The construction of the galliformes complex has finished. In the next few weeks, the birds will be moved in. https://www.instagram.com/p/CTt3PPLLIvn/?utm_medium=copy_link
Three white-rumped shamas has recently hatched. https://www.instagram.com/pcbaindonesia/p/CYyVPNevw-j/?utm_medium=copy_link
4 months ago a orphan Javan warty pig ( Sus verrucosus ) was brought in. This female was about three months old at the time of arrival and placed with a young Pot-bellied pig as company and they are both doing fine .
PCBA has successfully breed their Kangean shama. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdh-rAFPgNh/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
PCBA has planned for a breeding projects of the Sulawesi forest turtle, as well as species of rainbow fish and gobies. This a great news especially since the forest turtle is available for people to buy and keep here in Indonesia due to them being unprotected by the Indonesian government. There are private breeders for this rare species but they're obviously headed for the pet trade.
According to their instagram they have an Indonesian mountain weasel (Mustela lutreolina) in the collection. Surely the only one in captivity?
This species has often caught and kept as pet in Indonesia, labelled as a mink by the seller and keeper. With the current trend of keeping wildlife in Indonesia, the number of this species being keep as a house pet would definitely risen.
PCBA has started a new breeding project for species of freshwater Sulawesi shrimps (Caridina sp.), snails (e.g. tylomelania sp.), and fish (e.g. oryzias sp.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeNmXgmvD2-/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Latest news from PCBA can be found here : News And video of the Maratua shama : https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=758334695457327
The linked news update mentions the construction of a breeding facility for Bawean warty pigs (Sus blouchi). I was unaware this taxon had been split from the Javan species.
The split was suggested in Groves' Ungulate Taxonomy (from 2011). They are smaller and there are some other morphological differences, and of course the island is home to other endemic species such as the Bawean Hog Deer. The suggested split seems to have only erratically been followed. I don't think it is a majority view yet, and whether the differences between them and Javan animals are robust enough for a splitting or whether they are just because it is a population separated on a small island (for geologically a relatively short time) is probably a good question. I doubt there has been any genetic work done on them.
PCBA has released 40 Javan pied mynas on Taman Safari Prigen's safari area. The event was attended by representative of the local government of East Java, IPB university's academics, local communities, and other guests. Monitoring and evaluation will regularly take place to ensure the wellbeing of the mynas. Photos from PCBA Instagram page. The mynas in their habituation aviary: Release of the mynas:
PCBA has began constructing 40 additional aviaries for the Maratua shamas. PCBA of TSI II Jatim on Instagram: "We are building again! Thanks to our outstanding partnership with @zgap_e.v, we are able to build yet another aviary complex for the conservation breeding of highly threatened Indonesian songbirds. Currently we are constructing 40 additional aviaries for the ex-situ conservation of some of Indonesia's most threatened species, Shamas. This new building will be a major step forward on our way to prevent the total eradication of the Maratua Shama which only survives at PCBA. ____________________ Kami kembali membangun! Atas kerjasama yang luar biasa dengan @zgap_e.v, kami dapat menambah kompleks kandang burung untuk pengembangbiakan konservasi bagi burung berkicau Indonesia yang sangat terancam punah. Saat ini kami membangun 40 kandang tambahan untuk konservasi eksitu bagi sebagian jenis burung yang terancam punah di Indonesia, burung-burung murai. Bangunan baru ini akan menjadi langkah penting bagi kami dalam mencegah kepunahan total murai Maratua yang hanya ada di PCBA."
PCBA seems to had began their other mamalian projects, apart from the Javan warty pigs and Javan small-toothed palm civets. Apart from Indonesian mountain weasel, Sunda pangolin, and red giant flying squirrel, they also have a spotted giant flying squirrel and interestingly a spiny bandicoot or long-nosed echymipera. They also had previously planned to breed several species of cuscus and also the Sumatran striped rabbit. Let's see how this ambitious plans worked out in the future. Image - Echymipera rufescens (Rufous Spiny Bandicoot) | BioLib.cz Image - Echymipera rufescens (Rufous Spiny Bandicoot) | BioLib.cz
PCBA has built a 100 acres semi-natural enclosure for their Javan warty pigs consisting on grassland and open forest, where they can live somewhat naturally while still under close oversight. It was also built with biosecurity measures against African swine fever Photo source: Zootierdesjahres on Instagram PCBA of TSI II Jatim on Instagram: "In an unprecedented pilot project, PCBA of Taman Safari Indonesia has established a semi-wild facility for the endangered Javan Warty Pig (Sus verrucosus). 100 hectares of grassland and open forest have been circumvented with mesh wire fence and reinforced with an electric fence in order to create a large, natural enclosure for a group of Javan Warty Pigs. This new facility greatly increases our ex-situ capacities for this endangered species and at the same time allows for the observation of natural Javan warty pig behaviour. To be able to monitor and manage the group of pigs we have set up a habituation and management pen where the animals receive a daily portion of food. This project is made possible by the support from @zootierdesjahres Caption dalam Bahasa Indonesia di kolom komentar #konservasi #babikutil #conservation #insitu #exsitu #wartypig"
Apparently, PCBA had a breeding success with their red giant flying squirrel two months ago, which resulted in an baby being born. A great update for their small mammal projects! PCBA of Taman Safari Indonesia on Instagram: "An offspring of the black-tailed red giant flying squirrel (Petaurista p. nigricaudata) in PCBA has been born is now thriving under its mother's care. ‐------------------- Seekor anakan walangkopo (Petaurista p. nigricaudata) lahir di PCBA dan dibesarkan oleh indukannya. #conservation #flyingsquirrel #konservasi #walangkopo"
