No, I understood. Just wanted to say that the same happened to the saiga, basically. the yheld on for long years, though.
The saigas suffered from the same problems that you describe not only in Köln, but everywhere else with a mild climate. Parasites, bacterial...
I will ask my contacts at Köln Zoo what became of the enclosure. It was specifically designed for sensitive ungulates, and was actually one of the...
I actually managed to catch a glimpse of a male Echo at Trinity in Jersey in 2009. It was a life-long dream to go there. More a pilgrimage than...
Thanks for this Carl. I grew up reading about these species (and the bats), it's great to have an update. I did think about hybridisation myself,...
Zootierliste says so, but it's not always accurate. Alex Sliwa can tell. Or ZIMS.
Highland Wildlife Park still has some expertise on saiga, but it's a good thing they stopped keeping the species a long time ago. Saigas didn't do...
Thanks! Will remember that.
Thanks for sharing this. Very interesting how different species (from different taxa) are affected differently. The number of questions exploded...
Hi,. No, this is not strictly speaking a zoo matter. We'll find a way to talk about it, I am sure. :-)
Re Hortobágy... I have no idea what their curent plans are. I was in touch with the German biologist in charge of the Przewalskis, but she has...
How's the genetic diversity of the existing populations? Is breeding success affected by inbreeding pressure? I read a study once about the very...
Hi All, nice to be here. :-) As I was saying I mainly deal with saiga, that's the species I know most about. It is such a unique species that...
There is only a limited number of locations in Europe that have the right climate and flora, and are not severly affected by climate change. The...
I agree, you cannot superimpose German attitudes onto a conservation in Russia in Kazakhstan. But I honestly don't know whether there is a 'best'...
Respondign after years... I worked with Marc on saiga captive management. He helped me with my publication on the topic too, we went to Askania...
I went to see the saiga at Askania Nova with a group including a guy from San Diego Zoo... :-) And I know another one there who deals with the...
The Mongolia saiga is the rarer subspecies of the two, and is actually very rare and even more endangered than the nominate subspecies. It also...
What is curently Romania may offer some good locations. It is actually within the saiga's historical range, but they were extirpated there in the...
Hm. They might speak SOME English... :-) You would expect that from tour guides, you are right. But you won't get the best out of it unless you...
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