Last Orangutan evacuated from Jurug Zoo : Last Orangutans Evacuated From Solo Zoo | The Jakarta Globe
An male Müller's gibbon (Hylobates muelleri), named Rama, is born. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ5cAfGhroA/?utm_medium=copy_link
Jurug Solo Zoo has matched their female Sumatran tiger Vidi with an male named Kyai Batua from Taman Satwa Lembah Hijau, where Vidi is currently at. Login • Instagram Jurug Solo Zoo has also planned to build new exhibits for turtles and tortoises. 3D model of the exhibit:
Old news from 2018: Exchange of animals between Ragunan Zoo and Jurug Zoo. Animals on display at Ragunan during holidays in peak condition Kangaroos from Taru Jurug in Surakarta to Ragunan in exchange for deer and pelicans. I wonder if those kangaroos would be wallabies or dorcopsis from Irian Jaya. At the time the zoo suffered from disvestiment - with being Province owned - and exhibits under par and an animal collection with a good number of singletons without mates. Javan leopard, Tonkean macaque, black langur, Javan langur and more. I am not sure if that situation has now changed for the better?
It is, Indonesian medias (And often even zoos themselves) sometimes falsely labelled wallabies/pademelons as kangaroos. The "kangaroos" in Solo are agile wallabies (Although the Indonesian name for that species is "kangguru tanah", so I can't blame them). TSTJ: Bayi Kanguru Jadi Primadona Baru
I found a scientific publication on wildlife in zoos (Surakarta and Yogyakarta) where agile wallaby was mentioned. Dorcopsis however remain a good possibility ...
Two interesting recent births of owa ungka Hylobates agilis at Jurug Solo Zoo in May and July 2021. First is named Rama and the second Zeke. The second picture shows the owa kalimantan (Hylobates muelleri), SOURCE: Koleksi Satwa TSTJ Bertambah, Dua Bayi Owa Lahir, Ini Foto-Fotonya
Another primate born August 2020, a langur during Covid lockdown and Eid. Source: TSTJ Solo Siap Tampung 5.000 Pengunjung pada Puncak Libur Lebaran 2021
From what I understand, an female leopard (Wild caught from Karanganyar) died at the zoo due to lung cancer. From what I can teel from the news, I don't think they own leopards anymore.
Jurug Solo Zoo is ready for the revitalization of the zoo with the help of Taman Safari Indonesia and the city government. Hans Manansang of TSI will inject a budget of about 20 billion rupiah to the zoo, the first phase will include the development of the entrance and the areas around the zoo's lake while the second phase will include the development of open and naturalistic enclosures. https://www.instagram.com/p/CaSFG-vPgDZ/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CaR4MIYPRul/?utm_medium=copy_link
Jurug Solo Zoo has laid laid the first groundwork for revitalization of the zoo, which would officially begin on September 1. I really hope that this would greatly improved the zoo, especially regarding animal welfare (I.e animal exhibits, etc.), conservation effort, and other facilities. I know that the revitalization of Bandung Zoo is far from perfect, but I trust Taman Safari that they will atleast make Jurug Solo Zoo a little bit better.
Hans Manansang needs to inject some of those good budget into Ragunan's veins. That place is hella outdated and dirty, and not to mention mosquito-infested!
The maintenance of Ragunan is the responsibility of the government of Jakarta. Recent upgrades (I think it was for the 2018 Asian games) wasn't even minimal. It is a modern version of a early 19th century zoo. The great ape exhibits at Schmutzer thought, they're the best part of Ragunan and one of the best zoo exhibits in Indonesia, but that's it. The rest of Schmutzer aren't that great exhibit-wise. I believe the Jakartan local government have the ability and resources to do a refurbishment and reform of Ragunan with the right peoples and knowledge. But one of the major problem I believe would be.... Politic. ZooChat isn't a place for politics so I don't want to dive deeper, but I know you understand what I'm talking about.
Jurug Solo Zoo has discussed plans for cooperation with Burden Ltd, a Japanese animal exporting company. Burden Ltd is ready to assist "conservation needs" during the revitalization. We might see animal transports from Burden Ltd to Solo as part of the revitalization in the near future. Although I hope they already refurbished the majority of their exhibits and off-display enclosures if they rushed to get new animals for phase one.
