Birth of a male Kordofan giraffe last January 10th. The young has been called Kano (name of a nigerian town). Parents are Uzul and Dioni.
Aron and Quintana, the new formed polar bear pair, have been put in touch and all seem to go well. Log into Facebook
The new aviary opened July 13th and is home to : 12 squirrel monkeys, 6 scarlet ibis, 2 six-banded armadillos, 2 giant anteaters and 3 patagonian maras. Other news : the zoo received 3 Azara's agoutis (new species for them) VIDEO. Après l'incendie, le Zoo de la Flèche créé une nouvelle volière | Les Nouvelles de Sablé Une nouvelle espèce présentée au Zoo de La Flèche | Les Nouvelles de Sablé
On the zoo internet site there is a page for the new aviary where it is indicated that they will manage to get some yellow-breasted capuchins in in the future. It will be a new species for the zoo.
Recent news : - birth of a squirrel monkey during this winter. - death of Wally, a 20 years old female californian sea lion, at the end of the year.
Recent news : - birth of a white-faced saki. - death of Yala, 40 years old female nothern white-cheeked gibbon, who was the oldest animal in the zoo. Zoo de La Flèche
Recent news : - birth of a mantled guereza earlier this year, - birth of a new litter of smooth-coated otters february 13th (4 pups at least on a picture), - arrival of dwarf mongooses, new species for the zoo (don't know where they put them). Zoo de La Flèche Zoo de la Flèche. Naissances, animations pédagogiques et gourmandise sont au programme des vacances scolaires.
According to the french forum, the zoo is building an hotel and two new enclosures for lions and cheetahs in the historical part. No more info for the moment but since a few years the zoo wanted to add an african savannah area to relocate its giraffe herd, hippopotamuses, lions...
Recent news : - birth of two squirrel monkeys in the south-american aviary, - Taïko, male polar bear who left the park to go to Budapest 3 years ago came back. It seems that Budapest was unable to renovate its exhibit so the direction decided to move the bear. When La Flèche knew this they acted to take him again. The Zoo hopes to mix him with Aaron the already present male. Taïko will not be able to breed with Quintana the resident female. - the zoo will give more infos on its future developpments before the end of the year.
More infos have bee released about the future project : The zoo will have a 4,4 hectares enlargement on the car park (which will be transfered in another area). The new enclosures will be : - 1,2 hectare african savannah for giraffes, crowned cranes, impalas, greater kudus, Cap elands, sable antelopes, zebras and ostriches (all new species except giraffes and cranes), - 2.500 square meters lion enclosure, - 2.500 square meters cheetah enclosure, - 2.500 square meters common hippo enclosure with a 800 square meters pond, - a spotted hyena enclosure (new species), - a gambian rat exhibit (new species), - a red river hog + guenon exhibit (new species), - an island for patas (new) and colobus, - a serval enclosure, - new exhibit for meerkats, dik-diks (new) and african spurred tortoises, - aviary for african grey parrots, - aviary for Von der Decken's hornbills and passerines. Of course, there will be new lodges on lions/cheetahs/savannah. All the documents and more are available here : La Flèche - La préfecture de la Sarthe
Recent news : - arrival of a 1,5 year old Californian sealion called Nakoa. The zoo has now 4 animals. - arrival of a 1,5 male eastern bongo called Kimbo. He joins another male called Esenga. - birth of a giraffe calf last february 23rd. Zoo de La Flèche
The new Lion and Cheetah exhibits will be open by this spring. Zoo de La Flèche - Officiel on Instagram: "[NOUVEAUTÉ 2023 : OUVERTURE DE DEUX NOUVEAUX TERRITOIRES] Ce printemps, découvrez 2 nouveaux territoires pour des espèces emblématiques de l’Afrique : le lion et le guépard . Ces espaces vastes et immersifs, de près de 7 000 m2, vous promettent une observation unique face à ces deux majestueux félins. Déjà présents au Zoo, les animaux découvriront leurs nouveaux territoires en mai et juin prochains. Vous pourrez admirer notre couple de lions et nos guépards atteignant leur pointe de vitesse grâce à un dispositif de poursuite ! Réservez votre visite au parc pour découvrir cette nouveauté ! #nouveauté #lion #guépard #zoodelafleche"
Recent births in la Flèche : - birth of a male blackbuck last April 26th, - birth of 3.1 Indochinese smooth-coatted otters. 登录 Facebook | Facebook
