ZOO Plzeň Plzen zoo news

2.0 kagu arrived from Walsrode

 

Hi everyone,

I am planning a visit to Plzen from England in the summer. I know that some members here have been able to see some of the off-show species by emailing Mr. Vobruba and asking politely.

Has anyone got any experience with this? I'd be most interested in seeing unusual small mammals and birds, but would be incredibly grateful if it was a possibility.

 

I went backstage in 2016 and saw a lot of rare bird and a few mammal species
Went backstage again in 2018, but the behind the scenes area had almost been emptied because of renovations. Just a few birds and mammals (mostly mouse-like rodents) were left to see there.
Not sure how the situation is currently.

 

Thank you - might email him closer to the time and ask if it is possible, then!

 

Another new species is Amazilia hummingbird

 

Interesting, and very unexpected! Do you know where in the zoo these are kept (or will be kept, if they're off-show currently)? The only potential places I could see hummingbirds are in the giraffe/rhino house or in the Philippines/snake house, but hummingbirds would be weird in the geographical context of both houses!

 

They are in the rhino house.

 

8 Rio Fuerte beaded lizards (Heloderma horridum exasperatum) hatched at the beginning of February.

 

Chinese leopards are back in the zoo. Female arrived from Krakow, arrival of male is currently being negotiated.

 

Replacing the pumas?

 

Yeah, the plan was in place for quite some time.

 

In September 2018 the situation was similar but the Goodman's Mouse Lemurs, Panay Bushy-Tailed Cloud Rats, and various rodents and birds not on-exhibit were still back there. There is a small reptile room as well but one needs to request to see that separately. Thankfully most of the animals no longer kept there are now on-exhibit across the zoo.

~Thylo

 

This will sooner or later change as there are reconstruction works scheduled and the scheme of the off-show area will change (Or at least that was my last info on this matter). The only issue now is securing funds for it.

 

The empty puma enlosure has a new inhabitant. Young female Chinese leopard Tika, born 17 months ago in Krakow zoo (Poland). She should get male company in future.

 

If nothing significant happens, the zoo should obtain Aardvark during autumn

 

Due to the recent discussion in ZooChat Cup thread, this will certainly please many people...

Slender mongooses are leaving that tiny and barely suitable exhibit and will replace Yellow mongooses in their exhibit.

 

With Antwerp closing its nocturnal house, Plzen has received an Aardvark from there, which is apparently housed in the Africa house in the Springhare exhibit (which personally strikes me as much too small for an Aardvark).

 

And wait when there will be two of them...

It's enlarged for the former pouched rat exhibit, which serves as den. And the view for the future is that they will be able to use the Jackal exhibit as well.

 

Inca terns are back on show in the penguin aviary.

 

• Western tree hyraxes will arrive from Ostrava in the coming weeks.

• All Panay cloudrunners in captivity are now situated in Plzen, the last male from Prague arrived last weekend

• discussion started about using the jackal exhibit for aardvarks, there is a possibility that the exhibit will be netted over, so the aardvarks can be accompanied by Garnett's galagos, another option is some small carnivore species (wors case scenario - meerkat).

• No updates on Elephant house construction