Shocking news out of Granby. A keeper has been mauled by a lion. The female employee has serious injuries but should pull through. Another employee saved her. The details don't seem to be clear yet but somehow she and the lion ended up in the same space. It seems more shocking when you consider two of the lions are siblings from Bowmanville and are very used to being in the same physical space as their keepers. If it was one of them it seems more peculiar. Hopefully the employee makes a full recovery. Employees 'in shock' after lion mauls worker at Granby Zoo - Montreal - CBC News Employee of Quebec's Granby Zoo suffers 'severe' injuries in lion attack - The Globe and Mail
The lion that attacked the staff member was 14 year old Kao who was born in Granby. Makes more sense to me then the younger hand reared people oriented Bowmanville siblings. The staff member is expected to make a full recovery and Kao will not be harmed. The investigation continues. Lion that bit worker in Canada zoo is spared, back on view | Canada | Reuters
Out of curiosity, why is there only 1 photo in the gallery? Also, will they get more elephants to try and make a bigger herd?
I think there are not a lot of photos in the gallery because most of the Canadian zoo chat members are from Ontario. There are some out west too but I think there may be an absence of people from Quebec who could provide photos. I don't know what their plan is for the herd. They have an old cow and a young bull. They could just be using the male to act as a companion with plans to ship him south for breeding once she goes. I would think if they had breeding plans they would have got more of them to start with.
Human error was to blame for the lion attack. Granby lion attack caused by human error, investigation finds - Montreal - CBC News
The zoo is being encouraged to breed its flamingos. A Przewalski’s horse fall could be on the way as two of the horse have been recommended to breed. It’s been awhile since they have had a breeding pair. Both Hartmann’s zebra females are to breed so foals could arrive any time over the next year or so. The Plains zebras as well can all breed and are encouraged to breed, especially once the new male arrives from Franklin Park. Lots of zebra foals for the zoo in the coming while. A new male snow leopard is arriving from Winnipeg to breed with the zoo’s one year old female while her sister heads to Columbus to start a family of her own. Mom, Snowflake, will stay on as a non breeder. The jaguars will not be breeding until both of the current cubs are placed. The female will go to Philadelphia to breed while they are still trying to find a home for her brother. The Amur tigers will be breeding again soon. First up sending both male cubs off to Detroit to breed. The grey crowned cranes are supposed to be breeding as the female is a potential founder to the population. A new female colobus, Frida, is due in from Baltimore to breed with either male, Kizzy or Zimwi. The other two females, Amy and Lulu, are to be contracepted. The youngest two female mandrills will be used in an AI experiment along with a male, Yusufu, from Calgary. Four of the female Japanese macaques, Zoe, Madjae, Miu and Shiwa, are to breed with two of the males, Seppe or Misu. A new breeding pair of green aracari will be established. The current female will to go Seattle while a new female will come from Tracy Aviary. The steller's sea eagles are still to breed but no chick has been produced by the pair even though they have been together since 2006 and both are fully mature. The plan is for more red panda cubs from Kayah and Kelly. Their son Kendji will go to Cincinnati. Remaining male Koko is too old to breed.
The zoo will be receiving gorillas, Nassir and Sadiki, from Toronto. They will not be living with Jawara and Zwalani just yet.
Japanese Macaque, Zoe, gave birth to an infant via c section in April. Mother and baby are doing well but the baby needed to be hand reared. The link has partial video of the c section for those interested. Naissance par césarienne d’un macaque japonais
Amur leopardess Hope arrived to Granby earlier this week. Hope was born in Korkeasaari Zoo 2015 to Zane and Toomas. À la rescousse des léopards de l'Amour | Marie-France Létourneau | Actualités
Four meerkat males have moved to LA to create a new breeding group there. Los Angeles Zoo puts new 'mob' of meerkats on exhibit
The zoo is getting $18 million from the government of Quebec to help with development. Zoo de Granby: projet de 41 M$
