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Speaking of breeding of pure-bred Sumatran elephants ...
It can be done!!!

See the accompanying link: Surabaya Zoo Celebrates Healthy Elephant Birth | The Jakarta Globe

 

According to this news article, the Surabaya zoo now houses ten elephants. The only information regarding elephants here I have found so far includes:

Doa, a forty year old Sumatran bull elephant obtained from the Wai Kambas elephant school in Lampung, Sumatra.
>> Doa at Surabaya Zoo (Kebun Binatang Surabaya)

Lembang, a twenty year old Sumatran female given to the zoo by the Holiday Circus.
>> Lembang at Surabaya Zoo (Kebun Binatang Surabaya)

An unnamed male calf, born 12/20/2010 at the Surabaya Zoo to parents Doa and Lembang.
>> notnamed at Surabaya Zoo (Kebun Binatang Surabaya)

Does anyone have more information or photographs regarding these three animals, or the other seven elephants residing at the zoo? Thank you for any assistance you are able to provide.

 

Three young Komodo dragons have gone missing from the zoo:

BBC News - Komodo dragons missing from Indonesian zoo

 

Surabaya City Government plans to modernize Surabaya Zoo

Jakarta, Kompas - Surabaya City Government plans to overhaul the concept and building the Surabaya Zoo which has been less well maintained. In addition, investors bid explored from China who want to build a giant aquarium in the zoo.

"To develop the existing facilities, we need funding of about Rp 142 billion," said Head of Department of Agriculture Samsul Arifin Surabaya on Thursday (21/6), in Surabaya. Mayor Regulation Number 78 Year 2011 Surabaya, Surabaya City Agriculture Office was appointed in charge of the Technical Services Unit Surabaya Zoo.

Surabaya City Government plans to change the layout and concept of Surabaya zoo (KBS) to be a modern zoo. Entrances and exits will be transferred. The cages were restyled and a new visitor path will be created.

Also designed a new attraction, the attraction of Animals at Night. This attraction is designed so that visitors can enjoy the wildlife at night. Other new Attractions are offered in the form of a giant aquarium by the investors from China, which will be model after Sea World in Jakarta.

Based on the records of Kompas, has been less well maintained so that the KBS needs to be addressed. Since 2010, about 600 animals died. Now the zoo with an area of ​​15 hectares still has about 4,000 animals comprising of 249 species. Of that amount, about 40 animals under conditions of chronic pain.

According to Samsul, the funds required can be sourced from the regional city of Surabaya or bank loans. "Problem is we are still awaiting the decision of the parliament in Surabaya," he said.

KBS development require huge funds so the city government plans to raise the entry fee of Rp 15,000 to Rp 30,000 per person. Surabaya City Legislature rejected the idea of ​​the increase in admission rates. The reason, the development and addition of facilities should not be borne by the public as well as publicly owned KBS.

"Tariff doesn't need to be raised. Current rate of Rp 15,000 per person is already high. If the tariff is to be raised again, later on, KBS will only be for the rich, it can't be enjoyed by all folks anymore," said Chairman of the Special Committee Regional Owned Enterprises of KBS M Machmud, Surabaya City Legislature member.

For example, Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta, so far only imposed a tariff of Rp 4,500 per person with much better facility than KBS. (ILO / DEN)

Free Translation by me from kompas.com an Indonesian News Website.
Source : Pemkot Ingin Rombak Kebun Binatang Surabaya - KOMPAS.com

 

Hi everybody,

Does soebody know if one day is enough to visit Surabaya zoo ? Do they always keep Javan warty pig (Sus verrucosus verrucosus), the grizzled tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus), the maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) and the magnificient riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) ?

Thank you for your help

Johan

 

So the zoo has apparently improved greatly over the last three years, but is still in a sorry state. Recently a male giraffe was imported from Germany. This recent article in several major Australian newspapers has even prompted a statement from ZAA (the Australian Zoo Association), offering assistance should SEAZA request it (Surabaya Zoo | Zoo Aquarium Association).

Story, and very sad video and photos here: Zoo takes terrible toll on animals

 

At least there is a wift of change now.

 

Yes, hopefully with support from other regional zoos this zoo can improve - clealry downsizing the collection (not neccesarily species numbers, but rather the number of individuals of certain species) needs to be a priority.

Do you know which German zoo the giraffe came from?

 

Yes, the inbreeding comment seems sensationalist, and there is no evidence provided to back it up - the ones in the video don't show any obvious signs of being unhealthy, although clearly their diet isn't the best.

The video is actually probably worth a watch, shows some quite reasonable enclosures, as well as a number of awful ones. You might be able to find it on other Aussie news sites, which might not block international viewers.

 

As I understand the Proboscis monkey's are doing well at Surabaya. If the zoo is so overcrowded, why not send some of these critters to Europe and the US ( Cologne, San Diego and several others should have the skills to keep and breed them ). In exchange the recieving zoos can offer the Surabaya zoo help with some kind of funds or other aid to improve the zoo and the living circomstances for the animals !
Also from other species from which Surabaya has surplus, can be send to other experienced zoos, making room for the animals staying and giving the zoo a name as reliable partner in cooperation ! ( this is just a thought )

 

But a very good one! Support it absolutely.

 

I can think of Apenheul and Singapore et al! It could be done as a joint venture by which the zoo gets assistance over an exchange deal. Really the zoo has a lot of potential and as Chlidonias remarked they proboscis are breeding and the inbreeding quote is a bit bizarre.

 

Hope someone of the potential Proboscis-keepers read those words !

 

Hopefully this will improve the zoo ! :
Surabaya Zoo officially under management of city administration | The Jakarta Post

 

Komodo dragons are doing to well ! Maybe a new planned Komodo dragon park can be the solution :
Surabaya to build komodo dragon park - ANTARA News

 

Strange news from Surabaya, courtesy of The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network:

A report claiming that an employee of the Surabaya Zoo sexually assaulted an orang-utan, resulting in the alleged victim's pregnancy, is a hoax, the zoo’s chief has confirmed.
Zoo chief Heri Purwanto debunked the report by the World News Daily Network on Saturday, saying that the zoo was not housing an orang-utan named Marilyn and that the named officials were not employees of the zoo.
"Everything in the news report is false. We don’t have an orang-utan named Marilyn or a director named Abdoel Hakim," Heri said, as quoted by tribunnews.com on Saturday. Heri said that the zoo currently had two directors, acting executive director Aschta Mita Tajudin and financial and human resources development director Fuad Hasan.
He added that the zoo’s human resources department had compared its data with that of the report after the news circulated.
"I can ensure that this is only an individual’s attempt to defame the zoo," he asserted.

The news report claimed that a 38-year-old Surabaya zookeeper was caught and convicted of committing sexual assault against animals and impregnated an orang-utan. The report also said that the events had been recorded on CCTV.

 

11 Komodo dragons hatched :

Surabaya Zoo welcomes birth of 11 Komodo dragons