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Discussion in 'South Korea' started by okapikpr, 17 Jun 2009.

  1. okapikpr

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    Most of the zoo's Amur Tigers are now registered in the international studbook.

    INSIDE JoongAng Daily
     
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    the zoo just recieved two elephants from Cambodia, a 20 year old bull and a 27 year old cow.
    http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2922901

    However from what I've seen in pictures the exhibit is awfully small, does anyone know if the exhibit has been expanded or a new one is being proposed?
     
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    The map shows 'sea leopards' in the ocean hall section....

    Do they have Leopard Seals???

    Edit - seems they are likely just harbour seals.....oh well!
     
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    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    and now a further two are coming to South Korea from Sri Lanka:
    Two more tuskers donated to korea - Elephant News
     
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    wow another two more! now I really hope that the exhibit can sustain 5 elephants.
     
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    2.4million square metres is 2.4 square kilometres. Which in turn is 240 hectares or about 600 acres. Big, especially for an urban zoo, but not that massive.
     
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    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I'm not sure if the two Sri Lankan elephants are going to the zoo or not, the article I posted was phrased rather ambiguously: "Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered a pair of five-year-old elephants, one female and one male, to the Global Love Sharing Center, a Seoul-based civic group"
     
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    I would assume they maintain both Asiatic and African elephants in separate exhibits?

    I do have some concern over mixing Sri Lankan and mainland elephants as it is ad-mixing 2 different ESU's. The Sri Lankan ssp. is more endangered.
    (similar qualms exist over any other breeding programme where Sri Lankan elephants are mixed with other Asiatic elephant ssp.'s)
     
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    If I am correct both have recently had either an addition (rhino) or are planning to (gorilla) to stimulate / promote breeding.

    Can someone update on the situations with both gorillas and white rhinos at Seoul Zoo?
     
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    Does anyone have any information on the four elephants the Seoul Grand Park Zoo received in November 1983 from the United States? I assume they were Africans but have learned the country no longer has this species. In 1997, they still had 2.2 Africans and 3.1 Asians but I do not know if those four Africans were the same as the 1983 shipment.

    I believe the 1983 shipment of 400 animals was for the grand opening of the zoo. I would like to identify the elephants for my records since they came from the US. They may have been fresh imports or possibly from a zoo on exhibit.