Griffon vulture hatched and being hand-raised. If it will be succesfully raised it will went to Bulgaria to be re-introduced into the wild 
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.Bioparc Zoo de Doué la Fontaine News from Zoo de Doue
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Take a lot of pics of the new aviary plsI will visit Doué next week so if you have special requests or questions do not hesitate
Well, for the former valley the plan is still the same : include in a future indonesian area. At this time, the valley is empty exception of a male andean condor living in the old aviary at the beginning. Of course, plan can always change, especially in Doué.
Regarding klippspringer, I am quite sure it has been cancelled but I will try to ask.
No problem if it is opened next week
Mmmm, Indonesian valley. Looking forward to that one ....!!
I can't help but speculate about this one. Would they utilize the Indonesian animals they already have or acquire new species such as Pongos?
Two queries:
1) What Indonesian animal species do they already hold?
2) By Pongos ...., you mean which animals?
@Kifaru Bwana indonesian animals are not a lot : sumatran tigers (will remain 100 %), siamang, lar and yellow-cheeked gibbons. From what I know they want to keep one and I suppose it will probably be siamangs as they have a long history with.
Lar gibbon are Thai/S.E. Asia and yellow-cheeked gibbons are IndoChina. Both are equally endangered and/or at risk.
@Kifaru Bwana Oh god ! I saw your comment and think : of course ! I was focussed on the siamang and forgot the mort important. Thank you for rectifications
It is fine, no worries!@Kifaru Bwana Oh god ! I saw your comment and think : of course ! I was focussed on the siamang and forgot the mort important. Thank you for rectifications
I wonder what other animals they might want to include. Malayan tapir, anoa, babirusa, banteng, binturong, perhaps even .... a langur species?
I didn't see this reply in my alerts soon. By Pongo I meant orangutan which antonine did give me an answer for in her reply.
I suppose they would add some birds, such as the bali mynah, as well
According to a member of the french forum "Les zoos dans le monde" a keeper told that the aardvarks will move to a new enclosure as they totally destroyed their actual one. This new enclosure would be just behind the new african dry aviary.
This news not surprised me as the females were digging a lot last year and the heaps of rocks were already moving.
This news not surprised me as the females were digging a lot last year and the heaps of rocks were already moving.
The African aviary looks nice and the snow leopard exhibit is awesome.
A bit strange to perceive African lions in a rocky mountainous habitat. Good on the muscles and a challenge for dexterity ..., interesting to say the least!
A bit strange to perceive African lions in a rocky mountainous habitat. Good on the muscles and a challenge for dexterity ..., interesting to say the least!
The dry african aviary opened last saturday :
For the moment visitors can see : black-cheeked lovebirds, vulturine guineafowls, Livingston's turacos, Von der Decken's hornbills, yellow-necked spurfowls, village weavers, pin-tailed sandgrouses and superb starlings. Rock hyraxes wil arrive soon and bee-eaters are expected for september.
I was lucky enough to visit the aviary before it opened but it was without birds (last monday).
It looks really nice and I curious to see how will feel the birds in. I will come back soon to spot them in.
Other thing : the Aldabra's giant tortoises exhibit is not finished yet but the outdoor will be fantastic. The place is large and they put a lot of plants, trees and rocks + the outdoor pool...I am excited to see it finished.
Not a lot to say in addition except that the goliath herons nested during the closure but it seems that they felt to have chicks and the new pond in the okapis sanctuary is larger than before and offer a better view on the second enclosure however the okapis still difficult to see.
Photos will follow as soon as possible but not before some days.
For the moment visitors can see : black-cheeked lovebirds, vulturine guineafowls, Livingston's turacos, Von der Decken's hornbills, yellow-necked spurfowls, village weavers, pin-tailed sandgrouses and superb starlings. Rock hyraxes wil arrive soon and bee-eaters are expected for september.
I was lucky enough to visit the aviary before it opened but it was without birds (last monday).
It looks really nice and I curious to see how will feel the birds in. I will come back soon to spot them in.
Other thing : the Aldabra's giant tortoises exhibit is not finished yet but the outdoor will be fantastic. The place is large and they put a lot of plants, trees and rocks + the outdoor pool...I am excited to see it finished.
Not a lot to say in addition except that the goliath herons nested during the closure but it seems that they felt to have chicks and the new pond in the okapis sanctuary is larger than before and offer a better view on the second enclosure however the okapis still difficult to see.
Photos will follow as soon as possible but not before some days.