Wildlife Safari Wildlife Safari - Winston, Oregon

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Wildlife Safari - Winston Oregon

Has anyone ever visited this park? It seems expensive for a 1.5 hour drive-through AZA-accredited safari (there is the option of driving through the park twice) but what is incredible are the 150 cheetahs that have been born here.
 
From the Zoo's Facebook page:
It’s with saddened heart that the Wildlife Safari announces the loss of Hodari, a male Reticulated Giraffe. On Tuesday morning as staff arrived at the barn to do their morning checks on the animals discovered that Hodari was laying down and unable to get back up. After an agonizing three hours by staff to help Hodari get back on his feet the decision was made to euthanize him.

Modification had just been completed to the giraffe barn back in October of 2012 to make this barn safer for both the staff and animals prior to the arrival of Miya, a female giraffe. A thick layer of sand was installed to prevent slipping. Cameras with night vision were installed to keep a better eye on the giraffe and elephants at night. Stronger fencing was placed between stalls to prevent the giraffe from sticking their heads into adjacent stalls. Lastly, remotely operated gates were installs for the safety of the staff.

Hodari arrived at the Wildlife Safari back in 1997 and has been one of the biggest well known figures in park due to his daily antics. He was just over 15 years old and entering his senior years. Hodari will be missed by many guests and staff of the Wildlife Safari.
 
wildlife safari have announced the arrival of a new female elephant from a unknown location. Tava, who is 35 years of age, will join alice and george(the other elephants).
 
I've never been there, but from what I hear, they've got a good facility. They've been very successful with Cheetah breeding. It's unfortunate Moyo rejected her cub, but that's common in single births of cheetahs, even in the wild. The article said it was Moyo's first cub and there's no reason to think she won't be a great mother with her next litter. Multiples usually survive better than singletons. A couple of years ago a singleton was born to a first-time mother in Washington DC. The keepers removed him and hand-raised him for about 10 days and then another cheetah had a singleton and the keepers were able to successfully integrate the first kitten with the 2nd mother. The first mother, who'd rejected the baby, went on to have a litter of 5 a few months later and was able to raise them successfully.
 
Does anyone have a complete list of mammals for here? I'm trying to identify some of the ungulates, in particular.
 
I e-mailed them and oddly, they're snail mailing me a map that has "most" species on it, instead of just giving me a list.
 
Other news from 2021:

On February 7th, the zoo announced the birth of (0.0.9) emu chicks.

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On March 20th, the zoo announced that they have completed the expansion island for their lions on March 19th and were moved in there for the first time.

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On April 22nd, the zoo announced the arrival of a 3-year-old (1.0) non-specific giraffe named Konza from the Topeka Zoo in Kansas.

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On April 29th, the zoo announced the arrival of (2.0) white-nosed coatis named Ozzie and Hemi. They are located in a new habitat in the Village section.

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On June 20th, the zoo announced the birth of a (0.0.1) scimitar-horned oryx.

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On July 8th, the zoo announced the arrival of a (1.0) capybara named Timon.

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On September 17th, the zoo announced the arrival of a 43-year-old (1.0) African bush elephant named Butch who came from the Monterey Zoo in California. He joined the elephant herd on August 31st.

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On September 19th, the zoo announced the birth of an (0.1) American elk calf born in August.

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On October 2nd, the zoo announced the birth of (0.0.4) cheetah cubs. They were born on September 27th and the zoo now has successfully bred 235 cheetahs.

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On October 6th, it was announced that a 2-week old (1.0) cheetah cub from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia was brought over to the safari park to meet his foster family.

#CheetahCubdate: Cheetah Cub Successfully Living with Foster Cheetah Family
 
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