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| WolfDrei: | Dieser unten dargestellte Masterplan wurde im April veröffentlicht. Nun hat es aber im Juni (nicht nur wie bei uns den Zoo Prag) den Calgary Zoo erwischt - Überflutung fast des gesamten Zoos, der direkt am nördlichen Ufer des Bow Rivers lieg. Der Schaden wird auf 65 Mio Kanada-Dollar geschätzt. Eine Teileröffnung erfolgte am 31. Juli. (Meldung aus IZN). (03.09.2013, 19:36) | ||
| Klaus Schüling: | Calgary Zoo verkündet einen Masterplan für die nächsten 20 Jahre Alleine in den kommenden fünf Jahren sollen 162 Millionen Can $ ausgegeben werden. Ab 2018 werden fünf Jahre lang Große Pandas gehalten werden. Bis zu deren Ankunft sollen unter anderem Gehege für Saigas, Takine, Kamele und Prewalskipferde sowie eine begehbare Vari-Anlage entstehen. The Calgary Zoo unveiled a long-term development plan that over the next 20 years will dramatically transform the landscape and philosophical focus of Alberta’s oldest charity and Calgary’s biggest tourist attraction. “Twenty years from now, the Calgary Zoo will bear little resemblance to the zoo today,” said Dr. Clement Lanthier, zoo president and CEO. “There is no doubt that this is the most ambitious redevelopment plan in the zoo’s 84-year history and it will solidify the Calgary Zoo as Canada’s leader in conservation. We intend to build a zoo that will lead the world in animal welfare while immersing our guests in experiences that will inspire a new appreciation for wildlife and wild places. ”In the first phase, which spans the next five years leading up to the arrival of two giant pandas in 2018, the zoo will spend $ 162 million on at least 36 projects that will set a new standard for animal enclosures and create new ways for guests to connect with and learn about nature. “In developing this plan, we took a hard look at the role of modern zoos to see how the Calgary Zoo can best serve the conservation needs of the future,” said Lanthier. “ Because one in seven endangered species are now in the care of zoos, today’s zoos can well be compared to Noah’s Ark – we are part of a global network of conservation organizations to preserve species in the wild using all the means at our disposal including captive breeding, reintroduction and education.” One of the important considerations for the next five years is preparing for the arrival of giant pandas in 2018, including renovating the space currently used by the zoo’s elephants which will be relocated within the next year. That space will be repurposed for a new species, still to be finalized, on an interim basis and then prepared for the giant pandas. Given the impact of the giant panda visit in 1988 when zoo attendance almost doubled, Lanthier says the Calgary Zoo expects the five-year stay this time will give tourism a significant boost. About 50 per cent of the zoo’s visitors come from out-of-town, making the Calgary Zoo both the most visited zoo in Canada and Calgary’s most visited tourist attraction. Other highlights of Phase I include a fully-immersive lemur exhibit, an interactive African village in Destination Africa and taking the first steps in phasing out the Prehistoric Park to make room for an expansive new home for endangered Japanese snow monkeys and a new species native to China and northern India, takin. 20-Year Master Plan The $162 million in Phase I development will generate an economic impact of $363 million, according to an independent study produced by Grant Thornton. The second phase of development spans approximately 15 years and will see a complete revamp of the island’s west end. The final sections of the Prehistoric Park will retire to make way for a large new tiger habitat and a 65,000-square-foot immersive Tropical House will complete the area. Additional new exhibits and upgrades will be completed in Destination Africa, orangutans will replace giant pandas, and finally the complete rebuild of the Canadian Wilds will be undertaken which ultimately sees the return of the iconic polar bear and seals. Lanthier explained that the innovative rebuild of the Canadian Wilds to create "In the Company of Bears" will increase the focus on all native bear species and help guests appreciate the important role each species plays in maintaining our own fragile Canadian ecosystem. The 21-acre area of the zoo will be re designed to create three flexible habitats that meet the needs of the bears while at the same time providing a memorable experience designed to showcase the rugged Canadian wilderness. “Polar bears are an important part of our Canadian landscape – they are iconic and majestic – but the sad reality is that they are facing huge environmental challenges,” explained Lanthier. “All indications from international