The baby gorilla has been named Kimani and Zuri continues to improve. Calgary Zoo baby gorilla naming contest ends in landslide - Calgary - CBC News http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-zoos-baby-gorilla-finally-has-a-name In other news here is an article on the zoos work with lemur conservation. http://globalnews.ca/news/2716986/c...ight-to-save-endangered-lemurs-in-madagascar/
3 Humboldt penguin chicks have hatched to three sets of parents. Calgary Zoo welcomes three new Humboldt penguin chicks | Calgary Herald
A Japanese serow has been born at the zoo. https://www.facebook.com/thecalgary...48342160193/10157090152860193/?type=3&theater
The red river hoglet died in early May. Eurasian Lynx, Kasam, has been transferred to another zoo. Now that the Eurasian Lynx is gone that exhibit is currently serving as home to the zoo's new male snow leopard Pemba.
A success story in the whooping crane breeding program... the zoo's first wild born chick in Louisiana. Calgary Zoo Whooping Crane ?grandchick? makes history in Louisiana! | Calgary Zoo - Blog
Losing a silverback always creates big problems for Zoo gorilla groups. I've known at least one female that pined for her male partner and was stressed so that she could no longer feed her baby(it died). In most situations like this one female eventually adopts the lead role but there is squabbling and stress involved as it is not a natural situation longterm. Where babies are involved they aren't safe from a new male until four or so years old and that's a long time for a group to remain without a male. In the wild another male would either move in quickly or already be present in/around the group and so be already familiar to the females. Infants may be lost in the takeover, but in nature that is the price the group pays for having a new leader. Of course a zoo doesn't want to replicate that behaviour if at all possible, but to avoid that, it has to create another unnatural situation instead- females and babies without a male leader for a long period of time. Dublin Zoo in Ireland very recently lost their male too and are faced with a similar problem at present.
Both Canadian gorilla troops are facing some major changes in the next little while. Calgary is without a silverback with an infant and still a possibility of a second infant. In Toronto there is an elderly silverback and female, its forming a bachelor dyad, and a two year old infant. Decisions will have to be made for both troops in the coming months which could in turn effect Granby's bachelor troops.
Cherry Brook and Calgary are swapping tigers. Kira will be heading to Cherry Brook while Karma will head to Calgary where she will be breeding. Saint John and Calgary zoos to trade tigers - New Brunswick - CBC News
5 Vancouver Island Marmot's have been released back into the wild. Vancouver Island marmots released into the wild | CTV Vancouver Island News
Good gorilla news out of Sedgwick for Calgary, Barika, is pregnant with her first baby. Gorilla at Sedgwick County Zoo expecting to deliver a baby this summer | The Wichita Eagle
Happy and sad news in the same piece of news for you. Female giraffe Marcie has arrived to breed with Nabo however along the way she gave birth to an extremely premature stillborn calf. San Diego had observed the breeding months ago but didn't think it was too likely she was pregnant. There is slight concern over the miscarriage during transport since she did deliver another stillborn while in San Diego. The zoo is hopeful Marcie's next pregnancy will go well in Calgary. Baby giraffe born en route to Calgary Zoo does not survive trip | Calgary Herald Giraffe delivers stillborn calf during transport to Calgary Zoo - Calgary - CBC News
200 Cichlids have died in two pools as a result of possible water contamination. The staff were able to save as many as possible. 200 fish die at Calgary Zoo after possible water contamination - Calgary - CBC News
The annual tour of the Devonian Wildlife Conservation Centre will be happening September 8, 6-9 p.m for adults and September 11 – 1:30 to 4 p.m for families.
Calgary Zoo has a newly designed map on its website and for the first time in years the "island" half of the zoo has been flipped to the top. That makes sense, as the North Parking Lot is at the bottom of the map and that is where most visitors park as it is an enormous slice of land. The very first thing that visitors see after emerging from the long tunnel and ticket booths is the large penguin complex. http://www.calgaryzoo.com/sites/default/files/Zoo_Map_Web(New).pdf
Loka the komodo dragon passed away July 25. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-zoo-komodo-dragon-dies-1.3696086
Four Vancouver Island Marmots have been born. Calgary Zoo helps renew population of rare Canadian mammal | Metro News
For Calgary zoo goers sad news out of Granby. Gorilla, Nsabi, who was born at the zoo to Kakinga and Donge has died suddenly. He was the only descendant of Donge who was the only one of her line in North America. He was also a strong contender to replace his father as silverback in Calgary. That role may now fall to younger brother Jawara. Youngest brother Zwalani is the nephew of Zuri so that isn't going to work.
An update on the gorilla troop. Baby Kimani is still a concern since she is still not growing at a normal rate but she is slowly improving and hitting milestones. Zuri is also slowly recovering from her bacterial infection. Gorilla Update- the troop adjusts to new changes | Calgary Zoo - Blog
With the sad news befalling the gorilla's you Calgary zoo fans love and adore the past several months here is some good news. Kakinga and Julia's daughter, Barika, has given birth to her first offspring at Sedgwick County Zoo... the first in their history. Baby gorilla is first born at Sedgwick County Zoo | The Wichita Eagle
