Zoosafari Fasano Fasano Safari Park

Mickey said:
It's Riú, maybe you're confused with another animal? Also why would Blijdorp know anything about an Italian animal not part of a studbook?...
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No confusion. As stated, because they have just sent three gorillas there.
 
Riú's death has been confirmed in a press release, he died on January 21st at the age of 54.

Infamously named "the saddest gorilla in the world", he lived mostly a solitary life after his companion died a long time ago, the animal was mainly enriched by a TV screen most of his life.

Rumors say that the acquisition by the Fasano family complex (which combines Parco Safari Pombia, Zoosafari Fasanolandia and Safari Ravenna to an extent) of Parco Faunistico Le Cornelle was also to cover up Riú's death with the news of the acquisition which would overwhelm the passing of the gorilla.

These are the people who allow for dirtbikes to be guided inside zoo grounds near animals
Parco Faunistico Le Cornelle on Instagram: " Super evento green domenica 21 luglio alle 16:00 ️ Vieni a conoscere Alessandro Carminati _alecarmi_ e le sue acrobazie! Vieni a provare le moto elettriche dai 3 ai 10 anni. Il circuito è aperto dalle 10 alle 19. Ti aspettiamo nella zona alta del parco, dietro alle foche)"
 
Mickey said:
Riú's death has been confirmed in a press release, he died on January 21st at the age of 54.

Infamously named "the saddest gorilla in the world", he lived mostly a solitary life after his companion died a long time ago, the animal was mainly enriched by a TV screen most of his life.

Rumors say that the acquisition by the Fasano family complex (which combines Parco Safari Pombia, Zoosafari Fasanolandia and Safari Ravenna to an extent) of Parco Faunistico Le Cornelle was also to cover up Riú's death with the news of the acquisition which would overwhelm the passing of the gorilla.

These are the people who allow for dirtbikes to be guided inside zoo grounds near animals
Parco Faunistico Le Cornelle on Instagram: " Super evento green domenica 21 luglio alle 16:00 ️ Vieni a conoscere Alessandro Carminati _alecarmi_ e le sue acrobazie! Vieni a provare le moto elettriche dai 3 ai 10 anni. Il circuito è aperto dalle 10 alle 19. Ti aspettiamo nella zona alta del parco, dietro alle foche)"
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Mmmm, whereas animal welfare wise probably not the best state of Affairs for a lone silverback ... his age signals there was nothing much at issue with his animal care or quality of life. TBH a male gorilla passing on at 54 is rather an outlier and not the mainstay of life expectancy for male gorilla in captivity.

On another note, I do welcome that the Zoosafari Park is taking on several species AND accomodating bachelor herds for a.o. southern white rhinos as well as a surplus group of western lowland gorillas. It seems these moves are recommended or at least sanctioned by EAZA and I am pleased that Zoosafari Park at some point along with the Pombia safari will emerge from the darker and drab amusement animal park niche of old Italian animal collections (no pun nor disrespect intended ..., I know other like Bussolengo and Roma Bioparco and a few others are quite different ..., yet it is good to see the zoo scene changing this way.
 
I don’t want to sound as if I am reducing Riú to just a bunch of genes and gametes, but I hope the zoo was able to send important genetic material to the respective EAZA biobank (in this case, the biobank in Antwerp)
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Mmmm, whereas animal welfare wise probably not the best state of Affairs for a lone silverback ... his age signals there was nothing much at issue with his animal care or quality of life. TBH a male gorilla passing on at 54 is rather an outlier and not the mainstay of life expectancy for male gorilla in captivity.

On another note, I do welcome that the Zoosafari Park is taking on several species AND accomodating bachelor herds for a.o. southern white rhinos as well as a surplus group of western lowland gorillas. It seems these moves are recommended or at least sanctioned by EAZA and I am pleased that Zoosafari Park at some point along with the Pombia safari will emerge from the darker and drab amusement animal park niche of old Italian animal collections (no pun nor disrespect intended ..., I know other like Bussolengo and Roma Bioparco and a few others are quite different ..., yet it is good to see the zoo scene changing this way.
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They're not really changing, they're simply taking more part in the EAZA surplus because they're filthy rich and have lots of space for sub-standard surplus enclosures.
The new gorilla """complex""" is not that much better than what Riú lived in, just a few climbing frames more and the old moat was filled to have glass viewing of the animals.
 
Mickey said:
They're not really changing, they're simply taking more part in the EAZA surplus because they're filthy rich and have lots of space for sub-standard surplus enclosures.
The new gorilla """complex""" is not that much better than what Riú lived in, just a few climbing frames more and the old moat was filled to have glass viewing of the animals.
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Perhaps you can elaborate a little more on what and how they operate and ride on the "waves" of the EAZA surplus lists?

For now: It does seem EAZA and individual EEP's do not see anything untoward in transfering animals of threatened species part of functioning EEP programmes to them. I wonder why ..., if what you say holds true.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Perhaps you can elaborate a little more on what and how they operate and ride on the "waves" of the EAZA surplus lists?

For now: It does seem EAZA and individual EEP's do not see anything untoward in transfering animals of threatened species part of functioning EEP programmes to them. I wonder why ..., if what you say holds true.
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As I already said, they're very much rich, they're a former circus family so their mindset is very much still of old times; with this being said, it's not like the animals are starving, they take good care of their specimens but they do not live in the most spacious of enclosures and do not have the most active or (as much as possible) ""fulfilling"" lifestyle.
The reason they got chosen IMPO is because again they have plenty of space for smaller enclosures, but I do not think they'll obtain any breeding groups whatsoever from EAZA.

They do seek more the guest experience than their animals' welfare, you could tell by the gigantic theme park they have on their grounds and the frequent fairs they host.

With all this being said, I do not know any of the real reasons behind EAZA and the EEP choosing the facility, but if they decided it, maybe it is in the best interests of the population.
 
Mickey said:
With all this being said, I do not know any of the real reasons behind EAZA and the EEP choosing the facility, but if they decided it, maybe it is in the best interests of the population.
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It’s probably easier to pick a facility with some experience, despite mid care, than looking for a candidate holder, training its staff and building an enclosure that is up to date to today’s standards.
 
 
Does anyone know if Zoosafari Fasanolandia still has Cape fur seals? The information on ZTL is a few years old. And I couldn't find any recent information. Also, as far as I could find, the species is not mentioned on the website.
 
 
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