NEWS: 7 Gulf Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina major) have hatched on October 9th. Both parents and another female are visible in the outdoor vivarium for a few more weeks before returning to hibernation.
Oly, a 15 years old male striped hyena, left the zoo last week to Bouillon in Belgium. He is now retired from the breeding program. A new male called Ed arrived to join Shinaï, the resident female. It is hope the new pair will bred soon. In 2016 Oly and Shinaï hae four cubs. One of them is now father in Réserve de la Haute Touche. Zoo de La Barben
Birth of two maned wolves in la Barben. The breeding pair composed of female Averna and male Picasso was formed last year.
La Barben received 4 males Cuvier's gazelle from Sigean. This is now the second holder in Europe outside Spain. This transfer has been made to make more space for the breeding pair in Sigean.
Recent news : - birth of a black-capped capuchin in march. - death of Brun, a 37 years old european brown bear which was considered the oldest one in Europe.
Recent news : - birth of 5 eurasian wolves, - birth of a striped hyena, - the 4 Nile crocodiles left the reptile house for the past brown bears exhibit ! - the past ankole cattle enclosure is been refurbished to house ungulates (no more details for the moment). https://fr-fr.facebook.com/ZooBarben/
Recent news : - the zoo received a female beisa oryx called Kiara. The zoo has now a breeding group 1.4 with a young male. - birth of a giant anteater a month ago.
Birth of a southern yellow-cheeked gibbon last october 1st, the first baby for the pair. Log into Facebook | Facebook
The zoo is building a new african dwarf crocodiles exhibit out of the reptile house. They will have a new building near the cassowary and will benefit of an outdoor enclosure. The idea for the zoo is to give large new exhibits with outdoors for all the crocodilian species. You’re Temporarily Blocked
This park is continuously going up ! Latest news : it will take part in conservation of the Crau plain grasshopper Prionotropis hystrix rhodanica which is classified as critically endangered by IUCN. Some animals will arrive during spring in a new off-show breeding facility in the zoo where they can produce new grasshoppers who will be released into the wild. This action is one of the project "Life SOS Criquet de Crau" supported by the European Commission where some NGOs and state establishments are involved (like Besançon's Museum). Other news : the 2 (1,1) great curassows born last summer will leave in a few weeks. The male will go to Beauval and the female to Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon. Log into Facebook | Facebook
Some pictures of the future somali wild ass, scimitar-horned oryx and watussi plain : Log in or sign up to view
I am not sure you can mix the Cuvier's gazelle with other animals easily and the EEP coordinator allow this. Moreover, you know how strong could be the wild ass.
The zoo of La Barben has just started a breeding program for a critically endangered species of Cricket, endemic from Southern France (Criquet de Crau). The project is supported by many partners, including the Zoo de Besançon (la Citadelle), the French government and the European Union. Le Parc animalier de La Barben s'engage pour la sauvegarde du criquet de Crau - Nature et Zoo