3D models of the designs of several Phase 1 projects and a map. Some projects are clearly influenced by Taman Safari Indonesia, especially Lion Cafe and Animal Show. It seems like the revitalization will include new species, listed in the map include Komodo dragon and meerkat. We might see other new species for the African Savannah, which could be a African savanna herbivore exhibit similar to Bandung Zoo's. These animals could possibly came from Taman Safari Indonesia.
The zoo is set to open on January 27 2023, though it's not unreasonable to expect another delay or two. The name of the zoo is set to be changed to "Solo Safari". Animals from Taman Safari Bogor and Jawa Timur all have arrived by 20 January and are given a week's time to acclimate to Solo's warmer weather. Aside from Tigers, Binturong and Wallabies, Zebras are confirmed to be one of the animals, along with 8 Sulcata tortoises surrendered by the town's mayor.
Animals currently on display in phase 1 of Solo Safari's opening (as of 6 March 2023) Animals with known genders will be presented with gender ratios Indonesian Endemic zone 1 Binturong 1M : 1F Lowland Anoa 2 Asian Palm Civet (P. hermaphroditus) 6M : 11F + 1 baby Agile Wallaby 2 Komodo Dragons (Sub-adult) Asian Panorama zone 1M : 1F Sunbear 1M : 1F Blackbuck 2 Southern Cassowary ??x Bawean Deer ??x Timor Deer ??x Chital Deer 1 Nilgai 1M : 1F Javan Banteng 1 Malayan Tapir Primate Island 1M : 1F + 1 baby Agile Gibbon 1M : 1F Silvery Gibbon 1M : 1F Siamang 1M : 1F Australian Pelican 6 Little Black Cormorant 1M : 1F + 1 baby Bornean Orangutan 1 Purple Heron African Savannah 2 Angkol Watusi 2 Giant Eland 2 Chapman's Zebra 1 Pygmy Hippopotamus 1M : 1F Blue Wildebeest 1M : 1F Waterbuck 1M : 2F Sitatunga 1M : 1F Lechwe Makunde Restaurant 3M Meerkats 1M : 2F African Lions Old Infrastructure 2 Dromedary Camels 2 Ponies 1 Common Hippopotamus Petting zoo ??x Rabbits ??x Chickens 5 Goats ??x Koi 4 Ponies Show Animals 2 Blue & Yellow Macaws 1 Wreathed Hornbill 1 Bornean Orangutan (probably same as in the Primate Island) 1 Binturong (probably same as in the Primate Island) 1 Brahminy Kite 1 Green Iguana 1 Reticulated Python ??x Domestic Guineafowl ??x Domestic Pigeons Elephant Area 11 Small Clawed Otters 2F Sumatran Elephants Other animals confirmed to be in quarantine are ??x Saltwater Crocodiles 1 False Gharial ??x Sumatran Tigers Other animal related information: - The next step will involve building a dome aviary, possibly showcasing Jurug birds that are unaccounted for such as the Green Peafowl, the various Cockatoos and the Javan Eagle - A predator-only area is also in the works, though the zookeepers are unaware of what animals will be brought from Prigen and Bogor Safari. It seems they are only given a short time to study up on the different animals showcased before their debut. - Zookeepers now stand in various posts, actively informing guests on the animals. Big change from before the revitalization. - While some of the animals like the Nilgai, and Blackbuck are from before the revitalization, others are transfers from Prigen and Bogor Safari, including species which have previously been showcased such as the Asian elephants, and the Australian Pelicans.
I hope Solo Safari has rhinos in the future, and hoping for striped hyenas and servals (i want the one in Jakarta Aquarium moved here and swapped with a caiman or capybaras) in the predator area
I would also love for that encloaure to have a new aquatic inhabitant. Heck, I'd say return the Water Monitor. If that happens to be the case, the serval will probably fit right in to the future predator area. Though I suspect they'll need to add something else to separate them from Gembira Loka's predator area which has Tigers (which we know are also coming to Solo Safari), Fishing Cat, Small Clawed Otters and serval. Perhaps clouded leopards, or maybe the Caracal from Prigen.
