tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17803131408125452842024-03-18T02:48:55.332-07:00Woodland Park Zoo BlogWoodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.comBlogger1427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-61184493648515085772024-03-15T10:50:00.000-07:002024-03-15T10:50:00.150-07:00A baby gorilla is on the way! Pregnant gorilla will be a first-time mom this summer<p> Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiBOfvodvaLX90PTR0aOqUCoJsugIJwMpDwOZNXGWAk6tdrK-6BW3HlCOtSVvWcBZdyc9w8rJa_egCjqZ7zgujVr0XWU5E7fSV41c3pYE5DvRBcgahWP1srmocaTCcy1RKSyeDGwaojAp2n-2Hu9BCm1E6rkMzkC5bct6T8M5Le6xLakKpfDrTRSGTJI/s5472/RS39282_2020_07_01%20misc-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiBOfvodvaLX90PTR0aOqUCoJsugIJwMpDwOZNXGWAk6tdrK-6BW3HlCOtSVvWcBZdyc9w8rJa_egCjqZ7zgujVr0XWU5E7fSV41c3pYE5DvRBcgahWP1srmocaTCcy1RKSyeDGwaojAp2n-2Hu9BCm1E6rkMzkC5bct6T8M5Le6xLakKpfDrTRSGTJI/w426-h640/RS39282_2020_07_01%20misc-8.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akenji in 2020, photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Woodland Park Zoo recently tested one of its western lowland gorillas for pregnancy. Using the same type of an early-detection kit used for humans, the zoo is proud to announce the test results: two pink lines, which means a pregnant gorilla! </p>The expectant gorilla is 22-year-old Akenji, and this will be her first baby. Akenji is due to give birth the end of June or early July; the gestation period for gorillas is eight to nine months.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJgFFGSTxlP9Gac5celRuAWpguSSrI3coMUutNBF9xWo2iUv3UiuAkOpX5xEY0e0hyphenhyphenos3E-2C9q3kbI5R-RrHJUHeyouEoyEn8RBK8zjtybAz-_sfM5HUhwdRy8XXwm5KmoN6_iB4CSHklsMga0-9ENS-PnnMoW92Tytw-EWfe6kjIV1Ci1K6Z-CP1HI/s4032/RS46197_20240207_085804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJgFFGSTxlP9Gac5celRuAWpguSSrI3coMUutNBF9xWo2iUv3UiuAkOpX5xEY0e0hyphenhyphenos3E-2C9q3kbI5R-RrHJUHeyouEoyEn8RBK8zjtybAz-_sfM5HUhwdRy8XXwm5KmoN6_iB4CSHklsMga0-9ENS-PnnMoW92Tytw-EWfe6kjIV1Ci1K6Z-CP1HI/w480-h640/RS46197_20240207_085804.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's two solid lines for Akenji! Photo by Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Is the pregnant gorilla showing a baby bump? “It’s hard to notice a belly bump because gorillas characteristically have big bellies due to the high volume of fibrous vegetation they digest,” said Rachel Vass, an interim animal care manager at Woodland Park Zoo. “However, our gorilla care staff notice she’s a little wider across her upper midsection and chest. Her belly is bigger, but the untrained eye could probably not detect the change.”<br /><br />Akenji was born at Woodland Park Zoo. Her baby will be the third for the expectant father, Kwame, 24, who is the father of the last two gorillas born at the zoo: son Kitoko born March 2020 and daughter Zuna born January 2021. <br /><br />Akenji’s mom, Jumoke, didn’t show appropriate maternal behaviors after giving birth to her. A matriarch gorilla living in another family at the zoo helped raise her as her own. Because Akenji was not raised by her own mom, the zoo’s gorilla staff have been taking extra measures to prepare her for raising her baby.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8CuBIgBb4AZK0PCql8YnnHdDUVy8zm_zwLn5d2109iuO2JBzicbLGrlCrlIejPhEzuESPinaDogXAb3ZPljPSZfbant-iK_KDOB9ITTQF1TRbE0qD6F20D_-gGLVU1HR1dABVvWKomCK5_G3B-pDtClZmmiT2OLXp7pK7WL4D2X2QakMTqWa3-ey840/s5472/RS37193_2019_10_01%20gorillas-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8CuBIgBb4AZK0PCql8YnnHdDUVy8zm_zwLn5d2109iuO2JBzicbLGrlCrlIejPhEzuESPinaDogXAb3ZPljPSZfbant-iK_KDOB9ITTQF1TRbE0qD6F20D_-gGLVU1HR1dABVvWKomCK5_G3B-pDtClZmmiT2OLXp7pK7WL4D2X2QakMTqWa3-ey840/w640-h426/RS37193_2019_10_01%20gorillas-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akenji in 2019, photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />“To help ensure Akenji will bond with and raise her infant, we have been providing maternal skills training,” said Vass. “We’re target training Akenji to pick up a burlap ‘baby doll’ and bring it to her breast to practice feeding and also present it to gorilla staff if supplemental feedings become necessary.”<br /><br />For gorillas, exposure to babies and young gorillas is especially beneficial for maternal skills development. Akenji has had quality exposure to infant gorillas and watching them grow, explained Vass. The youngsters in Akenj’s family group include 8-year-old Yola, 4-year-old Kitoko and 3-year-old Zuna. “Akenji is a laid-back gorilla and is playful and very social with the gorilla kids. You can often see her carrying Zuna on her back. This important exposure and interaction should play out to have important benefits of being a good mom to her own offspring,” added Vass.<br /><br />Woodland Park Zoo has long had a successful gorilla breeding program and its birth management plans. Pre- and post-natal care include regular veterinary check-ups leading up to the birth, a diet created by a nutritionist and supplemental vitamins to help Akenji maintain a healthy weight for a delivery without challenges. In addition, Akenji has been trained to voluntarily participate in non-invasive ultrasound exams, which will be performed periodically throughout the next several months.