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1.0 okapi has arrived from DAK

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Nice addition to one of the smaller zoos and probably a bit of a crowd puller.
BTW: he is the old breeding male at DAK.

 

As part of Giving Tuesday, the Zoo took donations for new upcoming exhibits for lions and tigers.

Support for Roosevelt Park Zoo’s big cat habitat on Giving Tuesday

 

The new big cat exhibits look like they will be ready this summer:

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Priya, a bactrian camel, died last Friday. Some of her reproductive tissue were taken in for research before she was cremated.

Bactrian camel at Roosevelt Park Zoo dies | News, Sports, Jobs - Minot Daily News
How the Roosevelt Park Zoo handles animal deaths

(Personally, I find the latter article interesting. I didn't know zoos cremated their animals after an autopsy, nor did they take reproductive tracts when the species is endangered)

 

An article with details about the upcoming, nearly-finished lion habitat.

An inside look at the Roosevelt Park Zoo's state-of-the-art lion exhibit

 

The zoo is still an AZA member.

Roosevelt Park Zoo receives AZA accreditation

 

The Roosevelt Park Zoo re-opened yesterday, May 9: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Bismarck, Minot zoos reopen May 9

 

Amur Tiger Habitat Opens

Krapinka, Viktor and Zoya, Roosevelt Park Zoo’s three Amur tigers, now officially have a new habitat.

The new habitat is part of a $6.2 million project for the zoo’s African lions and Amur tigers. The tigers now have 21,599 square feet of habitat. Their former habitat was 1,350 square feet. The tiger habitat has three separate yards for the tigers with additional dayroom space. There are also overhead catwalks, fountains, pools, glass viewing and green foliage.

The zoo’s “New Habitat for a New Century” centennial capital campaign has about $900,000 available for the renovation of the former cat habitat for leopards. The capital campaign will continue to raise about $1.6 million more for that project. The project is expected to cost about $2-2 1/2 million. The projects are being done in conjunction with the zoo’s centennial celebration in 2021.

Full article: Zoo’s new Amur tiger habitat officially opens

 

The zoo has unveiled plans for a new Amur leopard habitat:

Minot zoo visitors preview new Amur leopard habitat plans

 

New Sloth Habitat Opens/New Sloth Arrives

Zoo event celebrates arrival of young sloth & International Sloth Day

The zoo’s new sloth is five or six-months old and came to Minot from a facility in Florida, Barnhart said.

The zoo’s young sloth has been named “Helen” for the grandmothers of anonymous donors who made possible the new sloth habitant and the young sloth, Barnhart said.

The new sloth habitant is in the location of the tamarins who went to Dallas World Aquarium in Dallas, Texas.

 

A giraffe calf has been born:

Roosevelt Park Zoo welcomes baby giraffe

The zoo announced a healthy baby calf giraffe was born Wednesday to parents Kianga and Mashama. It’s the ninth calf born to the pair.

 

Other news in 2021:

On January 7th, 2021, the zoo announced that a (0.1) Amur leopard named Clover was moved into one of the enclosures for the Amur tigers.

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On March 1st, the zoo announced the transfer of a (0.1) reindeer named Lily to the Dakota Zoo in Bismarck, North Dakota.

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On March 13th, the zoo announced that their African penguins are getting a new exhibit on one of the floors in the Aviary area.

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On April 29th, the zoo announced that they have gotten new pavement for the savanna loop area of the zoo.

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On May 12th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) American bison was born. On June 5th, it was given the name Edwin.

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On June 4th, the zoo announced the transfer of (0.0.2) jaguars named Arizona and B'alam from the San Antonio Zoo in Texas. This was a seasonal transfer as their exhibit was being constructed.

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Also on June 4th, the zoo announced the transfer of a (3.0) African crested porcupines (named Huey, Dewey, and Leuy) and a (1.0) domesticated yak named Sven from the Hemker Park and Zoo in Minnesota. These are also seasonal transfers.

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On August 6th, it was reported that the zoo celebrated its 100 years of operation.

Roosevelt Park Zoo celebrates 100 years

On August 22nd, the zoo announced that an 8-year-old (0.1) black-tailed prairie dog named Laura was humanely euthanized due to arthritis.

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On August 24th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) American bison was born. On October 21st, the baby's name was announced, Sloane.

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On October 30th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) Scottish highland calf was born on October 27th.

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On November 13th, the zoo announced that their yaks have moved into the alpaca exhibit.

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Zoya the Amur tiger is believed to be pregnant and due any day.

Zoo tiger being watched for possible birth

 

Exciting news! Hopefully all goes well with her being a first time breeder. The zoo have done everything they can, including giving her all the privacy she needs, so I’m hopeful of a positive outcome.

 

It really is exciting, especially considering that she was raised by a foster Sumatran tiger mother together with the mother's own 3 male cubs at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

 

Raising different subspecies of tiger together has been highly successfully in socialising the cubs.

One of my local zoos has a Sumatran tigress that was rejected by her mother and raised alongside adult hybrid tigers and juvenile Sumatrans. The result was a well socialised tigress, who successfully bred.

The information I was given by her keepers was that any variation in upbringing has no effect on their chances of successfully rearing their own cubs as it’s done on instinct (not learn through observation); the rearing is however critical to their chances of having normal social interactions (including breeding) with their own kind.

 

On March 22nd, it was reported that (0.0.3) Amur tigers were born on the morning of March 19th.

Zoya, Minot’s Amur tiger, gives birth to trio of cubs

 

The zoo announced today they're monitoring the health of 15 year old African lioness Jasira as she's exhibiting a loss of appetite.

Roosevelt Park Zoo monitoring health of lioness ‘Jasira’

 

The zoo announced today that they euthanized African lioness Jasira on Friday, April 22nd.

Roosevelt Park Zoo announces passing of lioness ‘Jasira’