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27-02-2008

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27-02-2008

Thanks Animal!

27-02-2008

Any new projects envisaged for Tierpark Berlin in 2008 or 2009?

27-02-2008

Nothing big I think. The new projects are all for the Zoo. But also there just small things like the smallcats-cages.

28-02-2008

When I was at the Tierpark 2 years ago there were plans (and signs ) for a new hyena exhibit - close to where the spotted hyenas were exhibited. Has that been completed yet? I was told the plan was to move the spotted hyenas into the new exhibit, and rearrange the brown and striped hyenas so they had more space.
Must agree, it's quite a dilemma , I love seeing a great diversity of species, but often it's at the expense of quality, adequately sized enclosures with good usable space and amenties for the animals. So many zoos spend great amounts of time and money to build elaborate "National Geographic"esque exhibits that look natural to us, but then they put up hot wires to block the animals from the plants, glass, and rocks - so they are left with nothing more than an space that makes the average visitor feel better. Look at San Diego's Gorilla Tropics as a good example- I'd take Columbus or Jersey Zoo's big, wonderfully enriched spaces anytime.
Tierpark animals, in general have more room than I've seen in many zoos, especially the Hillside Mountain animals area. Those are worth emulating. The old Alfred-Brehm house has an amazing collection, have to hope for renovation to be sooner than later.

28-02-2008

Hyena exhibits are finished. Lots of vegetation but not extremely naturalistic - you can see concrete in moat/pool etc.

Tierpark has a problem now with direction how redevelop and raise attendance - it gets maybe 3 times less visitors than zoo (even in Knut-less years). It has potential of few zoos on the world, with so much space. Wonder how it will be done. Maybe German zoolovers are more up to date.

29-02-2008

Yeah, the Spotted Hyenas (1,1 with one cub) an the Asian Wilddogs had mooved into their new exhibits. Nothig special, but still better than the old ones.
On the old exhibit of the Spotted Hyenas is now the male striped Hyena, ´cause the female have cubs. So the brow hyenas are still sitting ducks in the Brehmhaus...

29-02-2008

I am very glad to hear that the dholes received a new area. At least you have an exhibit for them, in the US there are None on exhibit. Probably 10 or more years ago San Diego , Oklahoma, Miami, all had dholes on exhibit, but no longer. San Diego is hoping to build an new exhibit for them in the future, ( they are working with them in secluded off exhibit areas and have had some breeding success ) not sure if it will be at the Zoo or Animal Park, and the Wilds in Ohio has a new conservation area for medium sized carnivores and they plan to add dholes but I haven't heard when that will occur.

Glad to hear the striped hyenas are so prolific, when I was there about 2 years ago, she had a litter then also.