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSxjrqP0E2v49zClnO87k1lfmj_rd2QjfHy41z5LcyjHS2wf9AEVWuD8RSHmNVWCYu1uqPz-NJnCJVesJvj63VGDBqiXHQLkjJnVE2cQjqK5qPVcZEMeRcERZz2klxltrbe-YvD8y9LlO7Fa8rnvLuU7cN-3pQkydjsLaD5HzmXvBKOjysDLZjmTaCGQ/s4661/RS33547_2017_07%20Dennis%20Dow%20misc-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4661" data-original-width="3534" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSxjrqP0E2v49zClnO87k1lfmj_rd2QjfHy41z5LcyjHS2wf9AEVWuD8RSHmNVWCYu1uqPz-NJnCJVesJvj63VGDBqiXHQLkjJnVE2cQjqK5qPVcZEMeRcERZz2klxltrbe-YvD8y9LlO7Fa8rnvLuU7cN-3pQkydjsLaD5HzmXvBKOjysDLZjmTaCGQ/w486-h640/RS33547_2017_07%20Dennis%20Dow%20misc-22.jpg" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akenji in 2017. Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The gorillas at Woodland Park Zoo currently live in two separate families. Group one: silverback (adult male gorilla) Kwame; adult females Nadiri, Akenji and Uzumma; juvenile females Yola and Zuna, daughters of Nadiri; and juvenile male, Kitoko, son of Kwame and Uzumma. Group two: silverback Nadaya; and adult females Jumoke, Olympia and Jamani. <br /><br /><b>Help gorillas in their natural range </b><br /><br />A portion of every visit and membership to Woodland Park Zoo supports saving wildlife in the Pacific Northwest and around the world including protecting western lowland gorillas. The Goualougo Triangle Ape Project aims to preserve wildlife in the Congo Basin by studying gorillas and chimpanzees, the ecosystems and the forces that threaten their survival. Local communities and indigenous people assist in directly addressing the challenges that impact great ape survival in this region. <br /><br />Join the zoo by recycling old cell phones and other used handheld electronics through <a href="https://www.zoo.org/ecocell">ECO-CELL</a> to help preserve gorilla habitat. ECO-CELL operates a strict NO LANDFILL program and reimburses organizations for recyclable contributions. The community can bring used handheld electronics to drop-boxes located at both zoo entrances. <br /><br />Become a <a href="https://www.zoo.org/zooparent/adoption">ZooParent</a> and help Woodland Park Zoo provide exceptional care for all its amazing animals and support wildlife conservation efforts in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mWt9MBAJqJcEHN0KztjaxveO77IaNZTtYb0-XXan_dnEIe0LG2fkcmrpCujBG0RUyOP9iy6yjJ_DnwHgqsenU3H36lFm8DAxk_LYXBGKmKTU1yziS28dc-ETIzwawBpNDHLUnGX3Wi8_cQe2anh0QFzWKCYbjKQOiHr04X6pLp9wU9_ygtbBghpVMH4/s5472/RS42296_2022_05_31%20misc-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mWt9MBAJqJcEHN0KztjaxveO77IaNZTtYb0-XXan_dnEIe0LG2fkcmrpCujBG0RUyOP9iy6yjJ_DnwHgqsenU3H36lFm8DAxk_LYXBGKmKTU1yziS28dc-ETIzwawBpNDHLUnGX3Wi8_cQe2anh0QFzWKCYbjKQOiHr04X6pLp9wU9_ygtbBghpVMH4/w426-h640/RS42296_2022_05_31%20misc-13.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akenji in 2022. Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-81333268473811094912024-03-07T15:42:00.000-08:002024-03-07T15:42:06.957-08:00Zoo’s Geriatric Hippo Healing Well After First Dentist Visit<p>Posted by Craig Newberry, Communications</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_v0pxWi4IcDcNEr9moqkkmebV0WniUBmm7ZbjPy3YNtC7iJpC8OF9vKgX9ec9_dp0u1CJiRr4BnQw5uv-Q4BO9ZW7oRDrArOu4cUzpNNMUoBABQjE42SG5J31FwImCcqJbO0iD62DTjA5Gb5MYlI3Tcv9wi4wS39uPqiBaYOWeaIfDyhMNNlZrmi89U/s3083/RS29378_DDow_July%2001%202015_MG_0325%20Lily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="3083" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_v0pxWi4IcDcNEr9moqkkmebV0WniUBmm7ZbjPy3YNtC7iJpC8OF9vKgX9ec9_dp0u1CJiRr4BnQw5uv-Q4BO9ZW7oRDrArOu4cUzpNNMUoBABQjE42SG5J31FwImCcqJbO0iD62DTjA5Gb5MYlI3Tcv9wi4wS39uPqiBaYOWeaIfDyhMNNlZrmi89U/w640-h478/RS29378_DDow_July%2001%202015_MG_0325%20Lily.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You’re never too old to have your first dentist visit! The zoo’s oldest hippo is now healing after undergoing a complex anesthetic procedure. Water Lily, affectionately called Lily, is 45 years old, and this was the first time she’d been to a dentist. While the tooth fairy won't be visiting her, she is receiving loads of care and treats to help her recover. <br /><br /><div>Yesterday, an expert team of animal health professionals performed a dental evaluation of Lily and treated a wound and swelling on her cheek that had become abscessed. The procedure was necessary to prevent the wound from worsening and causing other potential serious complications. <br /><br />The procedure involved nearly 30 zoo staff and Dr. Michael Lowder, a veterinary dentist who specializes in megavertebrate patients and traveled to Seattle to work alongside the zoo’s animal health team. In order to perform the dental procedure, talented Exhibits and Facilities team members used a rigging system with ropes and pulleys attached to pre-placed secure bolts to move the 2,763-pound Lily into position and to keep her mouth open so that the veterinary team could access her teeth. Animal keepers provided constant massage to Lily’s legs to help with blood circulation. <br /><br />“Lily did very well during the procedure and is now recuperating from anesthesia,” said Dr. Tim Storms, Animal Health Director. “This was a huge feat for our team who did an outstanding job ensuring Lily received the best possible care and expert medical attention. We happily discovered that although Lily has numerous worn and missing teeth due to her age, she does not have an infected tooth related to the jaw wound, nor did she require any tooth extractions. Additionally, we were able to thoroughly evaluate her cheek swelling. The biological samples we collected and the information we learned today will give us a comprehensive assessment of her health and guide her medical care.” <br /><p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtxV43JEq3rQesXqFOQCPyijXhUs1IElHB5MPZYlzZOPKDN-3Dy6vUoDbH97HE1GYAMG0otkYIYc8fCJ0hsckIJKUlKQ2wIe_Xyl8UcX1Y3uVWfEVs-obIB2idEmjtgvF78qf-nsSWmT90SH21Aqngq_NgrI90_H8qeJtHM4uRmZKopxDY3T1TYGJ5M8/s4766/RS38180_2019%20Nov%20DDow-48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3211" data-original-width="4766" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtxV43JEq3rQesXqFOQCPyijXhUs1IElHB5MPZYlzZOPKDN-3Dy6vUoDbH97HE1GYAMG0otkYIYc8fCJ0hsckIJKUlKQ2wIe_Xyl8UcX1Y3uVWfEVs-obIB2idEmjtgvF78qf-nsSWmT90SH21Aqngq_NgrI90_H8qeJtHM4uRmZKopxDY3T1TYGJ5M8/w640-h432/RS38180_2019%20Nov%20DDow-48.