Cougar, Omaha, and the zoo's only Japanese giant salamander passed away recently. http://www.omahazoo.com/post/sectio...panese_Giant_Salamander_Press_Release-web.pdf The statement says five AZA facilities hold Japanese giant salamander, but by my count there are seven.
Henry Doorly Zoo doing great work at Madagascar ! : Henry Doorly Zoo team plays key role in restoring lemur habitat in Madagascar
A male gorilla was born in January 18th to parents Tambo and Timu. Those who wish to make a $1 donation can also suggest a name for the baby, through March 2. https://webstore2.centaman.net/Omah...017 12:00:00 AM&EndDate=2/23/2018 12:00:00 AM
Thanks to a mild winter, construction for the education complex is ahead of schedule. It'll open in a few months. SNEAK PEEK: New five-acre exhibit at Henry Doorly Zoo ahead of schedule
Mai, the three-legged Malayan tiger, has died. Beloved three-legged tiger dies at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Not animal related, but this is a first I've heard: Woman goes into labor early, gives birth at Nebraska zoo
Sorry to see the addax and addra gazelle go but I hope I can visit the zoo sometime soon and see the new grasslands exhibit.
Sent 3 endangered species out the door because they "didn't fit the geographic theme of the exhibit." A solid conservation move right there... You'd think, given the fact that they spent $70 million on that glitzy new area, they could have spared the expense of fitting a few more of these hoofstock into the plan.
Details about the Asian Highlands have been unveiled. This looks incredibly promising; reminds me of a mix between Tulsa's Lost Kingdom and Hogle's Asian Highlands. Omaha zoo announces details of new $20 million Asian Highlands exhibit
Another year, another $20 million spent at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. The question is soon going to be not "is this one of the 3 best zoos in America?" and instead will be "is this one of the top 5 zoos on the planet?"
That fortunately does not only on money and seeing the pictures from a rather underwhelming Madagascar exhibit and also far from optimal enclosures in both the desert dome and the jungle building, they have a lot of work to do still.
This is good. Get some more cats out of that horrific Cat Complex. What is the eventual plan for that building?
According to the master plan, it is planned to be demolished and replaced with an "Equatorial Africa" Exhibit.
What species does the master plan suggest would go in the Equatorial Africa section? Okapis? Hippos? Bonobos? They already have a modern gorilla complex, so presumably they would not be part of the new development.
The species list is rather excellent, but the concept art is not at all inspiring, and this sentence even less so: " the zoo chose Asian architecture and themes, borrowed from photos of the region."
The suggested species are okapi, bongo, and red river hogs, incorporating the existing gorilla exhibit in for a more "cohesive" theme. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Agreed, but the "new regime" at Omaha is consistently producing far superior exhibits than in the past, particularly from an animal welfare perspective. Asian Highlands is very promising.
That is good to hear, but my main point was that it is a bit too preliminary to exclaim Omaha is one of the top five zoos on the planet...
