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[Off-exhibit] - Breeding center for Brazilian merganser

Some 15 aviaries were built and now hold more than 60% of the world population

[Off-exhibit] - Breeding center for Brazilian merganser
    • Mr Gharial
      I like how it's still a pretty good enclosure despite being BTS, not all zoos will do that!
    • David Matos Mendes
      @Mr Gharial
      Yes, I guess that's one of the motives Itatiba zoo has so much success breeding this species. There are fortunately plans to spread this considerably big population of mergansers they have to other zoos in the country.
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    • Therabu
      Indeed Parque das Aves is I think the front-runner in this project. I heard that even European institutions were interested in participating in the project but I think ICMBio do not want export of endangered native species.
    • David Matos Mendes
      @Therabu
      Yes, Belo Horizonte zoo has projects of bringing them too. Afaik, the only issues now is the building of exhibits for them in the backstage. Probably the same with Parque das aves...
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