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CuseZoofan said:
Though nothing official yet, on a visit to the Zoo Thursday it appears they are renovating the Swan Exhibit across from the Penguins and Cranes into a new Red River Hog exhibit. They had a sign on the work fence and people were doing work on it. No idea when it may open, but it feels like another piece of the zoos master plan they released a couple years ago.
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According to the actual master plan, they're building a mixed species exhibit for either zebras, giraffes, or rhinos where the waterfowl and bactrian camels are, according to this map of the master plan:
https://www.glmv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GLMV-Zoos-Rosamond-Gifford2-1400x600.jpg

Perhaps a slight change of plans?
 
Yi Qi said:
According to the actual master plan, they're building a mixed species exhibit for either zebras, giraffes, or rhinos where the waterfowl and bactrian camels are, according to this map of the master plan:
https://www.glmv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GLMV-Zoos-Rosamond-Gifford2-1400x600.jpg

Perhaps a slight change of plans?
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That wouldn't be suprising, they are also breaking ground in the fall for a animal hospital but it will located next to the main entrance now. Also the former Lion exhibit will be converted into the new Amur Leopard exhibit.
 
I saw Tim's only once and remember him vividly! He was a truly impressive specimen. My condolences to all who cared for him and loved him.
 
Baby Bison born on Memorial Day:
The baby was born to Mother Sue and Father Harley. The baby is a male and has been named Liberty.

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Taken from their FB page.
 
The zoo recently posted on facebook stating their female elephant Mali is their only breeding female. They followed this up with another post stating that their other female Kirina has been unable to conceive since her still born calf in 2015. Very unfortunate news if she if this means she will be unable to conceive in the future.
 
NOVAElephantEnthusiast said:
The zoo recently posted on facebook stating their female elephant Mali is their only breeding female. They followed this up with another post stating that their other female Kirina has been unable to conceive since her still born calf in 2015. Very unfortunate news if she if this means she will be unable to conceive in the future.
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From the post:
"Currently Mali is the only breeding female in our herd. Gestation can be anywhere between 22 and 24 months. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is 1 of 11 breeding facilities in North America, as part of the Species Survival Plan for Asian elephants overseen by
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums"

Which are the 11 facilities they consider breeding facilities? We should have more Asian calves if we have 11 *active* breeding facilities!
 
MidwestFan said:
From the post:
"Currently Mali is the only breeding female in our herd. Gestation can be anywhere between 22 and 24 months. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is 1 of 11 breeding facilities in North America, as part of the Species Survival Plan for Asian elephants overseen by
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums"

Which are the 11 facilities they consider breeding facilities? We should have more Asian calves if we have 11 *active* breeding facilities!
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Syracuse, St. Louis, Oregon, Houston, Fort Worth, Ringling, Rio Grande Zoo, African Lion Safari, Columbus, Oklahoma City, and Endangered Ark Foundation would all fit the bill. That's 11. But still a low amount of calves being born a year.
 
MidwestFan said:
From the post:

Which are the 11 facilities they consider breeding facilities? We should have more Asian calves if we have 11 *active* breeding facilities!
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I'm assuming they are referencing the following;
1. Houston Zoo
2. Fort Worth Zoo
3. Saint Louis Zoo
4. Smithsonian National Zoo
5. Oklahoma City Zoo
6. Albuquerque Bio Park
7. Portland Zoo
8. Rosamond Gifford Zoo
9. African Lion Safari in Ontario
10. Columbus Zoo
11. Endangered Ark Foundation

You could also potentially count Busch Gardens Tampa, Cincinnati, and obviously wherever Ringling's elephants may be. Several of the listed facilities haven't had a birth in quite some time so I'm not one hundred percent confident in this list but if I had to guess then this is my best guess.
 
I'd bet they were counting CEC over Smithsonian, no disrespect to Nat Zoo but it's been a long time since they had a calf, 2002. Ringling has had nearly a dozen, not all survived, in the same time frame since Kandulas birth.
 
NOVAElephantEnthusiast said:
The zoo recently posted on facebook stating their female elephant Mali is their only breeding female. They followed this up with another post stating that their other female Kirina has been unable to conceive since her still born calf in 2015. Very unfortunate news if she if this means she will be unable to conceive in the future.
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Was she reproductively evaluated and / or have reproductive tract vets tried to fix the issue(s) with Kirina?
 
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Kifaru Bwana said:
Was she reproductively evaluated and / o have reproductive tract vets tried to fix the issue(s) with Kirina?
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I'm assuming they must have, considering how valuable she is to them as a breeding aged female but that information has not be released. Honestly if they haven't and its anything like what's been happening at NZP it'll be awhile before that'll be able to happen due to the ongoing pandemic. A lot of facilities not only don't want to take the chance of bringing someone in right now, but do not have the money due to the financial constraints put on them when they closed for months at a time.
 
The zoos new Amur leopard exhibit opened last week. It is s renovation of the old lion exhibit which has now been netted over. As well the zoo broke ground on a new Animal Health Center taking up about half of the bison exhibit. Therefore the bison will be leaving the zoo and the remaining area of their exhibit will be given to the Bactrian Camels.
 
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