Large parking lot is something this zoo needs urgently. Hopefuly it will get high priority in their investment plans.
Well, I would be much more excited about them (and gelladas, whom also feature map in these materials), than about return of elephants and orangutans
Guys, are Leon and Ronja the only katanga lions at Usti? edit: got the info from zootierliste - 1.0 LEON, * 07.09.2004 in Halle, seit 20.09.2005 in Usti - 0.1 RONJA, * 07.09.2004 in Halle, seit 20.09.2005 in Usti
Recently the zoo gave some more info on the new mandril enclosure. The (former?) pavilion of old-world primates will be replaced by a new exhibit named the "Congo Forest". This exhibit will house mandrills, De Brazza's monkeys and Mantled guerezas. Source: Instagram of Zoo Ústí nad Labem (23/12/2022)
New species arrived - 0.3 blessbocks from ZOOM Gelsenkirchen. They will be mixed with giraffes. The former elephant house is being rebuilt for another species - Malayan tapirs, visajan pigs and island flying foxes.
Unfortunately, both cubs had to be euthanised. One was pts last month, the second cub just recently. They both had inborn low ossification of long bones that resulted in broken and unhealing legs. RIP Article
Some (hopefully) good news from Ústí for a change - (former) elephant house - according to zoo website, it should be (re)open with its new inhabitats (tapirs, visayan pigs and fruit bats) in end of april (if I understand correctly) During this year should be build some provisional paddocks for owls and monkeys and old (and I would say, at least in some cases, terrible) exhibits for them will be demolished then (this or more likely next year, I guess?) - info say "non-expositional", so most of these species won t be visible for some time? Visible should stay de Brazza monkeys, which will be moved into empty orangutan paddock (again, provisionaly) Two new/reconstructed exhibits in Exotarium house - reptiles of Madagascar and southeast Asia New species - pygmy hippos (to recent tapir exhibit) and Przewalski horses (former elephant outdoor paddock). Also, some smaller species (prevost squirels, palawan porcupines, elongated tortoise) Also, gibbons will be moved, as already mentioned. Some of these projects are already in progress, so I am cautiously optimistic and also happy that something is indeed happening there...
At the start of this month a Northern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus) was born. Recently a Dusky pademelon joey (Thylogale brunii) started to explore outside its mothers pouch! According to ZTL this is a zoo first breeding for Ústí nad Labem. Sources: Instagram of Ústí nad Labem (13/03/2023) Instagram of Ústí nad Labem (21/03/2023)
Important news : on its website the zoo announced that it is building a nocturnal exhibit for aye aye, mammals, reptiles and insects from Madagascar. EXPOZICE NOČNÍ MADAGASKAR
Next weekend, the former elephant house will reopen with Malayan tapir and Visayan pigs. The former orang exhibit has De Brazza monkeys now (they used to live in old monkey house). Pygmy hippos should appear in early summer (in former tapir exhibit).
A short article about their bear cuscuses appeared. They keep an older pair where both animals are too old to breed. The zoo would like to continue with the species in future so they are in contact with an indonesian zoo and discussing an import of young animals. The species is a diet specialist and should eat only tree leaves. In Usti they were fed also some root vegetables. This proved to be too sugary and the animals got too fat and were put on strict diet. Their only treat is a small piece of avocado they get daily. During summer they get rose flower petals. Article
Their tamandua pair they obtained last year has bred for the first time. A cub born 30th of March is not sexed yet but keepers think it´s rather a female. The upper part of Exotarium pavilion is partly boarded off to give the new mother sense of safety. Source The refurbished reptile tanks in Exotarium mentioned earlier in thread have following species: SE Asia - Weber´s sailfin lizard - Chinese water dragon - Asian leaf turtle - elongated turtle Madagascar - Madagascar tree boa - Madagascar day gecko - Madagascar tomato frog The nilgai pen will have new species on show. The zoo plans to obtain Indian hog deer and mix them with nilgais. Source
Same source also mentions already held blesboks, who should went onshow soon (in giraffe paddock) and that this year should start construction of new gibbon exhibit. Mentioned are also pygmy hippoes ("soon"). Btw visayan pigs and tapir don´t have access to outdoor paddock at this moment, i suppose? Wonder when it will be available to them (I think it should be current guanaco paddock, cause former elephant exposition is reserved for Przewalski horses, but I might be wrong)
Recent birth of a Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur. Zoo Ústí nad Labem on Instagram: "V expozici Berenty se schovává dvoutýdenní mládě vari černobílých Vari jako jeden z mála primátů nenosí svá mláďata na břiše nebo na zádech, ale nechává je v dutině stromu nebo jiném hnízdě. Do šesti týdnů se samice stará o mláďata sama, později se do péče o potomka zapojuje samec a další členové rodiny. Dnešní slunečný den využila matka k prvnímu průzkumu venkovního výběhu i s mládětem, návštěvníci tak mají možnost mládě zahlédnout i venku #vari #varicernobily #vareciavariegata #vareciavariegatavariegata #lemurs #lemuri #mlade #zoomlade #zooborns #zoo #ustinadlabem #zoologickazahrada @zooborns"
The resident Malayan tapir male went to Biopark Fuengirola in Spain gesterday. Instead, the zoo expects arrival of a young tapir pair. Male from Leipzig and female from Dortmund. Source
Former tapir paddock (in lower part of zoo) will have (or already have, probably?) new inhabitant, as planned - pygmy hippo (2 years old female), it will be officially presented on 3rd of June
New species: two female przewalski horses from Prague zoo* arrived. They are already on show in former elephant outdoor paddock. * more precisely its externa breeding station, Dolni Dobrejov
