The zoo's oldest resident, a 44-year old white-handed gibbon has died. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/magnetic-hill-zoo-ape-dies-molly-1.5125828
Lily, a black and white ruffed lemur gave birth to three babies on April 22, which made their debut yesterday: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/lemur-babies-magnetic-hill-zoo-1.5180438
The zoo's arctic wolves made their debut in their new expanded exhibit: Arctic wolves explore larger space at Magnetic Hill Zoo
B.J., one of the zoo's jaguars (who is melanistic), gave birth to two cubs (also melanistic) on August 22. They made their public debut today. 2 baby jaguars make their debut at Magnetic Hill Zoo in Moncton
Their father is named Rio, if anyone wants to know. Also, the zoo will be holding a naming contest for the cubs soon.
On November 20,2019 their Gibbon pair Rudee and K'nook had a baby boy but it was not announced by the zoo until May 10th. Zoo Prepares To Open, Announces New Baby Two black and white ruffed lemurs born at the zoo in 2019, Menabe and Tana, have been sent to Calgary Zoo.
The zoo has reopened. All indoor facilities are closed including the gift shop. Moncton's Magnetic Hill Zoo reopens with COVID-19 restrictions
Female Amur tiger, Anya, has died after a medical procedure. She never came back around after being put under. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/anya-amur-tiger-magnetic-hill-zoo-1.5701727
A new squirrel monkey indoor habitat is on its way and will sit beside their current outdoor habitat. Currently they need to be transported across the zoo once it gets too cold to a winter holding. Once the new habitat is build they wont need to be moved anymore. The new habitat is expected to be ready by fall but the zoo is running an online raffle right now to help raise funds. Magnetic Hill Zoo finds new ways to fundraise for squirrel monkey enclosure
The zoo has built a wheelchair for a tortoise. Tortoise at Moncton zoo regains mobility with help of makeshift wheelchair | Watch News Videos Online
Lameness of hind legs in tortoises is usually a sign of last stage of renal failure and usually at such situation noting more a vet can do for the animal. RIP
As a matter of fact, when reading this, the very same feeling of "end of life" treatment came to my mind. When kidney disease is involved usually other major intestinal organs like liver or heart are similarly affected. Locomotion issues may also be indicative of nutritional deficiencies from early life husbandry or erstwhile sub-optimal animal care. In the larger tortoise species loss of locomotion and lack of exercise all result in tortoises losing condition. A kind of general wasting ...
Magnetic Hill Zoo are currently in discussions with the council about a potential three-stage African-themed expansion for the zoo. Species involved could include penguins, giraffe, kudu, eland, zebra, lemurs, colobus, river hogs, wild dogs, flamingoes and otters: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-magnetic-hill-zoo-expansion-council-1.6117842
Wow that is an ambitious plan for such a small zoo but if it can be pulled off the zoo would definitely move up the ranks a fair bit. Their additional species would really help the bigger Canadian zoos to support their breeding stock better by housing more surplus animals and maybe even breeding themselves. Hope they can pull it off.
The zoo has welcomed 2 female arctic wolves, Valentina and Viola, from Toronto. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-zoo-welcomes-arctic-wolves-1.6370322
A male White-handed gibbon has been born: New arrival at Magnetic Hill Zoo brings primate family unit up to four
The zoo has vaccinated its cougars, lions, tigers, marmosets, gibbons and caribou against Covid 19. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/magnatic-hill-zoo-vaccinates-animals-1.6466791
The Zoo has had a few new arrivals this summer. 0.2 Spider Monkeys, Eve and Poppy from Toronto Zoo and 3.0 Red Neck Wallabies from Peterborough. Looks like a brand new exhibit for the wallabies from the instagram post. It has been a long time since I have been to the zoo so I am not sure where. The spider monkeys I assume are in the primate centre.
