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  1. Jana

    Jana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    A new private bird park opened yesterday. Directly on highway D8. Only 5 km east of Prague, in village Nehvizdy (well-off suburb area). Accessible by several city bus lines, with free parking.

    I havent visited myself yet so can´t comment on it much. Few photos online hint on decent quality of aviaries.

    Its internet site lists 100 bird species (waterfowl, pheasants, owls, parrots, flamingos...), 20 mammals (mostly low-maintenance public favorites like suricatas) and 3 tortoises. I had seen on photos some bird species not listed on the site, total species count migth be slightly higher.

    zooparknehvizdy.cz – Zoo v Nehvizdech
     
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    Not many very rare species in there but a pretty good species list nonetheless, and a very extensive waterbird/waterfowl collection. Will be interesting to see what comes of it.
     
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    A Patagonian mara was born recently. And seriemas have 1 chick.

    Caribbean flamingo flock is in mood for breeding, 5 pairs laid eggs and are incubating.

    Northern white-faced scops-owls have eggs that should hatch any day.
     
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    At least 2 Caribbean flamingo chicks hatched.

    The owner works on following future exhibits:
    - new enclosure for racka sheep (Hungarian breed with funny horns)
    - new aviaries for small species of birds of prey
    - koi pond
    - red river hog enclosure is ready but they wait for animals

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    Hope those pygmy Falcons will be there
     
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    They got a new species - Western grey kangaroos (from Pilsen) arrived last month.

    The zoopark owner employs 3 animal keepers, 1 zoologist lady with university degree (rule set by Czech zoo licencing law), 4 maintenance/construction guys, few catering staff (seems mostly part-time).

    In preparation
    - walk-through room with small exotic birds (probably astrilds I guess?).
    - "tropical hall" - their first heated pavilion, species unknown.

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    It's eastern gray actually, they confuse these two from the time of arrival, but from pictures they are quite clearly eastern gray.
     
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