Man, I can't believe how much this zoo has changed (for the better) since my visit in 2011. I'm really considering going back someday, it's a long but worthy car ride.
Yes, indeed. The have formed close ties to Dvur Kralove Zoo in Czech Republic. Would be nice to have some more zoo news from around Bassin d'Arcachon.
Zoo Bassin D’Arcachon is preparing to evacuate its animals to other zoos in France due to smoke inhalation caused by the extreme wildfires ravaging the area around the zoo. Thoughts go out to the staff in this stressful and difficult time. Feux en Gironde : le zoo d'Arcachon contraint d'évacuer ses animaux
Around a dozen animals at the zoo have died of stress and from the high temperatures at the zoo; 363 animals that could be moved have been transported to a zoo in Bordeaux-Pessac, 65km away. The information comes from this news article (final paragraph under the second heading, just above the 'Landiras wildfire' heading): Heatwave: Ferocious European heat heads north
Beauval has temporarily received ca. 50 animals from the Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon : small primates, sloths, birds and also 3 young Lions that have left Beauval a month ago...
Do you know where the two females have been sent to? (I suppose they left as well since they tried to place Besar)
Vallee des Singes have stated they received two orang-utans from Bassin D'Arachon, which I assume could be the two females, but it could also be their second male orang-utan 'Jingga'.
The number of animals that perished in the wildfire and could not be saved is 14. 370 individuals were transferred to other French zoos, after a temporary initial transfer to Zoo de Bordeaux - Pessac. 507 individuals remain on the present zoo site. These animals lost are: 1 scarlet macaw 1 red and green macaw 2 tarictic hornbill 2 mitred conure 1 Dendrocygna species (either fulvous or black bellied - both are held according to the zoo species list) 2 yellow breasted capuchin monkeys 1 scarlet ibis 1 Asian small clawed otter 1 Humboldt penguïn 1 Bornean orang utan 1 Cotton top tamarin Source: Évacuation du zoo du Bassin, un orang-outan parmi les quatorze animaux décédés - La Dépêche du Bassin
The animals temporarily sent to the Zoo de la Palmyre (including 1 Orangutan and 2 Snow Leopards) have been brought back to the Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon. This follows the end of the threat caused by fire expansion few days ago.
The Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon has also sent back the animals that have been transferred to Doué to escape the fire risk : that includes 1 Jaguar, 1 Bat-eared Fox and 2 Anteaters.
The zoo sends back new animals from Zoodyssée, Le Reynou and La Flèche : 2 Red Pandas, 2 Binturongs, Porcupines, Meerkats and Smooth-Coated Otters.
One good piece of news after the turmoil caused by the fires around the Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon : a Greater Kudu is born last night.
In a video posted on Vallée des Singes' Facebook page it was writen that the park received 9 animals from Arcachon including a bonobo ! After research I can confirm that Arcachon has a single bonobo since a few time and that this animal is not coming from european zoos. Don't know more unfortunately.
During the wildfire epsiode the ratel was sent to Ecozonia : EcoZonia, Terres de Prédateurs So we have now the confirmation that the zoo has one !
The Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon has finally brought back the primates temporarily sent to the Vallée des Singes : Les singes du bassin d'Arcachon hébergés à la Vallée des Singes rentrent dans leur zoo
The Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon has recently brought back other animals : 3 Cheetahs and 2 Siamangs temporarily housed in Sigean.
