Map Finally updated. Zoo Map, The Houston Zoo Other non Texas Wetlands changes: 1) Red Panda moved to the side of bug house. Previously housed wombats and aardvark. 2) Komodo Dragon is now in a bear grotto 3) Galapagos Tortoises got a portion of the ankole cattle yard. Several long term traditional animals not listed on the guide map like Leopard and barbarusa,
Don't believe so, just some random moves. Tortoises are getting a spot near the entrance in 2 years for the Galapagos section. Moving the Pandas and Dragon are super random as both had pretty nice exhibits and are not subject to renovation within the next year or two. The pandas new spot is very strange. The zoo made a big deal when they got wombats, then they just disappeared one day and there was an Aardvark in there. Now the pandas got it.
does anyone have the most up-to-date list of the birds? especially for the indoor aviary, where lots of species are unsigned
I visited several months ago and can give you a species list that I noted. Upon my visit the indoor aviary had been closed for a while and was just opened, leaving only one species (Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon) inside the walk through portion.
ah, what a shame for you! well it is definitely open again now and has more than 1 animal. There are perhaps a dozen or so types of birds in the walk-thru section, but some are definitely unsigned, and a few of the glassed aviaries also had species that were not on their signs. I guess they are still getting it sorted out. The one unsigned that really caught my attention in the walk-thru was a big swamphen, possibly purple or grey-headed species
currently (as of June) the red panda is in a little building near the Reflection Pool, and the exhibit near the Insectarium holds the Aardvark again. No evidence of wombats anywhere
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Why isn't the zoo including Jabirus in the new Pantanal exhibit? Are they too difficult to breed or will they not get along with other inhabitants? Maybe it could be the MBTA (Migratory Bird Treaty Act)? The zoo is really missing out since the only other USA facility with one is DWA if it's still alive.
I would assume the reason could have something to do with your last point. Just where exactly would they get them from?
A wildlife rehabilitator in either Central or South America. Or they could get them from the wild. They are listed as Least Concern.
Jabiru are a very difficult bird to get, and when the individual at the Dallas World Aquarium passes away, I doubt the aquarium will get any more of them, especially since pelicans have already replaced the bird on exhibit.
MBTA is quite a complication for that. They’re not interesting enough to the zoo to go through a lot of paperwork for a bird most visitors will write off as hideous.