experts are that within 10 to 20 years there will be a great need for institutions like the Calgary Zoo to tell the story of the polar bear and help preserve them in sufficient numbers to ensure genetic diversity until we can find the solutions to those challenges. As one of the largest zoos in Canada and arguably one of the most ideally situated in the world in terms of climate for polar bears, we must be prepared to help." “We are confident that when the Calga ry Zoo reaches its 100th Anniversary in 2029, we will be a world leader for our animal welfare and conservation practices,” Lanthier concluded. “We will have played a major role in inspiring change – meaningful change – in our community, in our nation and in the world.” Phase I Summary of Key Projects Sampling of the more than 24 new and revamped major animal enclosures Black & white ruffed lemur* African pygmy goat* Takin* Saiga* Giant panda* Bongo* Eagle Aviary Snow Monkey (Japanese macaque) Snow Leopard Red Panda Przewalski’s Horse Bactrian Camel (* New species to the zoo) Other New Non-animal Features: 1. African Village 2. Wildlife Interpretive Centre 3. Indoor shop & outdoor kiosk for giant pandas retail 4. Dinny's Green 5. North Shore Green 6. New events tent 7. Swinging bridge 8. North Shore washrooms 9. Additional parking and zoo entry kiosks in north parking lot 10. New storage capacity 11. Zoo-wide way finding/orientation program 12. New maintenance and horticulture shop - (30.04.2013, 16:21) | ||
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Klaus Schüling: | Assiniboine Zoo, Winnipeg Der Zoo erhält 3,1 Millionen Can $ für den Neubau eines Einganggebäudes von der Stadt: It won't be long before zoo-goers on their way to see Hudson the polar bear will enter the Assiniboine Park Zoo through a new main gate. City council on Wednesday approved giving the Assiniboine Park Conservancy a $3.1-million grant to help it replace the zoo's main gate on Roblin Boulevard. Don Peterkin, chief operations officer of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy, said the 11,000-sq.-ft. project will cost a total of $5.3 million. "The rest of the funds comes from our ongoing fundraising campaign," Peterkin said on Thursday. "The new entrance will be larger than what the old east gate is. We are planning for more people to come see the new Journey to Churchill exhibit and we are planning for the future." The main gate used to be beside the parking lot on the east side of the zoo, where the zoo's gift store is, but it was closed and moved to the Roblin entrance at the south side of the facility. Peterkin said when completed, the new improved entrance will include a gift shop, public washrooms, a membership area and office and lunchroom space for staff. "That entrance has looked like a deserted back alley," he said. "We will also be sprucing up the parking lot there." Peterkin said construction is expected to begin in June and the entrance will be open next May just before the Journey to Churchill exhibit opens. Quwlle: Blooloop (27.04.2013, 16:54) | |
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Klaus Schueling: | Grosse Pandas in Toronto eingetroffen Ab 18. Mai - nach überstandener Quarantäne - soll dann die Anlage eröffnet werden: http://www.torontozoo.com/pandas/ Hier ein Beitrag zum wirtschaftlichen Hintergrund der auf fünf Jahre ausgelegten Maßnahme: Toronto Zoo expects a big attendance boost with black and white stars Da Mao and Er Shun Popular pandas often mean a sharp increase in attendance, but there are less tangible benefits as well. Two pandas hold much in their paws as they land in Toronto on Monday for a five-year stay at the city’s zoo. The arrival of Da Mao and Er Shun marks a milestone in the city-owned Toronto Zoo’s long struggle to secure a panda bear loan. And it comes as the zoo faces the loss of its three elephants — a key attraction and status symbol — to a sanctuary, amid pressure to boost admissions and wean itself from the city’s yearly cash infusions. On paper at least, snagging the pandas could go a long way to benefitting the zoo. According to the zoo’s budget, the pair of panda bears is expected to draw an extra 300,000 visitors in 2013, for a total of 1.6 million. Extra admissions and sales are to offset nearly $8 million price tag of the panda exhibit and more than $3 million a year in expenses. The budget projects memberships will go up 10 per cent this year. The zoo also plans for a $3 increase to admission fees to take effect in May, the month the pandas will go on public display after a 30-day quarantine. “There’s no doubt that the admissions to the Toronto Zoo will be increased in huge numbers. So it’s going to help the Toronto Zoo financially,” said Councillor Raymond