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[Alessandro]

2 Lilacine amazon arrived

Where in the park?

 

[Baringogiraffe12]

The male Amur tiger named Botsman (arrived at the park in 2019) left the zoo to go to Ljubljana Zoo, creating a new breeding pair. The 3 cubs born last year will remain at PNV with the mother at least until the end of this year.

Did the offspring ever move from PNV and if so, where did they end up?

 

[MennoPebesma]

Did the offspring ever move from PNV and if so, where did they end up?

Male Zov moved to Lumigny Safari Reserve (Le Parc des Felins), the other male Krai moved to DierenPark Amersfoort and female Alina still lives in PNV with her mother Luva.

 

[Alessandro]

Based on the press release released days ago, Parco Natura Viva is about to be purchased by the same company that owns Zoom Torino. The Garda park will merge into the Turin park company and an intense collaboration will begin between the two to increase the value of the park and aim for increasingly ambitious projects.

ZOOM Torino e Parco Natura Viva

 

[Jana]

This is good or bad news?

 

[Mickey]

This is good or bad news?

Bad, very bad

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Based on the press release released days ago, Parco Natura Viva is about to be purchased by the same company that owns Zoom Torino. The Garda park will merge into the Turin park company and an intense collaboration will begin between the two to increase the value of the park and aim for increasingly ambitious projects.

ZOOM Torino e Parco Natura Viva

A lot of talk about increasing visitor numbers, investment opportunities and at back public awareness and raising the standards for zoo biodiversity conservation.

@Mickey, Can you elobarate on the positions of both the CEO of ZOOM Torino and CEO of PNV both from a zoological collection / animal husbandry management and an commercial/exploitation POV.

Are their financial statements for both separate organisations that can elucidate more on the funding and investment and exploitation side of both zoo parks? How, who and what will benefit most?

 

[Mickey]

Parco Natura Viva has always been a mostly diverse park, balancing animals and guest experience, on the contrary Zoom is all about profit, easy projects to increase revenue and guest experience, you just need to look at their website...
They're not terrible or bad, just business-minded rather than conservation driven.

 

[Piko]

A female Carphatian lynx named Elka, from Jihlava Zoo (Czechia) has joined Vilcan, their enclousure size has been doubled to almost 800 hectars

 

[Alessandro]

New common snapping turtle tank in the House of Giants, and new leopard tortoise enclosure at the outside, near the entrance.

 

[Alessandro]

According to this article, two immersive pools are planned for the park in the coming years. You will be able to swim a glass panel away from the animals. The aquatic species involved have not yet been revealed, but they should probably be similar to those of the Zoom biopark in Turin (hippos and African penguins).

“Al Bioparco Zoom si verrà in vacanza. Nel 2027 arriveranno gli elefanti”