Zoo Leipzig Leipzig zoo news 2014
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You are right, Maguari.
The zoo received 5 male Large flying foxes in 2012 from Stuttgart. Unfortunately they came from a very small aviary in the Wilhelma nocturnal house to the great Gondwanaland. 4 of them died within months, killed by the Komodo dragon and the False gharials. The last one was shipped back to Stuttgart.
The Vietnamese small flying foxes are free-flying at the bird house since 1986.
The zoo received 5 male Large flying foxes in 2012 from Stuttgart. Unfortunately they came from a very small aviary in the Wilhelma nocturnal house to the great Gondwanaland. 4 of them died within months, killed by the Komodo dragon and the False gharials. The last one was shipped back to Stuttgart.
The Vietnamese small flying foxes are free-flying at the bird house since 1986.
Lesser flamingos laid 7 eggs!
See link to their HP.
One is broken, but the remaining 6 eggs are being incubated. Leipzig has 72 lesser flamingos and since 2004 the group produced only 1 hand-reared chick. In preparation for this winter, their house has been re-designed to allow them to build their nests inside. They got absolute privacy and the heating simulates "african" temperatures. Hopefully we will see at least a few chicks.
Big and small European zoos and bird parks keep over 800 lesser flamingos, unfortunatelly chicks hatch only few and far between, without any consistency. If there woudn´t be a few successfull private breeders that sell their birds (and massive imports in past years), the zoo population would see steep decline, despite huge free capacity and demand for this species. The goal must be therefore first to at least reach sustainability.
See link to their HP.
One is broken, but the remaining 6 eggs are being incubated. Leipzig has 72 lesser flamingos and since 2004 the group produced only 1 hand-reared chick. In preparation for this winter, their house has been re-designed to allow them to build their nests inside. They got absolute privacy and the heating simulates "african" temperatures. Hopefully we will see at least a few chicks.
Big and small European zoos and bird parks keep over 800 lesser flamingos, unfortunatelly chicks hatch only few and far between, without any consistency. If there woudn´t be a few successfull private breeders that sell their birds (and massive imports in past years), the zoo population would see steep decline, despite huge free capacity and demand for this species. The goal must be therefore first to at least reach sustainability.
Some interesting dates:
- February 27th: Construction works concerning the new 6000 m² enclosure for Eastern black rhinoceros, baboons and hyrax (walkable enclosure) started. Opening March 2015.
- March 27th: Opening of the "leopard valley", new enclosure for Amur leopards and East European Ural Owls.
- July 18th: opening of the new exit area, including a walkable aviary for Chilean flamingos, different species of ibis and waterfowl.
- February 27th: Construction works concerning the new 6000 m² enclosure for Eastern black rhinoceros, baboons and hyrax (walkable enclosure) started. Opening March 2015.
- March 27th: Opening of the "leopard valley", new enclosure for Amur leopards and East European Ural Owls.
- July 18th: opening of the new exit area, including a walkable aviary for Chilean flamingos, different species of ibis and waterfowl.
Two Red-crested turaco and two Asian Fairy-bluebird hatched. One Reeve's muntjac, one Vietnamese small flying fox were born.
Three Negros warty pigs, a Southern three-banded armadillo, one Scarlet macaw, one Von der Decken's hornbill, one Red-crested turaco and two Asian giant tortoise has been shipped to Chester Zoo, a male Kirk's dik-dik to Madrid, one Von der Decken's hornbill to Arnhem, two Scarlet macaw to Athens, one Eastern pygmy marmoset to Heidelberg.
Five Pied Imperial-Pigeons arrived from Arnhem, a Collared Kingfisher from Amsterdam, Chinese gliding tree frog from Berlin Zoo and Cricket frogs, all for Gondwanaland.
By the way, Fabian Schmidt, curator at Leipzig Zoo, adopted the responsibility for the Owl-faced-monkey breeding program and studbook from Graham Catlow at Edinburgh Zoo.
Three Negros warty pigs, a Southern three-banded armadillo, one Scarlet macaw, one Von der Decken's hornbill, one Red-crested turaco and two Asian giant tortoise has been shipped to Chester Zoo, a male Kirk's dik-dik to Madrid, one Von der Decken's hornbill to Arnhem, two Scarlet macaw to Athens, one Eastern pygmy marmoset to Heidelberg.
Five Pied Imperial-Pigeons arrived from Arnhem, a Collared Kingfisher from Amsterdam, Chinese gliding tree frog from Berlin Zoo and Cricket frogs, all for Gondwanaland.
By the way, Fabian Schmidt, curator at Leipzig Zoo, adopted the responsibility for the Owl-faced-monkey breeding program and studbook from Graham Catlow at Edinburgh Zoo.
Excellent; I wondered if and when this would be happening.
I wonder if renewed effort can save this species from Zoo oblivion. Leipzig do seem to have the largest number now. How many currently?
Would you know if there is a travel plan for Tamur already?
Believe they have 3,3 as of the end of December 2013. As all the animals left in Europe are very closely related, I suspect that unless the new studbook manages to bring fresh blood in from Africa the species is doomed in captivity.
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