Asian Lions in Europe - Part Two

Dublin is home to sisters Suri and Sita and their offspring Kuno(2014) Kamala and Kalini (both 2015) in the enclosure beside them. Swapping Kuno for an unrelated male be good option.

 

IN my database (who is apparently not up to date) I found that in Dublin the following lions live: Kamala, Kanja, Kuno, Mahia, Sita, Suri and Zuri. Does anybody knows where the lions not mentioned by ArboLowe live?

 

Mahia and Kanja = Sita and Zuri/Suri. They were renamed on arrival in Dublin. For some reason they sometimes refer to Suri as Zuri and visa versa (but they are the same individual)

 

1.2 born at Fota Wildlife Park. A first for the park!

 

Is thier any Asian lions relocations planed if so what is the lion or lioness called and what zoo are they departing or arriving at

 

There are currently none that have been announced.

 

Male Sohan was moved from Ostrava to Prague. Also Ostrava suspects that their female might be pregnant.

 

Are there any asatic lion transfers planned for 2018 Bristol,Dublin,Cotsworld, Chessington and Paington zoo all have lions of breeding age that could be moved on for the European Breeding Program does anyone think any of these zoos will have lion transfers this year if so what indervidgel and too what zoo?

Kind regards and a happy new year from the Hedgehog

 

Three asiatic lioness from Chessington (sisters) arrived to Terra Natura Benidorm the last week.

 

Male Subali (*2006 in Edinburgh) from Jerez moved to Tiergarten Nürnberg last friday. Lioness Aarany lives in Nürnberg since May and was born in Aalborg.

 

I visited Krakow zoo a few weeks ago. They have a male asian lion wich I presume (based on my database) that it is Sabal (2012 Paignton). But there also was a young (?) female but I can't find what individual it is.

 

In Rotterdam Lalana gave birth to 4(?) young lions.

Diergaarde Blijdorp fans

 

The young female at Krakow arrived from Aalborg Zoo earlier this year.

Good news on the new Rotterdam litter

 

At long last .... some cubs.

 

Is this one of the two lioness whose are born in april 2016? (Akaash & Yenny)

 

She was born at Aalborg in 2016. I'm not sure to which female though,

 

Thank you, Nisha

 

Even so: the Rotterdam pairing is one of the highest priorities on the list possible.

 

Article about the role of European zoos in Asian lion conservation :

Europe offers last line of defence for the Asiatic lion

 

Maliya the lioness at Paington zoo has been PTS (euthanised) due to TB the same disease that her mother Indu was PTS due to in July of this year! Meanwhile Maliyas daughter Arya has been tested clear of TB twice while Malyas mate Lucifer and son Yali are still waiting for their test results to come back!