The two red panda cubs born on June 22nd have had their vaccinations and have been sexed - they are a male and female. More information is included in the link below: Red panda twins born! Rare cubs have their first health check | Chester Zoo
Not sure how accurate this is but an anomaly has apparently been detected in the results of Anjans EEHV testing resulting in the sporadic closure of the elephant house. Anjan is supposedly still interacting with the herd and appears to be in good health. Chester Zoo Elephant House closed for 'brief periods' after 'anomaly' found in screening of young calf for deadly virus
They have posted on their website about it - both the website info and the responses they are giving on social media do suggest it is a precautionary measure. Fingers crossed that is indeed the case.
They seem very careful to say "one of the calfs" at first, and now I remember the word "remission" used during Indali's bout. I don't think I know of a calf that has survived EEHV and then fallen ill again, presumably because the calf now has antibodies against the virus. I hope their vagueness doesn't mean Indali is still at risk in addition to Anjan. I hope there is more news soon.
Actually would have been been OK if they had named Anjan in a previous sentence, because it would refer to one of his screening results. But I don't know what a 'small period' is. I guess it means a short period.
Yeah, I think they meant it as "one of Anjan's regular screenings" rather than "of the two calves...", so "calf's" would be correct in that case.
The error is mine in missing the apostrophe. The original article said there was an anomaly in "one of the calf's" test results. I am a college English professor and know what is proper, but I've had trouble recently on my phone of autocorrect simply eliminating all apostrophes! It bothered me enough that I actually contacted Simon, thinking it was a problem on the site, but he said there is no autocorrect function and it must be on my phone. This is one I needed to put back--and missed. Please feel reassured that it is not a decline in society's pluralization ability, only an autocorrect possessive error that I didn't re-correct. Lol. Does anyone else find that "autocorrect" creates more problems than it solves?! On a completely different level, the Zoo's terminology led me to worry that it could be either Indali or Anjan. I'm not at all happy that Anjan is showing signs, but it would be of some relief to think that Indali's bout left her with permanent immunity.
Yes, maybe I read it wrongly, assuming they were referring to screening tests for both the calves. My mistake if that wasn't what they meant i.e. referring to a singular calf from the start- but they do have two....
The elephant habitat is open again, Anjan is fit and well: Chester Zoo elephant calf 'fit and well' as habitat reopens I don’t believe we can say Indali is immune to EEHV as there are multiple strains of the virus. Her immunity to the strain she successfully overcame would not necessarily protect her from the other strains; similar to how a Meningococcal C vaccine wouldn’t protect you against Meningitis B. However, the strain Indali contracted may be the most prevalent at Chester Zoo and the immunity she has to it sufficient. Let’s think positive!
I just noticed this news on the BBC website. Chester Zoo, in cooperation with the North West Rare Plant Initiative and Lancashire Wildlife Trust, have reintroduced ten great sundew (Drosera anglica) to Risley Moss near Warrington. The plants were cultivated from cuttings from some of the last surviving English plants in Cumbria. More information is included on the link below: Meat-eating plants making a comeback in England
World-First-Breeding at Chester of the Collared trogon : Exotic birds hatch at Chester Zoo in world first
It has been fascinating watching the progress of the trogons and seeing the skill of the Tropical Realm bird team - Wayne, Gareth, Clare and others - in raising these amazing birds. Collared Trogon Fledgling - 02/09/2019 by SMR posted 15 Sep 2019 at 9:58 AM
One of the aviaries on the upper level - last time I visited, the last aviary on the right as one walks along the row.
In the new edition of the members magazine the Zoo have confirmed more info about the Latin American walkthrough aviary and I think it’s going to be fantastic. Fully netted to allow the flamingoes to free fly, wooden boardwalk with covered viewing and 2 additional species confirmed, roseate spoonbill and scarlet ibis. Also there will be a significant upgrade to the entrance of the zoo with work on the carpark and main entrance area. Details are very light but new signage and planting suggest they are trying to create a more exciting first impression. Work on both these projects to start imminently.