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lily and Lupe floating next to each other, 2019. Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The hippo is beloved by the Woodland Park Zoo community, and the zoo is grateful for all the love and support Lily received as she underwent her procedure. The community will be able to see her roaming around the hippo habitat soon. <br /><br />Lily was born in August 1978 at Houston Zoo and moved to Woodland Park Zoo the following year in October 1979. She shares the hippo habitat with Guadalupe, called Lupe by her friends and fans. Lupe was born in November 1999 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. She moved to Woodland Park Zoo in 2003 and is 25 years old and weighs 2,900 pounds. <br /><br />In the wild, hippos have been known to live about 40 years, and in zoos they can live into their 50s. Lily and Lupe are inquisitive animals who have developed close relationships with their keepers. They love treats, like munching on a whole head of lettuce or playing with watermelons and pumpkins in their pool.</div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-68320968461854584872024-03-06T09:04:00.000-08:002024-03-06T09:04:18.531-08:00Zoo’s Geriatric Hippo to Undergo Dental ProcedurePosted by Craig Newberry, Communications<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqXOA3yT11lHrdCuQCL5kCxq5TW_gdaq3TR6ceH1EUTeionj9GVOt8XxIwSIdMsuD8BI9rF_y_sxMkrJK3uRiv2OXlHn3vmVgSttAeQB0g7KtW9aXK7liTNcOAsgbRkiI_Ab4zp-0KQRX2W8bLUaNeVmDMg242d6-4PBJresCeVICA0-upk85s5xyT6c/s3083/RS29378_DDow_July%2001%202015_MG_0325%20Lily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="3083" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqXOA3yT11lHrdCuQCL5kCxq5TW_gdaq3TR6ceH1EUTeionj9GVOt8XxIwSIdMsuD8BI9rF_y_sxMkrJK3uRiv2OXlHn3vmVgSttAeQB0g7KtW9aXK7liTNcOAsgbRkiI_Ab4zp-0KQRX2W8bLUaNeVmDMg242d6-4PBJresCeVICA0-upk85s5xyT6c/w640-h478/RS29378_DDow_July%2001%202015_MG_0325%20Lily.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lily in 2015, Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Please join Woodland Park Zoo in sending your well wishes to Water Lily (affectionately called Lily) the hippo as she prepares for dental surgery today! Woodland Park Zoo’s animal health team is set to perform dental work and wound surgery on 45-year-old Lily, the zoo’s oldest hippo and beloved among the zoo community.<br /><br />The upcoming surgery is to address a wound in the back of Lily’s jaw which has become abscessed, and veterinarians believe it may be related to a tooth problem. Lily’s attentive animal keepers originally observed changes in her teeth while looking in her mouth.<br /><br />While surgery presents inherent risks, this procedure is manageable and necessary to address the underlying cause and to prevent infection and other potential complications. Lily will be fully anesthetized for the procedure, which is a massive undertaking.<br /><br />The surgery will involve nearly 30 zoo staff, and a veterinary dentist, Dr. Michael Lowder, who specializes in mega vertebrate patients and traveled to Seattle to work alongside the zoo’s animal health team.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1RmZuXnIqxuGvEMB1sJY4OWgfXT3J0_X2X40XXTHksuW0HhQTpNg9nul3BT3dYXIgyekpmse3_mWAcSX3Z87xyCZB94YsiryKE-5g9R46EUwHnnukP3r6lr0NLKNeH1QRXF_bsiwYDSG2bDMRfapBXfygkmiNGKf80Tlaqb2-JSLU45HSAa7LkQJ0nQ/s5472/RS45050_2023_09%20misc-51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1RmZuXnIqxuGvEMB1sJY4OWgfXT3J0_X2X40XXTHksuW0HhQTpNg9nul3BT3dYXIgyekpmse3_mWAcSX3Z87xyCZB94YsiryKE-5g9R46EUwHnnukP3r6lr0NLKNeH1QRXF_bsiwYDSG2bDMRfapBXfygkmiNGKf80Tlaqb2-JSLU45HSAa7LkQJ0nQ/w640-h426/RS45050_2023_09%20misc-51.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lily (and Lupe) celebrated Lily's 45th birthday in 2023!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>“All of our animals here at Woodland Park Zoo receive advanced medical care and this procedure is needed to ensure the wellbeing of Lily. Our team has many years of combined expertise in large animal anesthesia,” said Dr. Tim Storms, Animal Health Director. “We will be using advanced rigging techniques to move her into position while she is asleep, to keep her safe and avoid injuries to participants. While Lily is under anesthesia, animal keepers will massage her muscles to decrease muscular injury and soreness following her recovery.”<br /><div><br />This will be the first time in Lily’s life that she has been placed under anesthesia, and her animal health team will use the procedure as an opportunity to do a full examination on Lily to get a better sense of her overall health, complete with radiographs, bloodwork and other testing.