Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens Los Angeles Zoo News 2018

[African Grey]

Latest animal transactions :https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/10.2018-Animal-Transactions.pdf

LA Zoo meeting minutes for September: https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sep-2018-Commission-Minutes-FINAL.pdf

 

[John Marchwick]

The poisonous dart frogs have moved to the Rainforest of the Americas.

Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens

 

[Loxodonta Cobra]

There was a fire burning in Griffith Park behind the zoo; some animals such as those used for shows were evacuated:Brush fire near LA Zoo in Griffith Park burns 30 acres

 

[African Grey]

Latest animal transactions: https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/11.2018-Animal-Transactions.pdf

LA Zoo meeting minutes for October: https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Oct-2018-Commission-Minutes-FINAL.pdf

 

[John Marchwick]

A black rhino?! I don’t believe the zoo has ever had this species before? Is it moving into the former Indian rhino exhibit?

 

[ThylacineAlive]

A black rhino?! I don’t believe the zoo has ever had this species before? Is it moving into the former Indian rhino exhibit?

It says the animal is moving to SDZ Safari Park and is currently at Zoo Miami. LA owns the animal, it is not at the zoo or coming to the zoo.

~Thylo

 

[John Marchwick]

It says the animal is moving to SDZ Safari Park and is currently at Zoo Miami. LA owns the animal, it is not at the zoo or coming to the zoo.

~Thylo

Oh. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[DavidBrown]

A black rhino?! I don’t believe the zoo has ever had this species before? Is it moving into the former Indian rhino exhibit?

The zoo had black rhinos for decades. They were still there when I moved to LA in 1997, but left by the early 2000s. Their former exhibit footprint was turned into the new gorilla and orangutan exhibits.

 

[Brum]

Latest animal transactions: https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/11.2018-Animal-Transactions.pdf

The link isn't working for me, anyone able to tell me if anything exciting is on there?

 

[Chlidonias]

I note the death of one female Hawaiian Short-eared Owl...

A bird which there seemed to be confusion over as to whether it was still at the zoo or not. (Now, definitely not).

 

[ThylacineAlive]

I note the death of one female Hawaiian Short-eared Owl...

A bird which there seemed to be confusion over as to whether it was still at the zoo or not. (Now, definitely not).

As far as I could tell she was simply off-exhibit for the last several years. As such I unfortunately never got to see her...

~Thylo

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

It says the animal is moving to SDZ Safari Park and is currently at Zoo Miami. LA owns the animal, it is not at the zoo or coming to the zoo.

~Thylo

It would be interesting to follow up if this move has already taken place.

 

[vogelcommando]

Article and clip about Los Angeles work on Southern mountain yellow-legged frogs :

Staff at LA Zoo work to save local frog from extinction

 

[John Marchwick]

More protests again for freeing Billy the elephant from the Los Angeles Zoo and John Lewis the director of the Los Angeles Zoo is retiring

City Councilman to Protest L.A. Zoo's Treatment of Billy the Elephant - MyNewsLA.com

 

[Echobeast]

“Progressive leadership at the zoo could make it possible for Billy to leave … and move to a sanctuary without continuing to drag City Council politics into the matter.”

Says the councilman currently bringing politics into the matter. Koretz is an idiot. Wonder if he ever accepted that invitation that Lewis gave to tour the elephant complex?

 

[StoppableSan]

Says the councilman currently bringing politics into the matter. Koretz is an idiot. Wonder if he ever accepted that invitation that Lewis gave to tour the elephant complex?

I guess not, especially for the sake of petty partisanship and keeping the "Free Willy" attitude alive for his voter base (one that ironically killed Willy, AKA Keiko).

 

[ThylacineAlive]

I guess not, especially for the sake of petty partisanship and keeping the "Free Willy" attitude alive for his voter base (one that ironically killed Willy, AKA Keiko).

But Willy died free! Slowly, painfully, but free and that's all that matters.

~Thylo

 

[StoppableSan]

But Willy died free! Slowly, painfully, but free and that's all that matters.

~Thylo

Virtue signaling at its finest by slacktivist coastal elites.

 

[Arizona Docent]

This is why zoos should not be connected to local governments. Thankfully my local zoo finally got out from under city parks department earlier this year.

 

[zoomaniac]

I don' know if this is valid in general. At least here in Western Europe, zoos run by government/public have their advantages imo.