Question about ZTL

dillotest0

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5+ year member
I was adding entries to ZTL for North America.
For Black-footed cat I have added Cincinnati Zoo, Utah's Hogle Zoo [which obtained one recently] and the Living Desert. For all three I have sources from no earlier than '22 confirming the presence of the animal in question.
But I was unsure whether to add the following zoos -
Birmingham Zoo of Alabama [listed on website with just a few lines of text, but no pictures from the ZC gallery beyond '10]
Greensboro Science Centre [Media from '21, but almost nothing beyond that]
San Diego Zoo [is it kept on show? Only sporadic coverage on the internet]
I have also added the following for Northern Resplendent Quetzal [given that the zoos are in Mexico]
ZooMAT
Xcaret Park
I was hoping if someone could confirm or deny whether either zoo still has the quetzal?
That being said Dallas World Aquarium still states on their website that they have Crested and Resplendent at their off-site breeding centre. Would it be fine to add Dallas as holding the species? Or not because it isn't a public facility?
 
San Diego Zoo [is it kept on show? Only sporadic coverage on the internet]

That's the Safari Park, not the Zoo. They were previously on exhibit but are now behind the scenes.

That being said Dallas World Aquarium still states on their website that they have Crested and Resplendent at their off-site breeding centre. Would it be fine to add Dallas as holding the species? Or not because it isn't a public facility?

Dallas World Aquarium has Crested and Golden-headed Quetzal at their main site somewhere or other, and Resplendent is at their off-display breeding center.

My suggestion would be in general that if you can't fully confirm it, leave it for someone else who can. I've seen numerous entries on ZTL now for the USA that are incorrect in some form.
 
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