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Werribee Open Range Zoo Werribee open range Zoo news 2020
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Allright, I had a look at the masterplan mapping once again. The relocation of the bison seems like creating space for the next developments to take place at Werribee.
In fact, second phase (1B/C - woodlands, safari station and cheetah - completion set for January 2022) and third phase 1D waterhole / 1E lions - completion by August 2022) are all before the first phase of the elephant development comes on stream (2B - completion planned for December 2023) and their phase ii beyond that somewhere in 2024.
The recently-released Annual Report 2019-2020 by Zoos Victoria has a few bits and pieces that haven’t been mentioned:
*Werribee welcomed five Nyala calves (two births were announced in late 2019 so presumably some of these calves are from 2020). Also, the zoo had four Scimitar-horned Oryx births along with the Zebra births that have already been announced.
*ten more Plains-wanderer chicks hatched over the 2019-2020 period – fantastic news. They also received four new birds to create more pairings and seven birds have already been moved to other facilities that work with this species.
*a few deaths were also revealed from the welfare review; a Scimitar-horned Oryx calf died after getting its head caught in the hay feeder, two Plains Zebras died due to complications during an exhibit transfer [one from a broken leg and the other, capture myopathy] and a Przewalski’s Horse colt was euthanised after a leg injury with a gate.
Full report: https://parliament.vic.gov.au/file_uploads/ZV_Annual_Report_2019-20__Final__Fpb4DRWQ.pdf
*Werribee welcomed five Nyala calves (two births were announced in late 2019 so presumably some of these calves are from 2020). Also, the zoo had four Scimitar-horned Oryx births along with the Zebra births that have already been announced.
*ten more Plains-wanderer chicks hatched over the 2019-2020 period – fantastic news. They also received four new birds to create more pairings and seven birds have already been moved to other facilities that work with this species.
*a few deaths were also revealed from the welfare review; a Scimitar-horned Oryx calf died after getting its head caught in the hay feeder, two Plains Zebras died due to complications during an exhibit transfer [one from a broken leg and the other, capture myopathy] and a Przewalski’s Horse colt was euthanised after a leg injury with a gate.
Full report: https://parliament.vic.gov.au/file_uploads/ZV_Annual_Report_2019-20__Final__Fpb4DRWQ.pdf
An article about some of the recent antelope births at Werribee; six (3.3) new Nyala calves and three (1.2) Scimitar-horned Oryx calves have been born during this spring/summer period. Glad to see that nyala are steadily building in numbers in Australia. The radio interview with the keeper mentions that some of nyala calves are only two to three weeks old.
Link: Nine baby antelope born in time for Christmas
Link: Nine baby antelope born in time for Christmas
Wonderful to hear, I am a little surprised with the rising number more have not filtered out into other collections more!
Would it be worthwhile to have ZAA collections contribute founder stock for reintroduction projects in North Africa. A new focus group and country? Egypt? Mali? Burkina Faso?
Also, applies to addax!
Also, applies to addax!