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Piece of 2022 News Not mentioned:

On March 30th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) lar gibbon named Buster was born on October 14th, 2021.

Buster | Welcome to the Ranch, Buster! Buster was born on October 14th, 2021, which means he's only about 5 months old. You can see him sharing this sweet... | By Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch | Facebook

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SwampDonkey said:
Natural Bridge had opened a new Cheetah Bona:
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Just to add a few more details, they acquired the cheetahs in June and they have 3 females and 2 males.

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*There might have been more birth I missed, including generic giraffe, white-bearded wildebeest, ring-tailed lemur, etc.
 
 
Visited the park this week and have a few updates since I last visited in 2021:
  • The baby white rhino was on display. I don't believe this birth was posted in this thread despite being the first white rhino born at the park.
  • A third giraffe exhibit is currently under construction next to the rhino exhibit. It is unclear if this would replace one of the existing exhibits though,
  • The barbary sheep have been moved to the first reserve on the drive through.
  • The zebras are now in a separate reserve from the other species. This reserve has a fence under construction, so this species may be fenced off from the road going forward.
  • The gibbon have moved out of the round house and into a much larger exhibit nearby. The pair have also recently had an infant who couldn't be more than a month old.
  • The walkthrough aviary has been open for a few years, but this was my first time inside. The current species list is cockatiel, parakeet, chickens, eastern rosella, freckled duck, wandering whistling duck, and European starling (signed in the exhibit and in the guide book).
  • The new cheetah exhibit has 2 main yards, one for the males and one for the females. They aren't massive but are perfectly sufficient and easy to view.
  • Lastly, the park seems to be phasing out domestics over time. They no longer have llama, donkey, and goats on display as such. As well it appears they no longer have grant's gazelle.
Overall the park continues to improve at a rapid pace. The entry area has been repaved with solar panels for shade, and has a beautiful cafe building. The collection has also increasingly focused on more endangered species of hoofstock and phased out or decreased the numbers of domestics. The last outdated part of this park are the primate exhibits, and hopefully those can be replaced like was the case with the gibbon.
 
nczoofan said:
Visited the park this week and have a few updates since I last visited in 2021:
  • The baby white rhino was on display. I don't believe this birth was posted in this thread despite being the first white rhino born at the park.
  • A third giraffe exhibit is currently under construction next to the rhino exhibit. It is unclear if this would replace one of the existing exhibits though,
  • The barbary sheep have been moved to the first reserve on the drive through.
  • The zebras are now in a separate reserve from the other species. This reserve has a fence under construction, so this species may be fenced off from the road going forward.
  • The gibbon have moved out of the round house and into a much larger exhibit nearby. The pair have also recently had an infant who couldn't be more than a month old.
  • The walkthrough aviary has been open for a few years, but this was my first time inside. The current species list is cockatiel, parakeet, chickens, eastern rosella, freckled duck, wandering whistling duck, and European starling (signed in the exhibit and in the guide book).
  • The new cheetah exhibit has 2 main yards, one for the males and one for the females. They aren't massive but are perfectly sufficient and easy to view.
  • Lastly, the park seems to be phasing out domestics over time. They no longer have llama, donkey, and goats on display as such. As well it appears they no longer have grant's gazelle.
Overall the park continues to improve at a rapid pace. The entry area has been repaved with solar panels for shade, and has a beautiful cafe building. The collection has also increasingly focused on more endangered species of hoofstock and phased out or decreased the numbers of domestics. The last outdated part of this park are the primate exhibits, and hopefully those can be replaced like was the case with the gibbon.
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A real shame about the Grant's, there's only a few places holding them now.
 
TinoPup said:
I just learned Richmond no longer has theirs, so for public places, it's Busch Gardens and Woodland Park, possibly one of the Promised Land locations (not sure which one). That's it.
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Thanks! Looks like Safari Niagara does, at least their website lists them.
 
When did Richmond lose their GG's? I saw a breeding group there less than a year ago

Also there are huge herds within Texas hunting ranches. Frankly they do better with them than any other facility
 
PSO said:
When did Richmond lose their GG's? I saw a breeding group there less than a year ago

Also there are huge herds within Texas hunting ranches. Frankly they do better with them than any other facility
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Very recently. They were on their USDA inspection in the fall, but are no longer on ZIMS.

Do you know what places have huge herds? You can PM me if you'd like. I know of one that has a herd of a little over 100, but the others I've found were all less than 20, sometimes just 1-2. The species doesn't seem to be popping up in the various safaris like other ranch-held species.
 
Does anyone know what rhea species is kept with the Bennett's wallabies and Reeve's muntjac in the walkthrough area? Of these, only the wallabies were signed. They were significantly smaller than full grown greater rheas, so my first thought was juveniles, but I also noticed a speckled pattern on the breast of some of them that made me consider that they might be Darwin's rheas. That sounds unlikely, but perhaps not impossible? I can upload some pictures in a bit.
 
Piece of January + February 2024 News Worth Mentioning:
nczoofan said:
The baby white rhino was on display. I don't believe this birth was posted in this thread despite being the first white rhino born at the park.
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On January 3rd, the zoo announced that a (0.1) southern white rhino named Truda was born on November 17th, 2023.

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https://www.wildliferanchtexas.com/news-truda

On February 2nd, the zoo announced the births of multiple species including plains zebra, eastern bongo, common fallow deer, scimitar-horned oryx, and Nile lechwe.

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On February 17th, the zoo announced that an addax was born.

20 reactions | Breakfast time for this little guy! What are your plans after breakfast? How about starting the weekend with a Wildly Adventurous Safari?... | By Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch | Facebook

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On June 14th, the zoo announced that a sable antelope and a blue wildebeest were born which are on exhibit.

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On July 25th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) generic giraffe named Arrow, as well as a nilgai named Copper, were born which are on exhibit.

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On November 26th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) southern white rhino named Rudy was born on September 2nd which is now on exhibit.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=591214356708277
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/natural-bridge-wildlife-ranchs-southern-white-rhino-breeding-program-spawns-second-birth-within-one-year-302316629.html

On November 27th, the zoo announced they imported (0.2) southern white rhinos named Agnes and Cora from Namibia which are now on exhibit.

1K views · 34 reactions | It is our pleasure to introduce to you Cora and Agnes! We have imported these two magnificent females in a collaboration from Namibia, Africa. They... | By Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch | Facebook
 
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