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The zoo has completed two new areas : moutain and polar areas.
So now the large walkthrough aviary for vultures and birds of prey is ready for visitors (moutain area). For the polar area, male reindeers arrived and polar foxes came back.
Unfortunately, as for all the french zoos, the park is still closed until further notice from the government.
 
Antoine said:
The zoo has completed two new areas : moutain and polar areas.
So now the large walkthrough aviary for vultures and birds of prey is ready for visitors (moutain area). For the polar area, male reindeers arrived and polar foxes came back.
Unfortunately, as for all the french zoos, the park is still closed until further notice from the government.
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What vulture and birds of prey species are exhibited?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
What vulture and birds of prey species are exhibited?
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When they talked about the master plan the following vulture species were mentionned : griffon, cinereous, egyptian and bearded (griffon and egyptian already at the park).
Not to mention that aviaries for ravens and western capercaillies were planned too (no info about them for the moment).
 
Births of corsica mouflons.
Departures of :
- two young european bisons to Ecouves Animal Park (in France),
- european pond turtles to Sainte-Croix Animal Park (in France),
- two european minks to Isle Park (a public park with a new animals area, property of Saint Quentin agglomeration. Link to small internet page : Le parc animalier)
 
Antoine said:
The zoo has completed two new areas : moutain and polar areas.
So now the large walkthrough aviary for vultures and birds of prey is ready for visitors (moutain area). For the polar area, male reindeers arrived and polar foxes came back.
Unfortunately, as for all the french zoos, the park is still closed until further notice from the government.
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A picture of the new aviary has been published on Facebook :

 
Some recent news :
- birth of a western roe deer,
- birth of five european wild boars,
- the alpine ibexes were transfered to their new exhibit in the mountain area, near the chamois and brown bears.
 
The new map for 2021 has been published and reveals nice new european birds species :
- european bee-eaters,
- hoopoes and larks (in a new aviary),
- cattle egrets,
- european rollers (in the bustards avairy),
- common ravens (with the griffon and egyptian vultures in the new large aviary).

Also, a lots of change in the animal enclosures with new ones for red and polar foxes, alpines ibexes.
And of course the new walkthrough vultures avairy.

Not to mentionned, the lost of the european badgers :( (no sign on the map).
 
A tender for the construction of the brand new area focussed on French Guyana has been released and shows what we could expect. The area will be 26.000 m² (on the site of the actual european mouflons, eurasian elks and european wildcats enclosures) and the buidling works will be done in three times with openings from spring 2022 to spring 2024.

First phase (2022) :
- 650 m² enclosure for bush dogs,
- 2.000 m² enclosure for giant anteaters,
- 60 m² aviary for tamanduas,
- 1.500 m² walkthrough aviary for sloths, parrots, sakis and tamarins + a terrarium for reptile species.

Second phase (2023) :
- 60 m² enclosure for kinkajous or brazilian porcupines + a terrarium for boas or turtles,
- 2 x 1.200 m² netted enclosures (so 2.400 m² in total) for jaguars,
- 3 netted enclosures for a total of 700 m² for ocelots or margays,
- 1.500 m² for peccaries.

Third phase (2024) :
- 1.200 m² walkthrough aviary for iguanas, scarlet ibis and cuvier's dwarf caimans + an aquarium for red piranhas,
- 3.000 m² enclosure for lowland tapirs and capybaras.

All these species will be new for the zoo.

Other notable constructions will be : entrance building representing a Creole square, a tropical garden, a playground and an opal site.

Total cost expected : 2.100.000 euros

And the summarized map :



:)
 
I suppose the mouflons will go in the mediterranean area as it il writen on the new map. The same for elks and wildcats in the forest area.
 
Recent births :
- european roe deer (the second one for the year),
- a female european bison,
- and first little bustards of the year in the off-show breeding centre for reintroduction purposes in my area :cool:
 
Antoine said:
Wonderful news : birth of 14 european minks (5 males and 9 females) from 3 breeding pairs in the off-show breeding center. It's the second time (after 2019) the park has births with this endangered species.
Some of these will be released in the future.
250 wild animals remain in France.

Deux-Sèvres : naissance exceptionnelle de trois portées de visons d'Europe, espèce en danger critique d'extinction
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Good news for this year 2021 with the birth of 1.8 european minks in the breeding center. The next gen will be released into the wild for the first time in France.


Zoodyssée à Villiers-en-Bois : Naissance de neuf bébés visons
 
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