Parque de Cotia (new zoo in São Paulo)

arafan said:
That's what the TAG report was saying, this move (and one to a Peruvian zoo) could possibly open more space in European zoos.
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Is this peruvian zoo the Parque zoológico Huachipa? I was wondering, because this and Parque de las Leyendas would be the only peruvian institutions that would have enough structure to receive and keep well an indian rhino.
 
David Matos Mendes said:
Is this peruvian zoo the Parque zoológico Huachipa? I was wondering, because this and Parque de las Leyendas would be the only peruvian institutions that would have enough structure to receive and keep well an indian rhino.
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Somewhere in another thread, it was mentioned that the animals would go to Parque de las Leyendas…
 
jwer said:
Somewhere in another thread, it was mentioned that the animals would go to Parque de las Leyendas…
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Correct, Huachipa is the more adventureous zoo park set in a more rural location dedicated to local native fauna and flora. Las Leyendas is inside Lima city center and the historical zoo with much more emphasis on hosting ecotic species.

@Zorro, I do agree this temporary breeding stop should be an excellent opportunity to increase holding capacity in Australian zoos for GOHR. In practice, I would favour 2 more holders for the species in city zoos and that both other species white rhino (I do feel that some of the current spaces available might better suit holding extra black rhino) and black rhino get center stage in the 3 rangeland zoos at Dubbo, Monarto and Werribee.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Correct, Huachipa is the more adventureous zoo park set in a more rural location dedicated to local native fauna and flora. Las Leyendas is inside Lima city center and the historical zoo with much more emphasis on hosting ecotic species.

@Zorro, I do agree this temporary breeding stop should be an excellent opportunity to increase holding capacity in Australian zoos for GOHR. In practice, I would favour 2 more holders for the species in city zoos and that both other species white rhino (I do feel that some of the current spaces available might better suit holding extra black rhino) and black rhino get center stage in the 3 rangeland zoos at Dubbo, Monarto and Werribee.
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@Kifaru Bwana Lets not forget both Taronga in Sydney and Melbourne will move out their elephants to their open range zoos, leaving two near new exhibist that would be ideal for IR without the cost of a new exhibit for the public to pay for.
Also there are other zoos here with quite large land holdings that could and would keep extra rhinos if given the chance!
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Correct, Huachipa is the more adventureous zoo park set in a more rural location dedicated to local native fauna and flora. Las Leyendas is inside Lima city center and the historical zoo with much more emphasis on hosting ecotic species.

@Zorro, I do agree this temporary breeding stop should be an excellent opportunity to increase holding capacity in Australian zoos for GOHR. In practice, I would favour 2 more holders for the species in city zoos and that both other species white rhino (I do feel that some of the current spaces available might better suit holding extra black rhino) and black rhino get center stage in the 3 rangeland zoos at Dubbo, Monarto and Werribee.
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Yes, you're right, although Huachipa also keeps some exotic species (white tigers and lions, giraffes, camels, etc). As they have a good structure, I thought about the possibility of them being the one that would keep the animals, but Las Leyendas fits better indeed.
 
Here's an image I found of the mentioned indian temple themed exhibit that is probably going to hold the indian rhino(s) at the institution. Seems like a good sized enclosure IMO, although the exagerated theming artefacts bother me a little bit.
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Source: Luciano Campos - >
 
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David Matos Mendes said:
Not sure yet, but from the images shared and some non official informations I've found, they will be keeping giraffes, lions and much probably elephants (species was not mentioned). It was said in other sources that they wanted to keep gorillas, but Belo Horizonte zoo director told me they haven't received any contact from Cotia park so far (BH zoo is by far the nearest institution they would get gorillas from, as it's the only in South America that does keep the species) Once the park is almost finished and they haven't even contacted the institution they are most likely to receive the animals from, they will either contact AZA, or not getting gorillas (at least for now). I am disconsidering EAZA because BH is part of it, so I really doubt they would contact any representer of the association in europe, once there's one much nearer from them.
Of course, all this could change if they are planing to open the park further ahead, so that would explain why they haven't started contacting institutions yet (Personally, I doubt it, once their enclosures seem to be almost finished). Let's see what happens...
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i'm curious about that, where can i find the link of these news?
 
David Matos Mendes said:
Cotia park has already got an official name: Animalia park.
I guessed right when I thought the llamas were being temporarily held in that large paddock. The place is going to hold giraffes, zebras and other african species in a near future. There are also plans for rhinos and many big cat species to be kept in the park. The place is much probably gonna receive the giant otters São Paulo aquarium holds (the same ones that they denied to provide for the conservation program that was elaborated by AZAB).
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i really want to see these news, i guess i'm excited
 
BetoYoung said:
i really want to see these news, i guess i'm excited
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There are many news talking about the park, but I found this one has a considerably big amount of information:

Animália Park, em Cotia, vem aí! - Atualização 6

Not particularly focusing on the animals that will be kept there, but it shows some pictures that makes us have an idea. I found more informations while talking to zoo enthusiast André Mira, but his zoo account of Instagram no longer exists.
 
David Matos Mendes said:
There are many news talking about the park, but I found this one has a considerably big amount of information:

Animália Park, em Cotia, vem aí! - Atualização 6

Not particularly focusing on the animals that will be kept there, but it shows some pictures that makes us have an idea. I found more informations while talking to zoo enthusiast André Mira, but his zoo account of Instagram no longer exists.
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ok then, no problems.
 
hey, i saw new things about the animalia park, i saw the zoo will hold maned wolves and lions, they are building their enclosures, and they are building an aviary the themes are about to be finished
 
BetoYoung said:
hey, i saw new things about the animalia park, i saw the zoo will hold maned wolves and lions, they are building their enclosures, and they are building an aviary the themes are about to be finished
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Yes, I've heard the lion exhibit is that one in the entrance, with a huge mock rock waterfall. About the wolves, I'm still in doubt about where they will be kept, but I've heard about a native mammals+birds mixed aviary.
 
BetoYoung said:
or how about some meerkats, lemurs, penguins, zebras, giraffes, other ungulates from africa, tigers, elephants, rhinos, bears, gorillas, chimps, orangutans?
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Yes, I think some of those are definitely gonna be kept there. Meerkats are very likely to be part of the collection, IMO, as the aquarium keeps quite a considerable amount of them. I mentioned the kangaroos first as I'm quite sure the exhibit for these mammals in the aquarium is pretty crowded.
They mentioned keeping gorillas indeed, but I'm not sure if they have a way to obtain these apes in short/medium term. Giraffes and zebras will be kept in the savannah exhibit, afaik, and indian rhinos will be kept in an indian themed exhibit wich I have already posted here.
 
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