Martii
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Is that whole part where the Banteng are all getting redeveloped?
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Yes there is a couple of new females added the the group of 1.2
The banteng area is being renovated so that new banteng can come in. The area where the porcupine were is being changed to remove the lemur house so that a new lemur house can be built and the porcupine can return to the enclosure at the bottom.
The keepers say they have been moved during the frosty weather and will go back in the spring. Happens every year.
Keepers always move on to other collections to be nearer home or to take promotion else where.
felis silvestris
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No, the former congo house which when it was first built held RRH, Hamlyn’s monkey, Bongos and Bushbabies.
felis silvestris
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Oh yeah, that’s why they moved them in the former tapir indoors last year
That actually sounds like a good plan! I do hope they will not haphazardly redevelop and put some focus to new areas with a Savannah and a Tropical Rainforest area and Madagascar island theme along those lines.
If there is something concrete to this ..., why post it ... without anything substantive. If not and not in the public Domain, don't do it (just constructive advice).
As a lifetime member I've actually emailed the zoo this morning to find out if the rumour that has been posted in the public domain is true.
Posting harmful and unsubstantiated rumours of this sort, and refusing to provide evidence for these claims, reflects very badly indeed on this site and the community therein. Given the fact that zoological collections are known to keep tabs on what has been posted here, I fear the damage in this case has already been done.
On the subject of Banteng, the website confirms there is now only 1.0 (Struan) left in Edinburgh, does anyone know what happened to the other male (Struan's father)?
I agree it has no place here. However, I do not think private ramblings by ex keepers or third party sources is the public domain. Unsubstantiated clamouring and opportunistic posturing does not improve discourse on this Edinburgh Zoo news thread.
GeeZee
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Sorry I’ve been out the loop for a few days? What’s happening?
Can a mod remove my post please
Have asked for my post to be removed but I never said it was closing so no idea where you got that from also I said keep going meaning the way there going with the amount of animals that keep getting removed there's less and less animals each year
Lafone
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It’s easy to infer you suggested it was closing or coming to an end. What do you think ‘won’t keep going for long’ means to most people?
Whoever told you this or suggested it could get into trouble - some people don’t welcome their employees commenting on social media and will try and find who it is - making everyone’s life uncomfortable. Also consider if you had the persons permission to post - did they know they would be ‘quoted’ on a zoo forum stating everyone is leaving and the zoo ‘won’t keep going?’.
Secondly it’s really unsubstantiated rumour and you’d need at least some actual substance for it to be more than that.
It’s actually good to care about zoos and their running and have concerns if things aren’t going well or you worry they are not. But it doesn’t help to start a fire about it.
ArmadilloArms
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Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been a RZSS member for about 7 years now and found this site whilst looking for information on a couple European Zoos collections before visiting. Have to say this forum has been really helpful enhancing my visits to Edinburgh especially with news about the drills lately who are becoming firm favourites!
The koala cam seems to have been upgraded and it has night vision. There has been a lot of activity in there this evening!
The koala cam seems to have been upgraded and it has night vision. There has been a lot of activity in there this evening!