Fresno Chaffee Zoo Fresno Chaffee Zoo News 2023

[UngulateNerd92]

I never knew that Fresno has had all three (Sumatrans and Javans don’t count, because no exotic place to them has either of them) rhinoceros species in its history! If they did have, Black Rhinos, then that must have been fifty or so years ago.

During my childhood, they did not have any rhinoceros, but yes since the zoo's establishment, they did keep Black, White, and Indian, all three mainstream rhino taxa if you will.

Pardon my digression, but I think it would be awesome to build a Black Rhinoceros exhibit where Canopy Grove Event Venue currently sits.

 

[Blackleopard207]

https://fresnochaffeezoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/12273-1_FCZ-Annual-Report-2021-SPREAD.pdf

Their 2021 Annual Report is out, and their total species count was at 234, with 1,128 individuals! Also it looks like they welcomed to female false gharial and 1.2 Malayan pond turtles. Maybe they will be housed together?

 

[Blackleopard207]

Now that it’s too late to edit the post, I realized that I put to instead of two female false gharials.

 

[Adventuredl]

They Malayan pond turtles came with the tomistoma from riverbanks, they will be housed together at some point. The zoo has one of the tomistoma left, the other passed away from old age.
The 2021 annual report animal collection is already way outdated, as this was before the master plan was implemented.
If you go back and read some of the comments I have previously posted, you’ll realize a lot of information I’ve already posted.

 

[Blackleopard207]

Oh ok, are they planning on bringing in any more?

 

[Blackleopard207]

Will the tropical rainforest building with sloths and Valley Farm reopen when Kingdoms of Asia opens?

 

[Adventuredl]

Will the tropical rainforest building with sloths and Valley Farm reopen when Kingdoms of Asia opens?

They are not bringing in any more Tomistoma at this time.
The interior building of the rainforest is permanently closed to the general public. Valley farm is undergoing a renovation and should open in a few months after Asia opens.

 

[Elena]

Fresno has officially announced the arrival of Penari the male Malayan tiger via social media.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsKtft-M568/

 

[DavidBrown]

They are not bringing in any more Tomistoma at this time.
The interior building of the rainforest is permanently closed to the general public. Valley farm is undergoing a renovation and should open in a few months after Asia opens.

Is the interior tropic building in the rainforest still being used for any animal holding, or did they empty it of everything?

 

[Adventuredl]

Is the interior tropic building in the rainforest still being used for any animal holding, or did they empty it of everything?

It is still being used for animal holding, as it is the only appropriate building on grounds to hold the zoos sloths. Its temperature controlled so it holds some older birds as well.

 

[Blackleopard207]

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Two red-ruffed lemurs were just born at the zoo!

 

[snowleopard]

The zoo’s new advertisement looks great:

 

[Nile Hippo Expert]

The zoo’s new advertisement looks great:

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Here is an article about what the newly opened exhibit looks like:
Immersive Kingdoms of Asia exhibit opens at Fresno Chaffee Zoo. Here’s what it looks like

 

[Blackleopard207]

I found this walk-through video of the new Kingdoms of Asia exhibit.

 

[Blackleopard207]

I know they announced her arrival months ago, the zoo has officially introduced 4yo Zaara a 0.1 sloth Bear.

https://twitter.com/FresnoZoo/status/1666139924528001024

 

[Blackleopard207]

With the zoo having new exhibits for some of their songbirds (Bali mynas, etc.), Rhinoceros hornbills, and Komodo dragons, this is good preparation for future projects that might be constructed in these areas of the zoo (California, aquarium, conservation corridor etc) due to there being less animals to move around for when construction time comes around!

 

[IndianRhino]

A Masai giraffe calf was born!!!

First time parents, Fenny and Siku, welcomed a healthy male calf sometime in May. Unfortunately, he had to be bottle-fed due to some complications after birth but he is doing much better now and is growing rapidly!

Fresno Chaffee Zoo on Instagram: " Baby Alert Meet the newest member of our giraffe herd! Mother, Siku, gave birth to a male calf in May. After early complications that led to him needing to be bottle-fed by our animal care team, he is now growing fast! For now, he will be staying behind the scenes while he continues to receive regular care from our keepers. Stay tuned for future updates on him. "

 

[Milwaukee Man]

Female Malayan tiger Dara is now on display.

Fresno Chaffee Zoo welcomes its newest resident 'Dara' | abc30.com

 

[Blackleopard207]

Fresno Chaffee Zoo has introduced their three male Asian small-clawed otters, Sebastian, Scuttle, and Eric.

https://twitter.com/FresnoZoo/status/1674797974986321923

 

[snowleopard]

I uploaded 67 photos of Fresno Chaffee Zoo into the gallery. I visited on July 7th and I'll eventually post an extensive review of the zoo on my road trip thread.