<br /><br />“It is common for hippos to develop dental problems as they age. In addition to evaluating her teeth and treating her wound, this procedure is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about her health status and ensure that we are providing her with the best possible care,” said Dr. Storms.<br /><br />Water Lily was born at Houston Zoo and moved to Woodland Park Zoo in 1979. She currently weighs 2,700 pounds and is 45 years old. In the wild, hippos have been known to live about 40 years, and in zoos they can live into their 50s.<br /><br />Lily shares the hippo habitat with Guadalupe, called Lupe by her friends and fans. She is 25 years old and was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Lupe moved to Woodland Park Zoo in 2003 and weighs 2,900 pounds.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvtz2w7FfjsPhN_RBl8sW1WeH7eNHX7kgHh8BP4Ro7CVHgQud2tust4TNwaYUz3WoUdk8-NpOUbI7Za6QezOVwyTPXwk-h7YlOXL-vT-7XVIolhEv3eiC534FikCoKnD2UeC2EnRsVaNYkGMdLteBzx7zhM_uiMAvcz5yImdBr62MhXIOdkJqHgkcntc/s5472/RS40119_2021_01_12%20misc-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvtz2w7FfjsPhN_RBl8sW1WeH7eNHX7kgHh8BP4Ro7CVHgQud2tust4TNwaYUz3WoUdk8-NpOUbI7Za6QezOVwyTPXwk-h7YlOXL-vT-7XVIolhEv3eiC534FikCoKnD2UeC2EnRsVaNYkGMdLteBzx7zhM_uiMAvcz5yImdBr62MhXIOdkJqHgkcntc/w640-h426/RS40119_2021_01_12%20misc-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lupe and Lily in 2021, photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /></div><div>Lily and Lupe are inquisitive animals who have developed close relationships with their caregivers and keepers. They love treats, like munching on whole heads of lettuce, or playing with watermelons and pumpkins in their pool.<br /><br />Woodland Park Zoo will continue to communicate updates on the status of Lily and thanks the community for wishing her well during this procedure!</div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-40325583039340527672024-03-05T15:48:00.000-08:002024-03-06T13:46:28.463-08:00Sempurna the tapir leaving zoo for new adventuresPosted by Gigi Allianic, Communications<br />Photos by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo<br /><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazkdMa2frjH7_Jzq2zQkTyJfs-HXQX8WafUxp93WHvqFmgIVVOVNnQC4VNlU3ZsQYJRRZPMjKJeA4B7sabG2STLemQmNHT6wU-UTkdsxyZxtnIwVN-T8Z7U3l2sVkX8ztDUMKQLn90UOO2HyVA1o3ol9exo7nojX8nyHaTEd0bzN6TOE4wx2wfazHMCo/s5472/RS43866_2023_04_10%20Tapir-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazkdMa2frjH7_Jzq2zQkTyJfs-HXQX8WafUxp93WHvqFmgIVVOVNnQC4VNlU3ZsQYJRRZPMjKJeA4B7sabG2STLemQmNHT6wU-UTkdsxyZxtnIwVN-T8Z7U3l2sVkX8ztDUMKQLn90UOO2HyVA1o3ol9exo7nojX8nyHaTEd0bzN6TOE4wx2wfazHMCo/w640-h426/RS43866_2023_04_10%20Tapir-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sempurna the Malayan tapir in 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Woodland Park Zoo’s 3-year-old, female Malayan tapir named Sempurna (AKA the #SeattleWatermelon) will be leaving and heading off to a new home and adventures. The last day to see Sempurna will be March 13 in the zoo’s Trail of Vines habitat. Come and wish this sweetheart well!<br /><div><br /></div><div>Sempurna will move to a zoo in North America that is accredited by the <a href="https://zoo.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=595a55739611c1b9dcbe0024b&id=6a798cda95&e=d19f5b5fc3">Association of Zoos & Aquariums</a>(AZA); Woodland Park Zoo is also an AZA-accredited zoo. The Malayan tapir <a href="https://zoo.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=595a55739611c1b9dcbe0024b&id=03a4a8c618&e=d19f5b5fc3">Species Survival Plan</a> made the recommendation which includes plans to breed her in the future. Sempurna’s new zoo has asked Woodland Park Zoo to help keep their name under wraps so they can welcome her with a big splash when she’s ready to meet her new community!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Rz7vLs5jXjtLXtPNFYM_VW6kK_poLNsXnFMSk2iQ9kTQtsos4BXMuSTVYej-8DQLebwTLYgdaI3v_Q7FjG3s5qLMOlbP7Xmv-dhPg_htWk0_KNHHt9QuaQEhpILgNOPdNrv8rSAgYQnAf5UnvFtvlhpkpgKdFBI_JUqC1GyGP0X-Xp4wfWDvOgkm2eM/s5472/RS43867_2023_04_10%20Tapir.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Rz7vLs5jXjtLXtPNFYM_VW6kK_poLNsXnFMSk2iQ9kTQtsos4BXMuSTVYej-8DQLebwTLYgdaI3v_Q7FjG3s5qLMOlbP7Xmv-dhPg_htWk0_KNHHt9QuaQEhpILgNOPdNrv8rSAgYQnAf5UnvFtvlhpkpgKdFBI_JUqC1GyGP0X-Xp4wfWDvOgkm2eM/w640-h426/RS43867_2023_04_10%20Tapir.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sempurna in 2023 at Trail of Vines</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Sempurna was born to mom Ulan and dad Bintang in June 2020, a year that Woodland Park Zoo experienced an extraordinary baby boom. On the zoo’s social media channels, hundreds of thousands of fans closely followed the “watermelon” baby growing up, taking her first swim lessons under her mama’s attentive guidance and learning how to use her trunk-like snout like a snorkel! In turn, her antics drew throngs of visitors to the zoo to see this captivating baby. A newborn tapir looks like a watermelon on legs due to its reddish-brown coat dappled with white and cream-colored spots and stripes. The striped pattern begins to fade after a few months.