Smithsonian National Zoo Smithsonian National Zoo News 2017

The male Sumatran Tiger cub is leaving for San Diego today - keepers continued to supplementry feed him, however Damai has since rejected him completely.

In San Diego he will be paired with another male Tiger cub who was seized by border patrol recently
Zoo’s Tiger Cub Transferred to San Diego Zoo Safari Park

 

The cub arrived safely at the San Diego Safari Park and has already been introduced to the rescued cub.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1982048788478454

 

Giant Panda Mei Xiang Is Not Pregnant

 

The central parking facility is a proposed action item for the National Capital Planning Commissions October fifth meeting.

https://www.ncpc.gov/DocumentDepot/Tentative_Agendas/TentativeAgenda_Current.pdf

 

Project synopsis:

https://www.ncpc.gov/files/projects/2017/7911_Project_Synopsis_Oct2017.pdf

Submission materials:

https://www.ncpc.gov/files/projects/2017/7911_Submission_Materials_Oct2017.pdf

Source:

Upcoming Projects

 

If this parking garage is created would that allow the zoo to convert the current parking lots into exhibit space?

 

Yes.

"By consolidating visitor parking in a structure above the General Services Building (whose roof is the current Parking Lot C), the National Zoo will be able to reclaim Lots A and B to expand these areas as animal habitat."

 

I feel like I read on a zoo facebook group that once they had the parking garage, they could use the land where parking lot A and B were for giraffes. I feel like some other animals were named, but I cannot remember. We will see what happens.

 

Here's what the lots will be used for:



If you can't read it;

Parking lot A:

Animal Habitate Expansion
African Savannah

Parking lot B:

Animal Habitate Expansion
Global Desert

Parking lot D:

Environmental Demonstration Area
Rock Creek Sustainability

 

Well, I am hoping they keep the cheetah exhibit the same since they just spent all that money putting mesh around it.

 

I believe these projects are still years away. In the FY18 budget request the parking facility is listed as a future project in the five-year capital plan, but not any of the three in the image (the five-year plan is FY18-FY23).

 

Thanks for all of the information, Andrew. I appreciate it. Hopefully they can make this happen. It would be cool to see the National Zoo build a couple of more large scale exhibit areas and bring back giraffes and rhinos, which I assume they would do with the African savanna shown there. I wonder what they envision for the desert zone? Antelope exhibits for species like scimitar-horned oryx?

 

Two Dama Gazelle Calves Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

 

In fact, it was 3 (2.1) born over time ... as the article will tell you. The calves are the result of a recent species program recommendation (a new male ..).

 

NaturZoo Rheine is sending out their juvenile male sloth bear to D.C. to be a mate to Remy.

 

New Electric Fishes Exhibit Opens at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Species:

Electric Eel
Black Ghost Knifefish
Bluntnose Knifefish
Elephant-Nose Knifefish

 

Red Panda Cub Euthanized at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Meet the zoos baby screaming hairy armadillos.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155752611927902

 

The screaming hairy armadillos video is good, I like in-depth keeper-narrated ones such as this one.

 

White-cheeked Gibbon Euthanized at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Male Sloth Bear Arrives at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

 

Prehensile-tailed Porcupine Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo