With great joy I'm pleased to report baby gibbon Agnes has been found alive and returned to her home! When nothing came after the lemur was returned I thought the other two might never be found. Now that they have the gibbon back they can focus on tortiose Stanley. Hopefully he can have a happy ending as well! Elmvale Jungle Zoo's missing gibbon returns home - BarrieToday.com
A belated article on the lemur from the ever-reliable Toronto Sun: ‘THIS WAS NO SKUNK’: Beloved stolen lemur and gibbon monkey returned to zoo
One of the suspects accused of stealing the lemur, gibbon, and tortoise has been found dead in a parking lot. Man accused of stealing zoo animals found dead in church parking lot: police
An article on the gibbon. 'She's like a child to me,' monkey taken from Elmvale zoo makes public return Frustratigly, the article keeps referring to her as a monkey.
The zoo is standing by its accessibility plan after social media complaints a family with a service dog was turned away from the park. Elmvale Jungle Zoo Holding Firm on Service Animal Policy – Barrie 360Barrie 360
Some elders and caregivers from an assisted living centre visited the zoo. Owen Hill seniors visit Elmvale zoo
The zoo is reopening June 13. Interestingly it seems to be the first Ontario zoo opening to foot traffic, at least that I'm aware of. Toronto and Safari Niagara are both drive thrus. Granted both are bigger and have paths that can accommodate it. Smaller zoos might not have that option. Elmvale Jungle Zoo reopens Saturday – Barrie 360Barrie 360
They did. Before provincial regulations allowed... by threatening to euthanize animals and blame the mayor. Safety for humans and animals does not seem to be forefront there...
2022 News: On May 8th, the zoo announced that (0.0.2) ring-tailed lemurs were born. Log into Facebook On June 11th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) llama was born. Baby Alpaca | Welcome little one! | By Elmvale Jungle Zoo | Facebook On October 13th, it was reported that PAWS did an inspection on the zoo on June 28th, reportedly finding a lion in an undersized enclosure with no enrichment, and a little corella being housed alone. This has led the Animal Welfare Services to conduct an investigation on the facility, which is still ongoing. 'Possible' animal welfare violations found at Elmvale Jungle Zoo - Midland News
Spoiler: Domestic News On June 18th, 2023, the zoo announced that a (1.0) domestic donkey was born and was later named Eddie. Shout out to all the Father's today,... - Elmvale Jungle Zoo After a few days of deliberation, Zookeeper Luke's suggestion is the winner. Everyone, please say hello to Eddie! | By Elmvale Jungle Zoo | Facebook On June 23rd, 2023, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) plains zebra was born on June 22nd and is on exhibit. Another sweet arrival yesterday We... - Elmvale Jungle Zoo
Did they ever find Stanley the tortoise? Also super late to the game, but I've been here once roughly 10 years ago. Had "backyard zoo trying to seem legit" vibes, but didn't seem as sketchy as what I remember of Bowmanville Zoo from visits in my childhood in the '90s. Whoever commented on the giraffes being sent there and then dying a year or two later sounds about right...when I was there the giraffe area had these tall chain-link fences between them and the public (and no other buffer) and they had gumball-style machines mounted to the fence in places filled with that cheap pellet-type feed you see at petting farms, and for a quarter you could get a handful of the feed and hold your hand up for the giraffe to lick the food off of.
