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Niiiice...just in time for a winter visit!
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And they have closed the African Restaurant and ripped out that restaurant covered seating i think they may be doing the same there.
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Does anyone happen to know if the Red Panda's will be getting a new exhibit in the new Eurasia?I was just wondering because looking at the plans i did'nt see one.Also,I thought the zoo's puma's were both female but ISIS lists that there is one of each gender.I'd think breeding would pretty much be impossible there but I don't know
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I think the pumas are actually related. Im not 100% sure but I think so. I would assume they would get a new exhibit, cause they are a preaty amazing animal!
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Old 24-11-2008
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Does anyone happen to know if the Red Panda's will be getting a new exhibit in the new Eurasia?I was just wondering because looking at the plans i did'nt see one.Also,I thought the zoo's puma's were both female but ISIS lists that there is one of each gender.I'd think breeding would pretty much be impossible there but I don't know
What plans are you looking at? could you link it? I only have this to go buy but I can barely read it. I'm hoping you found a better quality one.

http://www.pjarchitects.com/Brochure...Wilderness.pdf
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Actually,i was looking at the ones as you
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Whats wrong with this zoo????????????????? CUPE, possible strike? almost 100,000 in travelling? The zoo needs to fix there problums! Any opinion?
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Old 27-11-2008
Sorry Quartz92- where is this information coming from? This is my source; unless you had something else...

Toronto Zoo needs management shake-up, says CUPE < Staffing, Ontario | CUPE
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TheStar.com | GTA | Union calls for management overhaul at zoo

Thats the Link, because CUPE is steping up there is a possible strike. That goes a long with the other events happening at the zoo like the foundation dissolving, etc.
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because CUPE is stepping up there is a possible strike. That goes a long with the other events happening at the zoo like the foundation dissolving, etc.
Don't worry, there will NOT be a strike. (The current contract between the union and the zoo extends for another two years, and strikes are used only as leverage during contract bargaining).

Instead, the press release shows that the workers at the zoo see the problems reported in the papers ... my interpretation is that its intention is to create some "distance" between management and the union, so that if one goes down in a ball of flames the other doesn't get dragged down with it.

Other news: the Tundra Trek looks like it WILL include a new species: Arctic fox. There are arrangements being made to acquire two from Winnipeg, and the most recent update I've seen mentions a fox exhibit/holding.
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Old 28-11-2008
Do you know where the exhibit will be? Any new news about the Tundra and and news about the polar bears as in how many are comming and their genders? And one more question, where is the false gharil now?
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Other news: the Tundra Trek looks like it WILL include a new species: Arctic fox. There are arrangements being made to acquire two from Winnipeg, and the most recent update I've seen mentions a fox exhibit/holding.
Great news I was really hoping for this.

Lets hope that the politics cool down and we start hearing more good things.
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Do you know where the exhibit will be?
Not specifically, but I suspect it may be somewhere by the "Goose Camp".

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Any new news about the Tundra and and news about the polar bears as in how many are comming and their genders?
I don't know if anything is known for sure yet. Originally we were supposed to receive Aurora and Nikita (two sisters) from Cochrane, but I haven't heard anything recently. It will still be a while before the bears can move in.

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And one more question, where is the false gharial now?
She left for Florida (St. Augustines, I believe) a few months ago. She had outgrown her exhibit (several years ago), and the move was long overdue.
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Well this is whats happening, from what I can get from the maps.

Animals Included:
Polar Bear
Arctic Wolf
Arctic Fox
Wolverine
Musk Ox
Woodland Caribou
Snowy Owl
Im sure some arctic birds and ducks for oxbow lake!

Polar Bears:
Will have the existing yard renovated to have lots of rockwork, gravel digging area, rockwork platers will have trees divided some exhibits.
New holding, off exhibit yard, and display yard.

Arctic Wolf:
Rockwork, trees, rocks, the ideal habitat for arctic wolves.

Oxbow Lake will drain into the Caribou, Musk Ox, and Reindeer exhibit. The Camp area will have lots of educational buildings, and tents. There will be lots of rocks/rockwrok along pathways. Interpertive trails.

This exhibit will be outstadning when the whole project is completed.
Since they're phasing out the Musk Ox and probably won't be including Carribou, we can cross those out Other than that, I love the sounds of it all. I'm glad they're creating more wetlands, our frogs, etc are in need of them!

I'm so excited about the progress of the Tundra project
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Old 30-11-2008
I thbink the plan should be to bring in polar bears from the US to add new genes
 
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