Short news from European Zoos

25-11-2007

First of all, your site is perfect for things like this Toddy Thanks for setting it up! Wondered how a little zoo in Denmark could get these animals, but since Overloon in Holland also acquired a pair apparantly it's possible!

@ Pedro, no news on the Sifaka's? I loved this species at Apenheul this year and i hope they'll do as well as the Cocquerel's in the USA...

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25-11-2007

For now, sifakas have temporary exhibit and they're visible.
I think they got a baby recently.
We're still waiting for news about the "new paris zoo"... to be opened someday...

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02-01-2008

Borås Djurpark in Sweden got a cape buffalo calf recently. It's their first one since 11 years. I'm going to Borås next year and i'm gonna see it.

05-01-2008

I don't no if it's mentioned somewhere else but a female Asiatic lion give birth last year to 3 cubs in their new enclosure in the Planckendael Zoo (Belgium). It's a first for that zoo.

12-01-2008

Here's some news and a half. Negotiations are underway to transport the last remaining northern white rhino's from Dvur Kralové to a sanctuary somewhere in Africa (i strongly expect somewhere in South Africa). There, they should be joined by the last remaining northern whites from Garamba National Park to try and save the species. More news when the rumours continue...

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12-01-2008

even if they do, I'm not convinced the species has a chance of survival.
Even if controlled well and protected to a great extent, I'm very much afraid the number of individuals is too limited to form a viable, sustainable population save from the consequences of limited numbers and inbreeding.

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13-01-2008

I do not agree with you on that. If the entire population is now brought together you have several possible combinations:

2 M ex Dvur as breeders
2 M wildborn potential breeder
2 F ex Dvur as potential breeders
1 F wildborn potential breeder
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at least 1-2 M whose genetic material has been preserved.

Anyway, I will have to see from my contacts whether it is meant black or white rhinos here. Will get back on this and post it in a new thread.

13-01-2008

I say it's hard, but possible

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Rhino transports to Africa?
13-01-2008

Did not expect to get back so soon on this.

Yep, it has been confirmed regarding northern whites. But negotiations have just started and it is early days.

Will keep you posted! (and transfer this to a new thread)

13-01-2008

RRC: Rhino Forums > Rhino Species > White Rhino > northern white rhinos

16-01-2008

Just a short remark: Species? Last time I checked, there were two SUBspecies of the White Rhino-which I personally have a hard time to distinguish from each other...

16-01-2008

Sun is right ; you have the southern and the northern. southerns is most common in both wild and captive environments.
They're not very clearly distinguished anyway.

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16-01-2008

The Northern has black hair fringes on the ears, lacking in the Southern...

17-01-2008

Anyone (cough Toddy cough) ever heared about Jyllands Park Zoo in Denmark? They don't even seem that small, even though they are not listed on zoos.dk - zoos.dk... Anyone know anything about it.

Found it on ISIS listing common tupaia's (Tupaia glis) and became a little interested...

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17-01-2008

My time to shine

Jyllands (Jutlands) Park Zoo is one of the two largest minizoos in Denmark: Not sure which is the largest, Park Zoo og Skaerup Zoo, since I have never been to either. That is also why it is not listed on Zoos.dk. I have brochures and zoo maps from there, and they do house a lot of animals you don't normally find in a minizoo. Lions, tigers, black panthers, giraffes, tapirs, hamadryas baboons and cheetahs. Sadly, they don't seem very enthuastic about their animal holding, since it is also partly an amusement/family park. It has a bad reputation among the danish zoo-professionals, and I'm not sure all their animals are aquired completely legal. My friend visited it this summer, and he said that though they have many interesting species, it's just to "familyparky" (there's a new word ).

Here is a link to their rather crappy website: Jyllands Park Zoo

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