Good News Notes: “The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans is preparing to welcome two new additions from a “critically endangered” species. A 12-year-old Sumatran orangutan named Menari is pregnant for the first time, and she’s expecting twins, thanks to a successful breeding match with the zoo’s male orangutan Jambi. She’s expected to give birth in…
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Patter of tiny paws: Giant panda gives birth at Dutch zoo
Good News Notes: “A giant panda loaned by China to a Dutch zoo as part of a breeding pair has given birth to a cub, the zoo announced Saturday. The mother, Wu Wen, and her cub ‘are staying in the maternity den and are doing well,’ Ouwehands Zoo said in a statement. The zoo said…
Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo. Your cuppa can help save his species
Good News Notes: “Tree kangaroos are so unusual that when Europeans first encountered them in Australia in 1872, they were sceptical. Who would believe a kangaroo could climb a tree? But the recent birth of Chimbu – a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo at Healesville Sanctuary – gives us the chance to watch one of these unique, and very…
Wildlife Reserves sees success in breeding endangered species
Good News Notes: “Breeding species of animals that are endangered to supplement their population in the wild can ensure their continued existence in the event of threats like the fires that razed the Amazon last year and, more recently, Australia. Wildlife Reserves Singapore’s (WRS) director of zoology Luis Carlos Neves said the animals also serve…
Saginaw zoo gets two-toed sloth named Okra Mae
Good News Notes: “The Saginaw Children’s Zoo recently added a new member to its family. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, zoo officials announced a Hoffman’s two-toed sloth named Okra Mae is the newest addition to the Saginaw Children’s Zoo, 1730 S. Washington Ave. Okra came from Zoo Atlanta, an association of zoos and aquariums in an…
LA Zoo Discovers New Breeding Technique for California Condors
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/LA-Zoo-New-Breeding-Technique-for-Endangered-California-Condors-509881901.html