Join our zoo community

Buin Zoo Buin Zoo news

Discussion in 'Chile' started by Chlidonias, 27 Feb 2013.

  1. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    13 Jun 2007
    Posts:
    23,395
    Location:
    New Zealand
    Endeavor Buin Zoo recibe al primer orangután que llega a Chile

    Translation courtesy of Google :)
     
  2. Nisha

    Nisha Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    24 Jun 2009
    Posts:
    6,298
    Location:
    UK
  3. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
  4. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    Viva Zincha ! The fox was correct. Chile defeated Argentina 4 - 1.
     
  5. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    10 Dec 2012
    Posts:
    17,723
    Location:
    fijnaart, the netherlands
  6. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    I have various photos from Buin zoo waiting for a new gallery. Buin zoo is the largest private zoo in SA and quite nice
     
  7. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    I have posted some pictures of Buin zoo on the gallery.
    Here is a brief history of Buin zoo.
    Dr. Ignacio Idalsoaga is the most sucessfull veterenarian of Chile. He established Chile ´s largest pet cementary and finest animal hospital. He would recieve many injured wild animals from the authorites and general public, so he decided to found a zoo for them. In 1990 he recieved government permission to open a zoo. by 1995 Dr I.I. had the largest private zoo in the country. A visit to Africam Safari Puebla in Mexico in 1998 allowed him to contact the Camachos, Frank and Amy, who shared their expertise on how to run a zoo as a family business of high international standards. Buin zoo has 12 hectacres open to the public. It holds 400 species and is a member of ALPZA - asociación latinoamericana de parques zoologicos y acuarios.
    After i finish loading up the pictures i will write a review.
     
  8. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    Kifaru Bwana likes this.
  9. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    Another article in spanish on the efforts by Buin zoo to save fauna hurt by the forest fires. Kodkods, colocolos, grisons, opussums, skunks, foxes are still being treated. As the article states,If they survive, they cannot be released, the forests where they lived are burnt.
    Fauna silvestre de zonas afectadas huye de los incendios hacia sectores poblados | Emol.com
    Also a youtube video on rescued fauna at Buin zoo including the kodkod


    When zoos have an important role in the rescue and treatment of wild animals in a terrible event like this the international press ignores it completely.
     
    Last edited: 4 Feb 2017
  10. Kifaru Bwana

    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    25 Jan 2006
    Posts:
    12,225
    Location:
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Could not agree more.

    Buin Zoo is doing a better job than some wildlife authorities and they do have the capabilities and trained vet and animal care staff to deal with emergencies. Well done!
     
  11. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
  12. Kifaru Bwana

    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    25 Jan 2006
    Posts:
    12,225
    Location:
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nice, it seems these unfortunate fires in central and southern Chile have amalgamated relations between zoo and wildlife biology. It demonstrates the key role local zoos like Santiago de Chile and Buin can play in wildlife conservation and direct action efforts.
     
  13. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    Buin zoo now has 3 kodkod rescued from the early 2017 forest fires. They are one adult and two cubs. Santiago zoo has one rescued kodkod, also a cub. These felines cannot be released because their habitat has been destroyed by the fires. Maybe an ex situ breeding group could be considered.
     
    Brum and Kifaru Bwana like this.
  14. Kifaru Bwana

    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    25 Jan 2006
    Posts:
    12,225
    Location:
    Amsterdam, Holland
    That would both be beneficial for in situ conservation initiatives and PR as well as ex situ conservation breeding and allow for husbandry expertise to be build up!
     
  15. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    Kifaru Bwana likes this.
  16. Kifaru Bwana

    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    25 Jan 2006
    Posts:
    12,225
    Location:
    Amsterdam, Holland
    I do hope some "good" comes out of the bad!

    One good is the great relationships being built between in situ and zoos and what great work they can do together for conservation. I expect also ... they can develop good husbandry skills for a delicate felid species that might some time somehow benefit the species and help with rehab and increasing wild populations.

    I recommend all to watch the TV show Cultura Verdadera that was aired specifically to highlight the fires (incendios) and what can be done to recuperate and better protect Chile's wildlife (especies nativos)!

    Enjoy: Cultura Verdadera – Fauna afectada por incendios – Lunes 06 de Febrero 2017
     
    Last edited: 18 Feb 2017
  17. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    devilfish likes this.
  18. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    Kifaru Bwana likes this.
  19. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    10 Dec 2012
    Posts:
    17,723
    Location:
    fijnaart, the netherlands
    carlos55 likes this.
  20. carlos55

    carlos55 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    19 Jan 2014
    Posts:
    665
    Location:
    mexico,d.f.
    Kifaru Bwana and vogelcommando like this.