Servion Zoo in the Swiss canton of Vaud has had some new developments under way: Snow leopard enclosure due to be completed October 2010. Looks like a large and natural looking enclosure. Brown bear enclosure opened this summer with a pair of bears called Martin and Martine. You can see completed exhibit pictures here
Excellent news! Any idea where the snow leopards will be sourced from? Re the bear enclosure: any interpretation re the status of European brown bears in the Alps and conservation programmes to reintroduce or increase their number in the Alp mountain regions of Suisse, Austria, southern Germany and Italy-France?
Servion will receive Komodo Dragons for the first time in 2014: They will be housed in a new tropical house which will also include new exhibits for some of the zoos existing species including Siamese Crocodile, Galapagos Tortoise and Iguanas Zoo: Deux dragons de Komodo arrivent à Servion - Suisse - tdg.ch A female Snow Leopard was also born in June 2013 Servion : La petite panthère des neiges s'appelle Thalia - News Vaud & Régions: Lausanne & Région - 24heures.ch
I am glad someone seems to realise there are Eurasian brown bear species that need conservation breeding attention. It seems in this respect smaller zoos are more active on this front than the larger mainstream.
Many births this spring, including : 1 Bison 3 Mouflons 2 Wallabies Wild Boars I haven't more information about the species they belong. Zoo de Servion on Instagram: " Premières naissances Les premiers petits ont pointé le bout de leur museau ces dernières semaines! Nous avons effectivement eu l'énorme plaisir d'accueillir : * un bison * trois mouflons * deux wallabies * des marcassins Ces petits grandissent à vue d'œil et profitent de leur environnement . Belle journée à vous ☀️ ClaudePhotos Gabriel Thierrin #Naissances #printemps #animallovers #AnimalLovers #Nature #naturelovers #zookeeper #ZooKeeper #ZooDeServion #zoodeservion #MyVaud #myvaud #MySwitzerland #myswitzerland"
Arrival of 2 Emperor Tamarins. It's a new species for the zoo. Zoo de Servion on Instagram: " Bienvenue à eux Voici la réponse à notre story : la nouvelle espèce de primates accueillie à Servion est le Tamarin empereur, facilement reconnaissable avec sa magnifique moustache blanche! Nos deux nouveaux arrivés se sont très rapidement acclimatés à leur nouvel environnement! Bienvenue à eux! #tamarinempereur #moustache #primate #animalslover #naturelovers #bouledepoils #MyVaud #myvaud #myswitzerland #ZooKeeper #zookeeper #servion #ZooDeServion #zoodeservion"