<br /> <br />"Sempurna is an inquisitive, smart, independent tapir. She learns things quickly, loves to explore and investigate her surroundings and takes things in stride. She can be quite vocal and lets us know when she wants something whether it be breakfast, snack, or dinner or wants to go inside or outside,” said Wendy Gardner, an animal keeper at Woodland Park Zoo. “It has been a privilege watching Sempurna grow from birth until now and how she became the incredible tapir that she is. She will always be our baby and will be missed."</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRmJ_XXUl3LgOQIvNDuXkSTjIv214jFb9ekmYx3_7qiyS6SWWPTTtjQ8lVtf1PQDAkz0RKv6mF2Wl4C3YfhBfFH6BYeq3vK91Rr6aOTHDcDWcnL3y9tHcGrkPWxZtZWzxOL0F3FXrsnI4YxtMIJ5XQefXcyBLrzYTVqmOjBDPr_-tP7LIzOvnEu9f_LY/s5472/RS39597_2020_09_misc-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRmJ_XXUl3LgOQIvNDuXkSTjIv214jFb9ekmYx3_7qiyS6SWWPTTtjQ8lVtf1PQDAkz0RKv6mF2Wl4C3YfhBfFH6BYeq3vK91Rr6aOTHDcDWcnL3y9tHcGrkPWxZtZWzxOL0F3FXrsnI4YxtMIJ5XQefXcyBLrzYTVqmOjBDPr_-tP7LIzOvnEu9f_LY/w640-h426/RS39597_2020_09_misc-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sempurna and mom, Ulan, in 2020</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-65YQDCCma0Sj9P9WaOvw6-d_WRykjdcsFmoKeSTrUSQOWLVqeOvko-fA46o-fufmQPpmXia9Nv85atcVV10hM3XFSHend_meXXOYpvjCNH4JzDVde5nAGxgKuhyL0X5gP0QsHRzUH42XOolF7Rp5ynXeE6CScMmIZQ7WSEWdq3SuUqjJuWK5MHxVREg/s4386/RS39624_2020_09_03%20tapir-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="4386" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-65YQDCCma0Sj9P9WaOvw6-d_WRykjdcsFmoKeSTrUSQOWLVqeOvko-fA46o-fufmQPpmXia9Nv85atcVV10hM3XFSHend_meXXOYpvjCNH4JzDVde5nAGxgKuhyL0X5gP0QsHRzUH42XOolF7Rp5ynXeE6CScMmIZQ7WSEWdq3SuUqjJuWK5MHxVREg/w640-h426/RS39624_2020_09_03%20tapir-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sempurna learns to swim and snorkel with mom Ulan in 2020, most adorable swim lessons ever!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />The meaning of Sempurna means “a beautiful dream, flawless” in Indonesian. “Sempurna has lived up to her name—she has truly been a beautiful dream for Woodland Park Zoo and our community. So many zoo-goers, our members and our community made a special connection with her,” said Erin Sullivan, an animal curator at Woodland Park Zoo. “We’re going to miss Sempurna, but we’re excited for her new adventures ahead.”<br /> <br />Tapirs are among the most primitive large mammals in the world, changing little in appearance for millions of years. These prehistoric-looking animals are long and similar to the weight of a light horse. They have a short, prehensile nose which they use to pluck leaves and fruit. Tapirs are excellent swimmers and use their snouts as snorkels! Because they have an odd number of toes (four toes on each front foot, three on each back foot), their closest relatives are horses and rhinos.<div><br />Malayan tapirs are endangered, with fewer than 2,500 remaining in the wild; they range in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Myanmar.<br /> <br />Woodland Park Zoo partners with conservation projects in <a href="https://zoo.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=595a55739611c1b9dcbe0024b&id=e3d162a870&e=d19f5b5fc3">Peninsular Malaysia</a> and Sumatra, where tapirs are found. One of the greatest threats to tapirs is loss of habitat. By protecting land for tigers, orangutans and hornbills, the zoo is also protecting land for tapirs. Protect tapirs and the forests they live in by making informed purchasing decisions and buying products with certified <a href="https://zoo.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=595a55739611c1b9dcbe0024b&id=39ac8bd136&e=d19f5b5fc3">sustainable palm oil</a>.</div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEym11YLvORxoCur1FZzmhobtcrufhgf9dG_JL2RRi7QpRdeEbMg6CZgIUFuOAyCM6-00iFzfa5_Dt-3ceK3GwOva_8x9nox-I-FJXkOTHmhcA7rCiFZflg68R8kn6q8mR4NwujXIcU7tyVH6a3IGluwLF7IKK4tSYFYU_Qqb6U20ytqRm_R7Wm6jYC_Y/s5472/RS39617_2020_09_03%20tapir-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEym11YLvORxoCur1FZzmhobtcrufhgf9dG_JL2RRi7QpRdeEbMg6CZgIUFuOAyCM6-00iFzfa5_Dt-3ceK3GwOva_8x9nox-I-FJXkOTHmhcA7rCiFZflg68R8kn6q8mR4NwujXIcU7tyVH6a3IGluwLF7IKK4tSYFYU_Qqb6U20ytqRm_R7Wm6jYC_Y/w640-h426/RS39617_2020_09_03%20tapir-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sempurna leapt into our hearts in 2020 and she will always be our number one watermelon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-43964329084428697062024-03-02T19:20:00.000-08:002024-03-02T19:20:20.211-08:00World Wildlife Day 2024: Digital innovation boosts wildlife conservation in Papua New GuineaPosted by Gigi Allianic, Communications<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEChEN-yIfcwYLdwt6V4H09c_7xC8KgbUsLXp7pWCpibGZIzOxCe3QyDVkK9_u34_wlmb4LtdOe4RQkcj4efb7SAu8TuAnQkHJoSHwnQPElcILVyME0SBSmbt5_1HkEgawE0HE7DID_92umIrBKRZtkjjeM6Pz9QMJyKw8db_YdmrHg_eVBM8xVkLSTw/s800/RS45416_2023_10%20misc-65_ovi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEChEN-yIfcwYLdwt6V4H09c_7xC8KgbUsLXp7pWCpibGZIzOxCe3QyDVkK9_u34_wlmb4LtdOe4RQkcj4efb7SAu8TuAnQkHJoSHwnQPElcILVyME0SBSmbt5_1HkEgawE0HE7DID_92umIrBKRZtkjjeM6Pz9QMJyKw8db_YdmrHg_eVBM8xVkLSTw/w426-h640/RS45416_2023_10%20misc-65_ovi.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodland Park Zoo is home to five Matschie’s tree kangaroos, currently living behind the scenes while their new state-of-the-art exhibit is being built. Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Imagine a world without digital technology. It would be nearly impossible to track a mysterious animal that has exceptional climbing and jumping skills…an animal that lives high in the dense canopy of the tropical cloud forest… a forest that flourishes in the remote, rugged mountains of the Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea. If not for the ever-evolving digital assets of today, little would be known about this stealthy animal, the Matschie’s tree kangaroo, found only in Papua New Guinea.<br /><br />March 3, is World Wildlife Day, a day the United Nations designated a decade ago to celebrate Earth’s precious wild animals and plants. The theme for 2024 is Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation.<div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFt6QfrmWrBvPYtyQJiiQFYP6si3jryRTJwjEySbiu1B8WMYxJ-GQVRYH8x3iF_uJrRQi-gstlOHZfZckxPSRjddhV0w0B4_799VhbhuaR3SdARneJeuY3uBIo8aagWgOtLYzcqwaykhcOAs329T47BdlxGCCsBqH_T1s3dibp_F9Ys0O2aaX1Xv5RMU/s800/RS45418_2023_10%20misc-68_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFt6QfrmWrBvPYtyQJiiQFYP6si3jryRTJwjEySbiu1B8WMYxJ-GQVRYH8x3iF_uJrRQi-gstlOHZfZckxPSRjddhV0w0B4_799VhbhuaR3SdARneJeuY3uBIo8aagWgOtLYzcqwaykhcOAs329T47BdlxGCCsBqH_T1s3dibp_F9Ys0O2aaX1Xv5RMU/w640-h428/RS45418_2023_10%20misc-68_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Adorable Matschie’s tree kangaroo at Woodland Park Zoo. Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://www.zoo.org/tkcp">The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP)</a>, a signature program of Woodland Park Zoo, works with local communities on a remote peninsula in Papua New Guinea to save endangered Matschie’s tree kangaroos and, in turn, works to benefit local communities through supporting education, health and livelihoods programs. TKCP established Papua New Guinea’s first and only nationally-recognized Conservation Area, which protects more than 187,000 acres of forest and 50 villages against logging, mining and over-hunting.<br /><br />The communities of YUS, named for the Yopno, Uruwa and Som Rivers that run through the area, are recognized around the world as conservation innovators. “Over the last five years, the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program has applied several innovative, complementary tools and techniques, including custom GPS tracking collars, camera traps and fixed-wing mapping drones,” said Lisa Dabek, PhD, founder of the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program and senior conservation scientist at Woodland Park Zoo.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2hingeuFq6M" width="391" youtube-src-id="2hingeuFq6M"></iframe></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remote camera video: Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/2hingeuFq6M">https://youtu.be/2hingeuFq6M</a></div><br />Last October, TKCP researchers, veterinarians, local wildlife trackers, and conservation officers teamed up in the remote cloud forests to temporarily capture and safely immobilize adult tree kangaroos, collect various biosamples and attach GPS collars. The animals were then released to where they were caught, and remote cameras, known as camera traps, were deployed at each of the animal’s home trees to video their behaviors. The collars and cameras will be retrieved in April to download and analyze the data.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0LlSUerWFgQ" width="453" youtube-src-id="0LlSUerWFgQ"></iframe></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remote camera video: Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/0LlSUerWFgQ">https://youtu.be/0LlSUerWFgQ</a></div><div><div><br /></div>To complement the GPS-tracking and camera trap data, drones will be piloted this year to generate digital three-dimensional maps of the canopy structure throughout the home ranges of the collared tree kangaroos to better understand their behavioral ecology and habitat use.<br /><br />“These valuable tools help us monitor and visualize the movements of tree kangaroos among the forest canopy and help advance the local and global knowledge on these marsupials to help protect them into the future,” said Dabek. TKCP’s coffee and cocoa programs also help improve livelihoods for the people in YUS while providing incentives for conservation.<br /><br />“The applications of digital technology are boundless. We’re harnessing the assets of digital technology to further our understanding of wildlife friendly coffee growing practices,” said Samuel Merson, conservation monitoring strategist for the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program. “Coffee farmers naturally use sustainable growing methods—no pesticides or chemical pest control—that protect the forests and enable wildlife to thrive, including providing a deep knowledge of wildlife species passing through coffee gardens and how they vary across the landscape.”</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAVfLgovvDVJ7ULikX3T4VWWocm9tpUjqVa01a53O4dkd4kzgH9BYAtzPg2VyHu0fHEvB9sCr0sevl06z30lUFQWskC0ybRXcFlsV04I6RLOHnarx6L9shX9rDeWrzl-Yez1tEwQbBoJZ_Pb2aCBhutEh6g-I5-ydOXsnX_7CVxbP-6gKm89s_NznK-w/s800/RS43850_2023_04%20zoo%20misc-13_ovi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAVfLgovvDVJ7ULikX3T4VWWocm9tpUjqVa01a53O4dkd4kzgH9BYAtzPg2VyHu0fHEvB9sCr0sevl06z30lUFQWskC0ybRXcFlsV04I6RLOHnarx6L9shX9rDeWrzl-Yez1tEwQbBoJZ_Pb2aCBhutEh6g-I5-ydOXsnX_7CVxbP-6gKm89s_NznK-w/w426-h640/RS43850_2023_04%20zoo%20misc-13_ovi.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matschie's tree kangaroos are an endangered species. Our signature conservation program works with local communities in Papua New Guinea to save them. Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table>In collaboration with Wildlife Conservation Society - PNG, camera traps are set up in coffee gardens at high and low gradient elevations to document how wildlife vary with the intent of protecting and maintaining coffee gardens as friendly to native wildlife.<br /><br />Woodland Park Zoo is home to five Matschie’s tree kangaroos who currently live in a behind-the-scenes habitat while a <a href="https://www.zoo.org/forestsforall/exhibit">new exhibit </a>is being built. <a href="https://www.zoo.org/forestsforall/exhibit">The new immersive, best-in-class exhibit, Forest Trailhead</a>, will be home to Matschie’s tree kangaroos, red pandas, keas and forest reptiles and is scheduled to open in 2026.<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjIQmqHGmYijy3ykCkNWJWx6sl7cKow0pp03DKHVm3YytFewBB7ZSfwSLTG4naLPTUGja_Eb68-10GjYDJmzxlCCLnei83VdhUflogArTb2tKKsRiHvh66v04KrcDNeWFSQuZL58BYpKEYlf167Z8dnUcO0aYwQLlucU-yFRW-2kXYz_aLz-3VWEHAMc/s800/RS43961_INTERIOR%20A_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="800" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjIQmqHGmYijy3ykCkNWJWx6sl7cKow0pp03DKHVm3YytFewBB7ZSfwSLTG4naLPTUGja_Eb68-10GjYDJmzxlCCLnei83VdhUflogArTb2tKKsRiHvh66v04KrcDNeWFSQuZL58BYpKEYlf167Z8dnUcO0aYwQLlucU-yFRW-2kXYz_aLz-3VWEHAMc/w640-h358/RS43961_INTERIOR%20A_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Image of planned new exhibit by LMN Architects/Woodland Park Zoo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTyYEP_Vjig_XH_1dblpmb5i5o6PT2GhkONwQHWwyS711Wz836osWRfO5hMrEySwI4lTR0IIJsbuAKQ2SkQIYFnNCcrIWWMyOVVIqIqWY907Rr-CgZaNjUrzUrYlbFT9CK8Hwk17bPyR9FjfPQe4-5WsHkxklwOqLj5nx3CEFfzkyO5wZe1cNemH98nE/s800/RS45899_EXTERIOR%20A(1)_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="800" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTyYEP_Vjig_XH_1dblpmb5i5o6PT2GhkONwQHWwyS711Wz836osWRfO5hMrEySwI4lTR0IIJsbuAKQ2SkQIYFnNCcrIWWMyOVVIqIqWY907Rr-CgZaNjUrzUrYlbFT9CK8Hwk17bPyR9FjfPQe4-5WsHkxklwOqLj5nx3CEFfzkyO5wZe1cNemH98nE/w640-h358/RS45899_EXTERIOR%20A(1)_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Image of planned new exhibit by LMN Architects/Woodland Park Zoo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Tree Kangaroo Facts:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fifty percent of all tree kangaroo species are classified as either endangered or critically endangered.</li><li>There are 14 species of tree kangaroos found in only three countries: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (the Province of West Papua) and Australia.</li><li>Woodland Park Zoo’s Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program and its partners in Papua New Guinea are working to strengthen the protection of wildlife and habitat throughout the country.</li><li>Major threats to tree kangaroos on the island of New Guinea include habitat destruction from logging and land clearing and overhunting. In Australia, the major threat is habitat loss and defragmentation and injury and death due to cars and dogs.</li></ul>Through the <a href="https://www.zoo.org/forestsforall">Forests for All campaign</a>, Woodland Park Zoo is activating a conservation revolution. And it starts with each individual—because every person has the power to create meaningful change. Join the zoo today to save forests and the countless lives they sustain.<br /><br /></div></div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-59767045522053650612024-02-16T11:48:00.000-08:002024-02-16T11:48:16.091-08:00Two Pot-bellied Peas in a PodPosted by Hattie Potter, Development<br />Photos by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Woodland Park Zoo<div><br /> As stars of the zoo's educational programs, ambassador animals help build guests' empathy for animals and inspire them to take action for wildlife. Pot-bellied pigs, Annabelle and Bailey, are two members of the zoo's ambassador animals team. Animal keeper, Bree, answers our questions about these sisters and helps us get to know these playful pigs. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3-29bxRNyZvVCmKRJL28yhC8G0DGuL4-XVfztpCFrfSgABADQauxRSLF6xGdOKKXdMSwl4rCQF-X1kPdzXJERkFCJ33OnZTYB1WrM9OwPWLdKgFlNzefh2SgBUPsCTXmSnCCn3iyHwmZ7wgtCpt6YRphpMCgE0pXevWcCY6ZW5aq3-hE4ASvoh14RcQ/s4314/RS41457_2021_12_30%20snow%20day-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="4314" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3-29bxRNyZvVCmKRJL28yhC8G0DGuL4-XVfztpCFrfSgABADQauxRSLF6xGdOKKXdMSwl4rCQF-X1kPdzXJERkFCJ33OnZTYB1WrM9OwPWLdKgFlNzefh2SgBUPsCTXmSnCCn3iyHwmZ7wgtCpt6YRphpMCgE0pXevWcCY6ZW5aq3-hE4ASvoh14RcQ/w640-h426/RS41457_2021_12_30%20snow%20day-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b>What are the names and ages of our pot-bellied pigs?</b><br />Annabelle and Bailey are sisters who were born on July 19, 2016, making them 7 years old.<br aria-hidden="true" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><b><br aria-hidden="true" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" />Where were they born?</b><br />Bailey and Annabelle were born at a local farm. They joined the zoo's Ambassador Animals team at only 5 months old!