Africa Alive! Fossa House?

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ZooLeopard

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When I visited the zoo in July the new fossa house was still under construction. Has anyone got anymore info on the building? Have the fossas moved in? Pictures would be brill!

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ZooLeopard
 
How far off the ground had it got on your visit as I saw it last year when it was first started and it only had a couple of rows of bricks and the foundations in place.
 
It was still "in progress" when I visited in September (as it has been for around 2 years now). I didn't take a photo as not much seemed to have happened in the year since my previous visit.
 
I went about 2-3 weeks ago and it didn't look anywhere near finished. However I had gone about 2-3 weeks before that and it does seem to have progressed a bit further.
 
Thats about the same it looked towards the end of July! Though they had started to put or try to put chain link fence around some timber! I have to say from the indoor size, I hope the fossa's outdoor enclosure will be much bigger. (Hopefully not like the Jaguarundi exhibit at Hamerton!
Thanks for the pictures Richie Hell.
 
Right well when I visited, all the mesh had been put on. And if you look at the second picture that Richie Hell posted, another 'cage' has been added on to the right of it.
 
Went to the park last week and there is a big improvement in the development of the fossa enclosure, mesh is all up, windows are in, i saw keepers decorating it and its almost looks complete!! Does anyone have any news on when it is 2 be finished by, and are they getting more fossas, their female must be quite old now?
 
CiaranDUK said:
Right well when I visited, all the mesh had been put on. And if you look at the second picture that Richie Hell posted, another 'cage' has been added on to the right of it.
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Has anyone got any updated photos of the new fossa enclosure, it must be built by now!!
 
This is a good example of how appalling most zoos' websites are. There is nothing in the news section of the AA effort about there being a new enclosure for fossas under construction - in fact, there are only two items in the news section at all, and neither is very thrilling. Why are zoos so bad at this sort of thing?
 
@sooty mangabey: it depends on which zoo you are talking about, as there is a wide range of quality within the websites of zoos. I wholeheartedly agree that some sites are a disaster, with barely any updates and months can go by with hardly any promotions or press releases. But there are some zoos that are brilliant and consistent with their news, as for example the Oregon Zoo has on average 10 press releases per month. Every few days there is some kind of update on the Oregon site, and that zoo has broken its all-time attendance record in 9 of the past 11 years due partly to a vital and energized publicity department. Also, San Diego Zoo is renowned for its website, blog, keeper updates and general promotional blitz. But as you correctly point out, there are some zoos that don't seem to bother with anything at all.;) It makes me scratch my head sometimes, as any kind of discussion in regards to new exhibits should be a priority of any zoological establishment.
 
The new 2010 map now shows the fossa in their new area but not sure if they have moved yet. Also I am awaiting an email to confirm whether the bongo have arrived or not. I have to say their new website is long overdue but looks ten times better than their previous one :)
 
ZooLeopard said:
The new 2010 map now shows the fossa in their new area but not sure if they have moved yet. Also I am awaiting an email to confirm whether the bongo have arrived or not. I have to say their new website is long overdue but looks ten times better than their previous one :)
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Having visited there with my friends today, the fossa have not moved yet, saying that it looks almost finished!!:)
 
The fossa house is now finished and the female fossa was sunning herself in there yesterday. It is a nice size and has plenty of tall climbing. Although there is currently not much planting in the enclosure. There is a second area behind visible from the woodland walk that was still being finished with the keepers adding climbing equipment.

Also had a glimpse of the Bongo which are new from Paignton 2 females. They are in the old paddock by the lemur Islands near the giraffe which surprises me as this is the worst paddock in the zoo.
 
I had no idea they had been so successful with this species. Truly outstanding to have 14 cubs in almost as many years.
 
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