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The zoo has announced it cares for pangolins:
Endangered: Gladys Porter Zoo caring for seven pangolins
Endangered: Gladys Porter Zoo caring for seven pangolins
This is great, but too bad the article does not state how they got them.
It was likely a direct wild capture from Togo (which the article mentions as origin) and import to Gladys Porter, or perhaps they were held for a time at the Pangolin Conservation place in St. Augustine. Some will have been born, but not conceived in captivity.
... Didn't see that coming! Shame they won't be on exhibit for a while, though. I still gotta get back to this place when I can. I really hope this all works out, I think pangolins could benefit from zoos. (both captive breeding and display)
I don't think Zoologica (the private organisation through which the pangolins were imported) is the same as Justin Miller's "Pangolin Conservation" place. I can't find anything about Zoologica online, but I haven't seen the two names connected otherwise.
Based on the Pangolin Conservation's posts on Facebook today, they are one and the same:
(bold is my addition).
Source: Pangolin Conservation
okay, that is interesting then. I wonder why he would use two different names for the same thing.
Yes, very strange indeed. On the PC website it is also mentioned they are under parent organization "Zoological Conservation" which is an organization I've never heard of and can't seem to find anything about.
I was also looking for information about them and can't find anything. Very strange.
The zoo just opened a brand-new exhibit called Tropical Americas & El Mundo Huasteco Totonaco. It consists of two enclosures (Tufted Capuchins and Capybaras) and is the first phase of "Tropical Americas". According to the zoo's website, future exhibits will showcase tapirs, river otters, leaf-cutter ants and eventually jaguars.
Here is the press release:
Tropical Americas & El Mundo Huasteco Totonaco Exhibit Unveiled | Gladys Porter Zoo
There is a single photo of the new development that can be found on this link (click on the image on the right-hand side):
Gladys Porter Zoo | Connecting You to Wildlife and Wild Places
Here is the press release:
Tropical Americas & El Mundo Huasteco Totonaco Exhibit Unveiled | Gladys Porter Zoo
There is a single photo of the new development that can be found on this link (click on the image on the right-hand side):
Gladys Porter Zoo | Connecting You to Wildlife and Wild Places
Aw, poor baby! The zoo posted on Twitter that he's in stable condition, so that's good. Say they're gonna look for a home for him now.
A sorry state that a tiger is treated like that as an individual by people ...., Truly sad!!!
However, I do not think the tiger cub will be able to stay long term at the GPZ zoo. They simply do not have . Also, I would have serious doubts as to its subspecific status. It surely would have to undergo a genetic test for starters to find out its origins.
This episode also underlines once more that there is a rather under the radar, unaccredited and uncontrolled network of tiger holders that are not part of any coordinated tiger programs and whose captive conditions might be questionable, sub-standard or totally lacking in catering for the basic needs of tigers in captivity.
Yeah, they said they're looking for a new home for him. I bet he'll go to a sanctuary, it seems that most AZA zoos with tigers take part in Species Survival Plans and aren't gonna have the space and resources for what is almost certainly a mix tiger.
And you're probably right on the amount of tiger holders out there. This isn't even the first time GPZ has rescued tiger cubs from the private trade.
Side note, I've been seeing a lot of discussion on where the tiger cub will go. It has me wondering, who decides where rescued animals go? I know that the NOAA decides what happens to rescued marine mammals, but what about other types of animals? Does GPZ own this tiger now?
That sounds cool, wish the article had pictures. I like when zoos use their rescued animals to educate about things that are harming animals. Like, it makes it more real to the guests when they look at the animal and see the consequences.
Speaking of which, anyone know if they still have that sea turtle with the missing flipper? Lost it because of a fishing net and got sent to the zoo. That's an animal I remember very well, even though I haven't been to GPZ in over 10 years.
They posted on Facebook recently that he was moved to the large habitat as he outgrew his former habitat.