Species formerly kept in Brazil

Enzo said:
Are there any nilgai at the zoo? According to its website, they housed some. I don't remember seeing any during my visit.
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No, the Nilgai are long gone now,

The only antelope kept at Sorocaba is a single female blackbuck that is kept in the area at the top of the zoo that was previously open to the public but has been closed as the path is unsafe for visitors.

Four marsh deer, a llama and three red deer are also kept within this area in neighbouring enclosures.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
No, those are long gone now, the only antelope they have is a single female blackbuck that is kept in the area at the top of the zoo that was previously open to the public but has been closed as the path is unsafe for visitors.

Four marsh deer, a llama and three red deer are also kept within this area in neighbouring enclosures.
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Thanks for sharing these data. When I visited the zoo, the deer and antelope section was already closed for visitors. Is there any chance for the area to be reopened?
 
Enzo said:
Thanks for sharing these data. When I visited the zoo, the deer and antelope section was already closed for visitors. Is there any chance for the area to be reopened?
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They have been talking about refurbishing that area of the zoo for many years but so far nothing has been done.

The problem is that this is connected to lack of funding from the municipality so it is a difficult thing to try to bring about because of all the politics involved.

I personally think it would be a great idea if the area was to be refurbished as the marsh deer are one of the jewels of Sorocaba zoo.

Also there are several old enclosures and areas on the left / wooded side of the path (as you walk up the hill) that with a bit of work could also be improved upon for housing more species or individuals that are kept behind the scenes.
 
@Enzo You can see the enclosure for the marsh deer in this old video :


There are two enclosures (there really has to be because the stag can be quite aggressive at times) which are quite nice and spacious paddocks.

Beyond a bit of a revamp for the visitors and decent signage the only thing I can think of that would improve it would be a pool of water within the deer paddocks as this species does like to bathe a lot.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
They have been talking about refurbishing that area of the zoo for many years but so far nothing has been done.

The problem is that this is connected to lack of funding from the municipality so it is a difficult thing to try to bring about because of all the politics involved.

I personally think it would be a great idea if the area was to be refurbished as the marsh deer are one of the jewels of Sorocaba zoo.

Also there are several old enclosures and areas on the left / wooded side of the path (as you walk up the hill) that with a bit of work could also be improved upon for housing more species or individuals that are kept behind the scenes.
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I hope they do something regarding this.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
@Enzo You can see the enclosure for the marsh deer in this old video :


There are two enclosures (there really has to be because the stag can be quite aggressive at times) which are quite nice and spacious paddocks.

Beyond a bit of a revamp for the visitors and decent signage the only thing I can think of that would improve it would be a pool of water within the deer paddocks as this species does like to bathe a lot.
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It'd definitely better if they overlapped the interviews with images of the animals.
 
David Matos Mendes said:
Yes, I'm also sure about São Paulo and Rio. Didn't know about the ones in parque dois irmãos until you said it, so I'm not sure about their subspecies too.
About São Paulo, in the old map archive I have, there were kept european individuals:
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Also according to the map, the zoo kept fishing cats. When Carlos (the same one who mentioned the timber wolves) visited the zoo, he mentioned those as well.
 
Now, time for the rodents. Let's start with the Malayan black giant squirrel, since the only individuals kept in the country from the species were probably the two that lived at the now closed Vila Isabel zoo.
 
Enzo said:
Now, time for the rodents. Let's start with the Malayan black giant squirrel, since the only individuals kept in the country from the species were probably the two that lived at the now closed Vila Isabel zoo.
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Well, didn't know about these... Great to know. If we're talking about rodents, it's nice to mention the coypus (myocastor coypus) that were kept in São Paulo in a mixed exhibit with anteaters and other native animals.
 
David Matos Mendes said:
Well, didn't know about these... Great to know. If we're talking about rodents, it's nice to mention the coypus (myocastor coypus) that were kept in São Paulo in a mixed exhibit with anteaters and other native animals.
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There are/were coypus at the São Paulo aquarium and the Cachoeira do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul) zoo. Thanks for reminding me about that mixed exhibit, since Patagonian maras shared the enclosure with those South American animals.
 
Enzo said:
There are/were coypus at the São Paulo aquarium and the Cachoeira do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul) zoo. Thanks for reminding me about that mixed exhibit, since Patagonian maras shared the enclosure with those South American animals.
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The Sapucaia do Sul/Porto Alegre zoo's website claims the institution keeps coypus as well.
 
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