Charles Wharton did a study on this species and it was published in the Phillipines( I believe it was published in the 50's). Also look at the...
Besides the live animal collection, they also have an impressive collection of herpetological and famous herpetologists related material.
A big problem for the frogs and newts are the red crawfish that have invaded the streams in this area. Invasive bullfrogs also eat both species....
What about St. Augustine, they have a fairly substantial collection of crocs.
The jungle cat exhibit had 22 cats at one time. There was no birth control available and the sexes were seperated. However, one male was...
My understanding is that its over 80% finished. Perhaps late October/early November. I'll try and get a better idea this week.
Its great that they have bred and its a good start. However, offspring have not been produced or raised yet. Lets hope that this program is...
Just a quick update on gerenuk and wombat. The wombat came from Brookfield Zoo and the young gerenuk will be leaving in 2-3 weeks if all goes well.
Indigo, most of the reptiles were collected by zoo staff working in conjunction with one of the Mexican Universities and San Diego Zoo staff. Los...
Vogelcommando, The staff is in the process of writing up that information for publication. I'll let you know when its published.
I have slides of these animals being trapped. A friend went to Copenhagen and took a photo of Subur, I asked him why he took only one photo....his...
Since he is off display, everyone who would like to see him can't. When the other Sumatrans were on display, most folks had no idea how special...
The zoo in Baton Rouge had Syrian Brown bear in the early eighties. I saw them in 1982. Indigo, do you still need a copy of Crandall? I have extras.
Just a quick note. I doubt any animals will be coming into captivity soon, unless there are animals that are in contact(as with Rosa & Ratu) with...
I have been lucky enough to see platypus in the wild and at several Australian facilities. I even had an opportunity to hold one. I can say it was...
The Buffalo Zoo bred and was the original SSP Coordinator/studbook keeper for the Puerto Rican Crested Toad in the 1980's.
I'll be 65 in a few months and I'm a male!
UPDATE, the time has been changed to 4:00pm. I hope to see you there!!
Zoochatters in LA, Jonas will be at the zoo on March 27. I plan on taking him to the old zoo in the afternoon. If anyone wants to go, let me know....
A large area in the buffer zone is currently being cleared of invasive plants. This will allow animals to move into the buffer zone as their...
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