Cho, who sits on the zoo’s management board and was instrumental in securing the pandas, which come with a $1-million annual fee that goes to research and conservation in China. But Cho said a financial boost was the last priority on a list of benefits the bears are expected to bring, after research and conservation opportunities, stronger China-Toronto ties and an added attraction for the Pan Am Games, among others. Zoo officials said they were too busy to answer questions about admissions, revenues, the loan agreements or sponsorships until after the pandas’ arrival. The zoo’s three aging elephants, Toka, Thika and Iringa, are set to be flown to the PAWS sanctuary in California before summer, following a long, bitter battle between zoo staff and city councillors over the fate of the aging females. Cho called the pandas’ arrival “perfect timing.” “I don’t think we’ll lose a lot in admissions, especially if the panda is coming,” said Cho (Ward 42, Scarborough-Rouge River). The Toronto Zoo 2013 budget projects that the surge in visitors will dissipate over the pandas’ five-year stay, but surpluses from a busy first and second year could be used to offset costs in what will likely be a slower third and fourth year. Pandas have long been a major crowd-pleaser. In 1985, when the Toronto Zoo had two pandas on loan from China for the summer, more than 1 million people paid a visit and the zoo’s revenues almost doubled over the previous year. In 2011, attendance went up 200 per cent in the first couple of months after a pair of pandas arrived at Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo. But that’s not the case everywhere. Zoo Atlanta got two pandas on loan from China in 1999 that drew larger-than-usual crowds for about a year, said Rebecca Snyder, curator of mammals. After that, admissions returned to normal levels, with rises after panda cubs were born. “The program is pretty expensive all told, so the attendance you receive as a result of the pandas doesn’t pay for all of that,” said Snyder. “It’s certainly a draw for us, so that’s helpful. But the reason Atlanta wanted to get pandas wasn’t to make money off them, it was to do something for panda conservation.” In Toronto, taxpayers subsidized the zoo to the tune of $11.1 million in 2012, and the same amount has been budgeted for 2013. Plans to sell the zoo were nixed last year, but council has made it clear it wants the zoo off its back financially. Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby, vice-chair of the zoo’s board of management, said pandas could bring money in, not just through ticket sales but with fundraisers and sponsorships. “The more money we can raise, obviously the less dependent we are on city finances,” said Lindsay Luby. Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker said the pandas will bring crowds and stature to the zoo, but the real benefit is the opportunity to educate the public about conservation. “They’re adorable, they’re charming and they’re the cutest educators we’ve ever had,” said De Baeremaeker, adding that while pandas shouldn’t cost taxpayers, the zoo isn’t looking to make a profit. He said he has “no fear” that zoo numbers would drop without the pandas’ arrival, citing the zoo’s 5,000 species. “I don’t think that getting the pandas is going to save the zoo or rescue our numbers,” he said. “It is a great opportunity so that after the pandas leave there will be a bump and we’ll keep that number, but it’s not a make or break proposition for the zoo.” cia Blooloop: : Jessica McDiarmid News reporter, Published on Fri Mar 22 2013 (27.03.2013, 12:42) | |
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Liz Thieme: | da ich heute schon so viele schlechte Nachrichten überbracht habe, noch eine positive. Am 2.9. wurde in Toronto ein Gorilla-Junge geboren. Mutter ist Ngozi und Vater Charles. Nun fehlt nur noch dem Jungen ein Name, da gibt es natürlich einen Wettbewerb dafür auf der HP, dieser läuft bis zum 13. November. Der Name muss mit N beginnen, da traditiosnmäßig die Tiere nach der Mutter benannt werden. Ob und was man gewinnen kann steht da leider nicht ;) (30.09.2009, 21:43) | |
| Liz Thieme: | Vancouver Aquarium Am 8.6. hat Beluga-Weibchen "Aurora" (20) ein Kalb zur Welt gebracht. Bisher geht es beiden sehr gut. Der Veterinär tippt auch ein Weibchen. Es ist ca 1,30 m lang und ungefähr 50kg schwer. Vater ist der Zuchtbulle "Imaq" (21). "Aurora" und ihr Kalb teilen sich die Hauptanlage mit "Qila" (13, Auroras Tochter) und ihre Tochter "Tiqa" (1). Damit ist es das erste Mal, dass zwei Kälber gleichzeitig gezeigt werden. "Imaq" und Zweitbulle "Kavna" (39) leben derzeit hinter den Kulissen. (09.06.2009, 16:56) |
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