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@Gil i would really like to hear, what your solution would be. When was the French cetacean ban announced by the government? Five years? There was enough time for the animal right activists, the government or whoever else to do something, but they failed.

Imo the animals deserve to be housed at the best way possible. And right know, Beauval, is the only place, that is taking action. No matter if you are for or against keeping dolphins, objectively it is the best that can happen to the animals at Planet Sauvage.
 
Gil said:
That's quite what I'm thinking. I think there should be a noble goal behind captivity.
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And giving people, who don’t have the chance to travel far and wide to visit wild habitats, is not noble?

Is displaying non-threatened species with the intent to show people the diversity of animal life not noble?

These are questions that are to act as a food for thought, not to be responded to since I don’t want to drift away from the topic of the thread . If you feel like you have to answer to my questions then give me a hot minute to expand on my previous tangent on the Zoo/Aquarium Hot Takes thread.
 
Two new zones officially announced for 2026 : a new Australian zone (with Émus, Wombats, Rock Wallabies...) and a brand new Petting Zoo.
1.4K views · 69 reactions | En 2026, Beauval s’agrandit encore ! Deux nouveaux territoires à explorer, deux expériences inédites à vivre… Les Terres Rouges - Cap sur l’Australie ! Rencontrez les adorables wombats, véritables stars du territoire et uniques en France, aux côtés des wallabies des rochers, kangourous roux et émeus. Une immersion unique, où vous pourrez même entrer dans l’enclos des kangourous ! Bucolia - La vie à la ferme, grandeur nature ! Un hectare de nature entre moutons, lapins, ânes, shetlands, chèvres et bien plus, où vous serez au contact direct des animaux Et juste à côté, Les Roches Vives, un espace de jeux d’eau ludique et rafraîchissant pour toute la famille Rendez-vous au printemps 2026 ! #ZooParcDeBeauval #Nouveautés2026 #LesTerresRouges #Bucolia #LesRochesVives #Wombats | Zoo de Beauval
 
Raptorblack226 said:
Nice to know that the dolphin project won't put everything in hiatus in Beauval. These projects of new petting zoo and Australia expansion were talked about for a while by now
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Indeed these projects (Australian zone+Petting Zoo) have been planned for a couple of years.
I add that the future Australian zone will be placed instead of the current petting zoo, while the new petting zoo is being built near the Elephants ' cablecar station.
I wonder where the future Dolphin expansion will be built.
 
TheoV said:
Interesting note: they use a video of a quokka to illustrate the new Australian zone.
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And they also seem to have used AI for their video. So i'm not thinking there's gonna be quokka. As they said to me that no other animal than the ones they said are planned as this day(like Dingoes as i asked).

The animals mentionned on their website: Red kangaroo, rock wallaby, wombats(Unique in France) and emu
 
From this press release, we learn a bit more:
• The mini-farm "Bucolia" will cover 1 hectare and will be located behind the Elephant telecabines. It will feature rare and heritage breeds such as Solognot sheep, Contres hens, Grand Noir du Berry donkeys, Poitevine goats... The total budget for this project is 6 million euros.
• The Australian area "The Red Lands" will span 4,500 m² and will showcase around ten species, including the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus), yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), parma wallaby (Macropus parma), and the famous wombat (Vombatus ursinus), the only one of its kind in France! The total cost for this section is 1 million euros.
• An aquatic zone "The Living Rocks" covering 1,000 m² will also be created. This vast area will combine water jets, cooling mists, waterfalls, and exploration zones at different heights. Young adventurers will be able to explore three thematic and playful worlds: the Otter Domain, the Wolf Trail, and the Beaver Stream.

cdp-terres-rouges-bucolia-v4-1-6915d68eb9732.pdf
 
Moving the kangaroos will free up the space where they are currently housed. I don't know if they will leave this space empty or if they will put other animals in it, because it is a very narrow enclosure and not very exciting.

I'm curious to see what a €6 million mini-farm looks like.
 
Kikiokapi said:
From this press release, we learn a bit more:
• The mini-farm "Bucolia" will cover 1 hectare and will be located behind the Elephant telecabines. It will feature rare and heritage breeds such as Solognot sheep, Contres hens, Grand Noir du Berry donkeys, Poitevine goats... The total budget for this project is 6 million euros.
• The Australian area "The Red Lands" will span 4,500 m² and will showcase around ten species, including the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus), yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), parma wallaby (Macropus parma), and the famous wombat (Vombatus ursinus), the only one of its kind in France! The total cost for this section is 1 million euros.
• An aquatic zone "The Living Rocks" covering 1,000 m² will also be created. This vast area will combine water jets, cooling mists, waterfalls, and exploration zones at different heights. Young adventurers will be able to explore three thematic and playful worlds: the Otter Domain, the Wolf Trail, and the Beaver Stream.

cdp-terres-rouges-bucolia-v4-1-6915d68eb9732.pdf
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The list of new species and breeds looks attractive, even regarding to the domestics, with many rare local breeds. Except the Grand Noir du Berry Donkeys and for a lesser extent the Ouessant Sheep (their heard being reduced to a single and probably old ewe), the current Domestic animal range has little or no heritage value.
I add that the Emus and Parma Wallabies make indeed a comeback in Beauval, as both species were displayed in the past (until the mid-2010s for the Emus, in the 2000s for the Wallabies).
 
These projects are very encouraging and heartening to see species that are still relatively uncommon in zoos, like the wombat.
I particularly appreciate the mini-farm that will house endangered local domestic breeds. The renderings look very interesting.

Two questions:
-When were the last wombats in French zoos?
-Has work already begun on the two areas?
 
Tamandua56 said:
These projects are very encouraging and heartening to see species that are still relatively uncommon in zoos, like the wombat.
I particularly appreciate the mini-farm that will house endangered local domestic breeds. The renderings look very interesting.

Two questions:
-When were the last wombats in French zoos?
-Has work already begun on the two areas?
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There were Wombats in French collections, but (afaik) in a very remote past, around the 1900s (for example in the defunct Parc de la Pataudière, not far from Beauval...)
The works for the new Farm have begun for a couple of months, not the works for the future Australian zone (a few weeks ago there was still the Mini-Farm in this place).
 
If I understand correctly, as an outsider, the red kangaroos are moving away from their habitat next to the koala habitat, per the map.

Is it also reasonable to believe that the new Australian area will be tied to the koala greenhouse along with the Tasmanian devil enclosure?

Finally, where will “the Living Rocks” be located?
 
Kikiokapi said:
• The Australian area "The Red Lands" will span 4,500 m² and will showcase around ten species, including the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus), yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), parma wallaby (Macropus parma), and the famous wombat (Vombatus ursinus), the only one of its kind in France!
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Please note that the Latin name of the parma wallaby is Notamacropus parma
 
PossumRoach said:
If I understand correctly, as an outsider, the red kangaroos are moving away from their habitat next to the koala habitat, per the map.

Is it also reasonable to believe that the new Australian area will be tied to the koala greenhouse along with the Tasmanian devil enclosure?

Finally, where will “the Living Rocks” be located?
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You're right about the move of the Red Kangaroos from their current enclosure, and the enlargement of the Australian sector.
The third zone "Les Roches Vives" (without animals, according to the description) will be placed near the future Farm, maybe near the Bear and Wolf sector.

Another (unusual) pièce of news : one of the Golden Lion Tamarins that was stolen in the zoo ten years ago has been found alive in Slovakia thanks to its chip (!).
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