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Excerpt from a local Czech press article (Znojemský Deník 10.12.2020):

Great maneuvers: Parrots flew from Brno to Asia

From Brno to Prague, from there to Istanbul and from the Turkish city to Singapore in Asia. Three parrots from the Brno Zoo have just made such a journey. The trio of Greater Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) enriched Singapore's Jurong Bird Park.

A trio of Greater Vasa parrots from the Brno Zoo have moved to Singapore.
The arrival of Brno parrots to Asia is a great success for the local zoo. "Only three zoos keep this species there, in Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. So far, each has only one individual. With the arrival of the Brno parrots, the number of Greater Vasa parrots in Asia has doubled, "said Michal Vaňáč, a spokesman for the Brno Zoo.

The transport of parrot triplets from the Brno Zoo took three days, the animals managed it without any problems. "They are fine, they arrived in good condition and, according to the colleagues there, they have already thrown themselves onto feeding," Vaňáč assured us.
 
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Jana said:
Excerpt from a local Czech press article (Znojemský Deník 10.12.2020):

Great maneuvers: Parrots flew from Brno to Asia

From Brno to Prague, from there to Istanbul and from the Turkish city to Singapore in Asia. Three parrots from the Brno Zoo have just made such a journey. The trio of Greater Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) enriched Singapore's Jurong Bird Park.

A trio of Greater Vasa parrots from the Brno Zoo have moved to Singapore.
The arrival of Brno parrots to Asia is a great success for the local zoo. "Only three zoos keep this species there, in Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. So far, each has only one individual. With the arrival of the Brno parrots, the number of Greater Vasa parrots in Asia has doubled, "said Michal Vaňáč, a spokesman for the Brno Zoo.

The transport of parrot triplets from the Brno Zoo took three days, the animals managed it without any problems. "They are fine, they arrived in good condition and, according to the colleagues there, they have already thrown themselves onto feeding," Vaňáč assured us.
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That’s terrific
 
Jana said:
Excerpt from a local Czech press article (Znojemský Deník 10.12.2020):

Great maneuvers: Parrots flew from Brno to Asia

From Brno to Prague, from there to Istanbul and from the Turkish city to Singapore in Asia. Three parrots from the Brno Zoo have just made such a journey. The trio of Greater Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) enriched Singapore's Jurong Bird Park.

A trio of Greater Vasa parrots from the Brno Zoo have moved to Singapore.
The arrival of Brno parrots to Asia is a great success for the local zoo. "Only three zoos keep this species there, in Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. So far, each has only one individual. With the arrival of the Brno parrots, the number of Greater Vasa parrots in Asia has doubled, "said Michal Vaňáč, a spokesman for the Brno Zoo.

The transport of parrot triplets from the Brno Zoo took three days, the animals managed it without any problems. "They are fine, they arrived in good condition and, according to the colleagues there, they have already thrown themselves onto feeding," Vaňáč assured us.
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Sounds great! Wonder if they will join the one currently being house with the African Greys or if they will go into the African Treetops. I'd imagine the former.
 
With 34 European collections keeping the species and some breeding taken place its nice to see that intercontinental cooperation is taken place and hopefully Jurong also can become a breeder of the species :).
 
Perth Zoo, here in Australia, have just announced that their rescued Northern Rockhopper Penguin called Pierre will be moving to a zoo in Singapore (to Jurong as they have rockhoppers). He was not able to be released into the wild and is leaving for Singapore this week.
Perth Zoo is saying Bon Voyage to ‘Pierre’ the Northern Rockhopper Penguin who is moving to Singapore to be with penguins of his own type.

Pierre made news headlines earlier in the year due to him facetiming with other Rockhopper Penguins whilst being treated at Perth Zoo’s wildlife hospital.

Being the only Rockhopper Penguin in Australia, the novel enrichment activity ensured that Pierre could still see and hear other penguins. This resonated with people all over the world who were separated from friends and families or in isolation due to the global health crisis.

Senior Veterinarian, Alisa Wallace, said: “Pierre came into our care due to issues with his feathers not moulting properly.”

“It is what we call ‘arrested moult’ and means the penguin is not waterproof and unable to swim and fish for themselves.”

“We’ve been fattening him up and giving him all the nutrients and care he needs promote feather growth; however, it is an issue that can take multiple moults and some years to rectify.”

“Knowing that Pierre would need extra TLC for some time, our aim has always been to get him fit enough to be able to travel to another conservation zoo which has Rockhoppers so he could be with other penguins.”

“His welfare is our priority, Pierre is very social, and we know he will thrive being amongst other penguins,” said Alisa.

Pierre will leave Western Australian this week and move to Jurong Bird Park in Singapore which is home to a Rockhopper Penguin colony.

“Their ‘Penguin Coast’ is home to various species of penguin. They are experts at caring for these beautiful marine birds and we have no doubt this is the perfect long-term home for Pierre.”

“He has been such a charismatic patient to have the honour of treating, and will be missed, but we know this is the best outcome for Pierre,” said Alisa.

Northern Rockhopper penguins are endangered. The global population is thought to be less than 240,300 breeding pairs and has declined by 60% in the past four decades. Approximately 85 percent of the species’ population is found in the South Atlantic Ocean and breeds at the Tristan da Cunha archipelago.
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WhistlingKite24 said:
Perth Zoo, here in Australia, have just announced that their rescued Northern Rockhopper Penguin called Pierre will be moving to a zoo in Singapore (to Jurong as they have rockhoppers). He was not able to be released into the wild and is leaving for Singapore this week.

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Interesting that they mentioned Jurong has rockhoppers, because it seems like all of Jurong's Eudyptes penguins have died out already (at least none are left in the exhibit). Perhaps Jurong is acquiring new birds for the new bird park.



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