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  1. leone

    leone Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    ok grazie .
     
  2. Piko

    Piko Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Parco Natura Viva:
    3 new species, a couple of Barn Owls in an aviary in Europa area, 10 Red Flamingoes, placed in the exhibit with the Chilean Flamingoes and a couple of L'Hoest's monkey, Harry (born in Paris, been in Colechester as last zoo) and Kamili (born in Edinburgh), now placed in Sentieri d'Africa area, in the old Vervet exhibit
     
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    Are there news about future projects?
     
  4. Marco Penello

    Marco Penello Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Yes, the new tropical house will be open next summer and will host some very interesting species.
     
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    Also birds?





    In January an adorable ocelot is born
     
  6. Piko

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    BIG NEWS: Masterplan 2017-2027

    Summer 2019: new tropical house built where there was the older one (1978), it's going to host the same animals (Aldabra giant tortoises, birds, small mammals, insects, reptiles, fishes), but also Komodo Dragons and Giant Otters

    Future:
    - Conference Centre
    - Gorillas area
    - Camping in the African area (as Zoom Torino started doing this year)
    - New restaurant in the wolves area
     
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    zoomaniac Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I always wonder why Parco Natura Viva never invested in keeping Elephants. It belongs to the top 3 zoos and animal parks in Italy quality wise (and it is even probably the best), does not suffer from financial problems, has experienced staff and has enough space so the pachyderms would be in good hands.
     
  8. Piko

    Piko Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I remember seeing a masterplan when I visited it years ago and there were many new exhibits coming in the future, elephants were part of the plan, koalas too, gorillas too etc
    Probably they are not going to open only 2 new areas for animals in the next 10 years, I'm pretty sure they revealed only the first 2 areas
     
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    leone Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    over the site, where can I see new photos on the greenhouse of the giants ?
     
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    Wait some days and you'll have all the pictures of the new greenhouse ;). The house is still closed to the public...but we are days before the opening
     
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    leone Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Ok thank you
     
  12. Piko

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    The House of Giants will open the 6th September
    Nagini, a Green Anaconda from London Zoo became the first giant inhabitant of the new Giants House, 3 Dward African Crocodiles followed, while hundreds of butterflies chrysalis and about 5.000 leaf-cutter ants arrived in July

    giants
     
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    A female Komodo Dragon from Wroclaw is one of the inhabitants of the new House of Giants
     
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    Two Giant Otters (Apalai and Felipe) are 2 new inhabitants of the House of Giants
     
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    Do you know the full species list of this new exhibit?
     
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    Piko Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    This is the website page, there is a map showing you all the details: giants
     
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    A new Amur tiger has arrived.
     
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    From where?
     
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    I don't know, it's a male called Botsman.
     
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    He comes from Zlin, but he was born in Moscow.
     
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