Not exactly "news" for the zoo, but I thought this should be mentioned here: Lulu, the African Elephant, who was the last elephant to ever live at...
On December 16th, it was announced that the zoo acquired (0.3) Francois' langurs from the San Francisco Zoo in California on November 28th....
This has been going on for the last 30 years. San Francisco Zoo has botched several master plans, and as a result failed to build modern...
I would argue that the overall future of elephants in US zoos is one of uncertainty. In basically all metrics: legality, ethics, animal welfare,...
I'll admit what I said was somewhat premature but I said this because I'm genuinely afraid of elephants being pushed out of zoos for no good...
Im almost certain the zoo continues to receive funds annually from the city to help operate, but that amount hasn't really changed in the past few...
I think it's a real shame that San Francisco didn't get this exhibit as it's such an amazing concept, especially for the elephants. As well, I...
I’m trying to find some data on the new Big Cat/Wolf area at Como but can’t find any. Do you have a link?
A shame this never came to fruition, as this encompasses one of the rather little used areas of the zoo. The proposed Chital exhibit is the...
It was first mentioned in this article: Three baby elephants are soon to be born at Melbourne Zoo. And a move to a new open-plains life at...
It's been about two years since I've updated this thread, so its about time I get around to it. There haven't been all that many changes over the...
Now that we're only a few weeks away from the new year, this seems like a good time to post my annual list of upcoming US zoo exhibits slated to...
States cannot disregard it, but I see no reason they can't enact additional regulations. While I can't think of any zoo related examples, a number...
You bring up some good points @Neil chace and of course we would all love to see fantastic indoor and outdoor exhibits for every mammal species in...
I've seen Red-fronted Lemurs at 10 zoos, but never at 120 European zoos/aquariums. It's 7-3 U.S.A. over Canada for these guys! 1-...
I have no idea how functionally possible it is. I know pandas traveled for a while in the eighties or nineties at many facilities and I don't know...
Wow what spirited defense by , obviously , zealous , supporters of , particularly , WCS run New York City zoological institutions - little mention...
I'd personally rather they expand the elephant habitat, only issue is figuring out a way to do so that doesn't cannibalize the zoo's net...
No LA Zoo francios langur exhibit? :oops:
Moving on to Francois' Langurs, my first surprise was that in visiting 120 European collections I only ever saw the species twice. In fact, these...
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