Neeeeeews! And Csartie, I have no idea - only wish that some poor animals from those pathetic Russian travelling circuses might find lovely home there. And I hope for no new wild captures, of course. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=655322012541259
Live captures are currently prohibited in Russia for a period of time, so that would be a very bold choice for Moscow if that were the case
Great news for the Potto's (Perodicticus potto) in Europe! According to the following article and ZTL, Zoo Moscow received 3 pairs in October. With these new arrivels the total potto's population in Europa has doubled! Source: Moscow Seasons (05/10/2021) Slow and careful: potto added to the Moscow Zoo collection
End of speculations about belugas in zoo Moscow and its soon to be finished Pinniped pavilion. They have been already confirmed. В Московском зоопарке завершается строительство павильона "Ластоногие"
Some of the new residents of the Pinnipeds Pavilion are already on habitat! Source: Специалисты ГБУ «ЦЭИИС» провели ряд обследований в строящемся павильоне «Ластоногие» в Московском зоопарке The last estimate I saw given said the habitat would open to the public in Summer.
Fantastic, thank you! BTW, this particular pool is SOOO small and bare. It is not fitting the 21th Century at all what a potential, what a strange result.
Animals are "in" already in Moscow pinniped pavilion. Only belugas are missing. Бассейны с морскими животными открылись для посещения в новом павильоне "Ластоногие" в Московском зоопарке
While the pavilion is not open officially yet, people already have access and they have already published the first video. This one (just move a bit in time) describes whole the facility nicely.
Hm, here we go. The pavilion is finally opened. Belugas are to come till the end of the year. московский зоопарк ластоногих - Google Search
Apparently a pair of Philippine tarsiers arrived to Moscow Zoo in 2023. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
That all depends on whether they ARE getting Shoebill - certainly I can't think of anywhere which a) currently keeps the species and b) is likely to send stock to a Russian collection. So it's either untrue, or liable to be wild-caught I suspect.
They've been trying to get hold of them for a while, I spoke to someone at the zoo back in 2016 who said they'd been looking but couldn't justify the expense (then around $80,000 a pair apparently) to bring them in. Nothing but wild sourcing was ever mentioned then, and it's hardly like the zoo population has boomed since then so WC would be almost certain.
A Giant panda cub has been born (the first at Moscow Zoo): First panda cub born at Moscow Zoo According to the Moscow Administration, the cub weighed 150 grams at birth and it is still unknown whether it is male or female. The six-year-old female bear, named Dindin, delivered to the Moscow Zoo in 2019 by the Chinese government along with the seven-year-old male Zhui, immediately accepted the newborn, and is observed by specialists.
Does Moscow pay for their pandas like almost everybody else, or are they a gift like the ones in the Republic of China ?
