It’s that time again. As another year beings to come to a close it is time for the 7th annual ZooChat Thread of the Year completion. 2022 saw the creation of some truly inspiring threads and it looks like the momentum has carried into this year. I'd argue even more high quality content has been produced as of late which should hopefully make this an interesting nomination process, especially after last year which was easily the most predicable outcome in the history of the game. If you've... Thread of the Year 2023: Nominations ..read more

Hi, I will be visiting all four Mandai parks next week as I'm in Singapore for about a week. What are the major must-see species at each park? Coming from Australia, I already have some species in mind that I really want to see, such as Babirusa and Shoebill Stork, but I know that these are also found in other zoos all over the world. What are some species that Mandai has, which are unique to them or just not very common in zoos worldwide? I'm just as excited about the rarer herps and... Species to See at Mandai ..read more

{Note from mods - this thread split from here: Zoo/Aquarium Hot Takes} Enclosure space is an overrated component of overall species suitability compared to the quality of space. David Hancocks has said this in all his books. I.e. I would much rather see a snow leopard in a Himalayas diorama-type exhibit than a large, grassy field with little other enrichment. You might be surprised how... Enclosure space is overrated compared to quality of space ..read more

According to the BBC both sites have announced that less than 10of staff will be made redundant, it does not say what staff The cause of the redundancies is due to massive increase in energy prices. To make any staff redundant so close to Christmas is a terrible thing .All affected staff have been notified. The energy prices had risen by more than £1million in 2022 alone ..read more

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A common marmoset has been born: Category: | NT News SOME monkey business at Crocodylus Park has led to common marmosets Abbey and Phil welcoming their first baby. Zoo manager, Bek Ryan, said the tiny bub was born on February 23 weighing just 30g. “Mum and dad took to the baby straight away,” Ms... Click to expand... Crocodylus Park news ..read more

Any idea on what happened to Triang (Teriang) at Zoo Negara? Elephant data base still lists him as alive and at the zoo, although the zoo has told me that he is no longer with them. They also have not informed me whether or not he is still alive ..read more

It looks like common cranes in Europe are getting hit big by HPAI H5N1. They accumulated in high number (200.000) at their migration stop-over site in Hortobágy NP in Hungary in October and November. And there large number of birds probably got infected by bird flu and now they started to die. One news... Bird flu hit European common cranes in Hungary with tens thousands deaths ..read more

Tromso's Polaria is receiving an extension which will include a bigger aquarium and a much needed new seal pool. The current seal pool is entirely inside with no natural light, the proposed new pool will be three times bigger with both indoor and outdoor access for the seals. Finally, we are going to expand! - Polaria ..read more

what the hell is our zoo doing we are getting rid of great animals like vasil to other zoos and while we are running out of animals like our only jaguar luca just died are we going to replace him or are we going to leave it a barren exibit like always ..read more