting rid of a number of animals to focus on the garden aspects, and on having very little animals. i tell you this, if we don't have a cub this year, i don't think the zoo is going to last much longer, and the upcoming agm this year is going to be very, very interesitng. Sure whilst on paper it looks like our numbers have gone up, if you factor out the Invertebrata and Pisces, we have seen a fairly significant loss in raw animal numbers.

a number of volunteers are also unhappy these days as many people have been taken off of the traditional talking about animals role and have now been placed on roles involving talking about dinosaurs and essentially having roles completely hindered by this nonsense.
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Well I don't think your sources are all that accurate so why don't we all wait until more factual evidence comes to the fore. Just because some species may be moving it doesn't mean they are leaving.
 
cracker said:
Well I don't think your sources are all that accurate so why don't we all wait until more factual evidence comes to the fore. Just because some species may be moving it doesn't mean they are leaving.
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well, my sources and roughly who I am have been verified by the site moderators here, and I have posted plenty of good information in here in the past that has later come true.

TeaLovingDave said:
Not.

Surprised.

:(
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aye. as in the past not to speak ill of anyone but our ceo does seem to have a history at many places of moving out of a good amount of popular animals.
 
Speaking of which, gone all quiet on the panda front, for some time now....
 
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