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Garcia the male Mexican grey wolf has died at the age of 15:

Elderly Mexican gray wolf dies at the San Francisco Zoo

A Mexican gray wolf has died at the San Francisco Zoo at the advanced age of 15, the zoo reported.

Garcia died Tuesday after experiencing a decline in his quality of life and was being treated for several age-related conditions, the zoo said in a statement.

Five wolves were trapped and bred in captivity. That helped repopulate the species, and there are nearly 200 wolves living in the wild and about 220 in zoos and other care.

Garcia was one of three male siblings who, at the age of 11, were brought to the San Francisco Zoo in 2016 as part of the conservation effort.
 
One of the zoo’s chimpanzees, Cobby has passed away at the age of 63. He was the oldest chimpanzee in the United States.
 
Smaggledagle said:
On October 15th, a 5-year-old ring-tailed lemur named Maki was reported stolen from his enclosure. The next day, the lemur was found in the playground of a local church by a 5-year-old boy. Said boy was given a lifetime zoo pass.

5-Year-Old Boy Finds Endangered Lemur Who Went Missing from the San Francisco Zoo
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Update: On June 22nd, it was reported that the man who stole the lemur, Cory McGillaway, is now charged with the alleged kidnapping of Maki. McGillaway's punishment includes a $50,000 fine and up to a year in prison.

Man Charged in Alleged Kidnapping of Rare Lemur from San Francisco Zoo, Facing $50K in Fines and Prison Time
 
 
Sumatran tigers Teddy (SF Zoo donor name: Princeton) and Jillian moved to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and moved from quarantine to the Tiger Trail exhibit shortly before it was temporarily closed as of 8/3 after at least one tiger tested positive for COVID-19. Teddy lived at the Safari Park before his time in SF.
 
Hipporex said:
The zoo has revealed they now exhibit Yosemite toads (Anaxyrus canorus) in the Exploration Zone. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe this now makes the SF Zoo the only public facility to display this species?
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Another native endangered species recovery effort in tandem with the Yosemite Park.
Other institutions involved?

Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275657385_Yosemite_Toad_Conservation_Assessment
 
I will be visiting the San Francisco Zoo tomorrow for the first time since December 2019. I plan on making a species list and maybe photographing some of the zoo's new additions (like the Yosemite toad exhibit). Any other information or pictures people would like to hear/see? Also are there any new things/regulations I should know about that have been added since my last visit, like due to Covid for example?
 
csartie said:
1.0 Nile hippo Bruce is leaving the zoo to breed in early September
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTC-c_hvuyg/

Edit: The facility has also said that they won't be acquiring any other hippos at this time and that plans for Bruce's former exhibit are yet to be determined

Edit #2: Bruce is going to Cincinnati to be paired with Bibi!
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I was told the zoo’s going to be doing some renovations to the exhibit- both the pool and the land. They’re more likely going to acquire Pygmy Hippos, but not in 2021. The zoo last upgraded the exhibit over a decade ago, expanding the pool to its current size (it was half as big before) and didn’t have the Pasture/land area to the left of it.
 
Chimpangeek said:
I was told the zoo’s going to be doing some renovations to the exhibit- both the pool and the land. They’re more likely going to acquire Pygmy Hippos, but not in 2021. The zoo last upgraded the exhibit over a decade ago, expanding the pool to its current size (it was half as big before) and didn’t have the Pasture/land area to the left of it.
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Thank you for sharing!! Pygmy hippos are going to be a great addition to the zoo!
 
Animals R AMAZING! said:
Does anybody know if the zoo still holds Amur tigers, if so what are their names?
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The Zoo's last Amur/Siberian Tiger passed away 2 or 3 years ago. As of now, The Zoo only has 1 Sumatran tiger- Leanne. Her mate Larry died earlier this year, and her daughter Jillian and another male from San Diego Safari Park were recently moved to San Diego Safari Park. With just 1 tiger and 2 lions, this is probably the fewest number of big cats the zoo's had in a very long time.
 
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