<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfJXJxfEBJ9rOercMJLu_aZ0lbQ6uTNRWC9XHjXKErZsb6r7YClXi8QXaVw5axvgz36TPOHC_nDg7pt7gTmyvRH4-FQDVZ1JC8dpk_y5jtIQ-8TSsSMKkrPjgmpbyaQcj6eGGevyPBq1PChurXYT1c6JmgDulEDkLRFKB6ttBTAsg52W28MCZo2sHSh8/s5341/RS32323_2017_01_11%20pot%20belly%20pigs-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3561" data-original-width="5341" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfJXJxfEBJ9rOercMJLu_aZ0lbQ6uTNRWC9XHjXKErZsb6r7YClXi8QXaVw5axvgz36TPOHC_nDg7pt7gTmyvRH4-FQDVZ1JC8dpk_y5jtIQ-8TSsSMKkrPjgmpbyaQcj6eGGevyPBq1PChurXYT1c6JmgDulEDkLRFKB6ttBTAsg52W28MCZo2sHSh8/w640-h426/RS32323_2017_01_11%20pot%20belly%20pigs-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When they were weeeeee little pigs!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZ7wb4e3XWhOXoG7uHwzbkTJZoPYFRiZ7EBvjljI7x8pYWBislSQVshmB_6W2_w1ZcNuzSuUwzCz60U9a4gMEjfyMpLsUuwtnbE-8LNlirZhOz8-eABK9lsyVdyEwXAlfPZa7VU1IXK_kThkQYCH-pOjnuOD0iWjHS1R7hybxbEXI-g8EPzlnjFpQl3c/s5170/RS44915_2023_08%20Misc-97.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3447" data-original-width="5170" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZ7wb4e3XWhOXoG7uHwzbkTJZoPYFRiZ7EBvjljI7x8pYWBislSQVshmB_6W2_w1ZcNuzSuUwzCz60U9a4gMEjfyMpLsUuwtnbE-8LNlirZhOz8-eABK9lsyVdyEwXAlfPZa7VU1IXK_kThkQYCH-pOjnuOD0iWjHS1R7hybxbEXI-g8EPzlnjFpQl3c/w640-h426/RS44915_2023_08%20Misc-97.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then a lot bigger!</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><b>How do you tell them apart?</b><br />Both pigs have distinct patterns of pink and gray colorations on their skin. Bailey has a lot more pink on her shoulders and head and that's how she's often distinguished from Annabelle. Annabelle's eyes are much brighter than Bailey's.<br /><br /><b>What are their favorite treats and snacks?</b><br />Both girls enjoy eating apples and blueberries. They are also occasionally treated to air popped popcorn as a reward during training exercises!<br /><br /><b>Do they get along and share their space well?</b><br />Just like many siblings, these two have the occasional disagreement. For the most part though, these sisters get along very well and often sleep snuggled together in their barn!<br /><br /><b>Do they have a favorite spot where they like to hang out?</b><br />When the sun is shining, they are sure to be found lying in the sunniest spot in their yard. When the weather doesn't cooperate with these plans, Annabelle and Bailey snuggle up under the heaters in their barn.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6FyEwBw53PMHj3-RASN0YJZCQ-R3SoUhG_fl6AWDNoMrtVny8jtJFnyPnQwMMRvjw6LjFR3AleYjNdb0x6d21pQGiP0Z7fvup2wO_McQUXihT89FEdP9fUn6FsCobpqZE3OCKStIcETTVouBmMce0xCZFDmj32Y1oohdHfk0A3QWPHHZSv1WRQZ0bb0/s4634/RS37302_2019%20pumpkin%20bash-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3428" data-original-width="4634" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6FyEwBw53PMHj3-RASN0YJZCQ-R3SoUhG_fl6AWDNoMrtVny8jtJFnyPnQwMMRvjw6LjFR3AleYjNdb0x6d21pQGiP0Z7fvup2wO_McQUXihT89FEdP9fUn6FsCobpqZE3OCKStIcETTVouBmMce0xCZFDmj32Y1oohdHfk0A3QWPHHZSv1WRQZ0bb0/w640-h474/RS37302_2019%20pumpkin%20bash-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><b>How can zoo visitors see Bailey and Annabelle?</b><br />Their habitat is located next to the Wildlife Theater and when the weather is warm, you may see them grazing from afar. The best way to see these animated pigs is to come to our Keeping it Wild shows at the Wildlife Theater during the summer and to training demonstrations on weekends throughout the winter. Bailey and Annabelle often make guest appearances!<br /><br /><b>What actions can people take to help pot-bellied pigs?</b><br />Pigs are incredible, charismatic animals but they need a lot of space, training and special care to thrive. All of this can make it very challenging to care for them properly as pets. It's also important to remember just how large pigs can grow to be. Did you know that there's no such thing as a "teacup pig?" That name is often used to describe very small piglets who will eventually grow to be hundreds of pounds! Being thoughtful of our pet choices helps ensure animals like pigs are provided with the environment and resources they need to thrive.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv4AeoOOn6nWaCr1pvxtU_90ijxquhBA_8fLdJFNbTFNNzOp-w9bofKgsFHR8COov2PA_gVn6Qfr5GWFcCNJm9Dwtcn8tQshCwEOx_r63s02C-1Ij7IT8_a4o_Au9HH-qDQ1d6YzjmiGorwB5bzXGE8U233iQWVWfrO1bIrqSZFsE1-DstkVe8h1VsZo/s5472/RS35034_2018_06_21%20ambassador%20animal-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv4AeoOOn6nWaCr1pvxtU_90ijxquhBA_8fLdJFNbTFNNzOp-w9bofKgsFHR8COov2PA_gVn6Qfr5GWFcCNJm9Dwtcn8tQshCwEOx_r63s02C-1Ij7IT8_a4o_Au9HH-qDQ1d6YzjmiGorwB5bzXGE8U233iQWVWfrO1bIrqSZFsE1-DstkVe8h1VsZo/w640-h426/RS35034_2018_06_21%20ambassador%20animal-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>What's the funniest thing you've seen the pot-bellied pigs do?</b><br />It's very funny to watch them run! Their little legs move surprisingly fast and each sister has a distinct way of running that really highlights their individual personalities. Annabelle is very quick, always leaving Bailey in the dust. Bailey doesn't seem to mind and seems content just trotting along at a leisurely pace.<br /><br /><b>What would surprise people to know about these animals?</b><br />Pigs absolutely love scratches! When Annabelle and Bailey get scratch downs, they get so relaxed that they flop over onto their sides to make for easier scratching access. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGJf5pvlg0x0Rf2z7P-eGdygvibapZrjPHd3gbutTmKa4zluxNpwUzP3X4ONYd2yskqdpE56XbDwR2MBJk2NxtvjATbuOU6udtsxl2lor3qWkJJgjdi9s1EbUupS5azGfEelL8h8mtxs82i3zzAYaSzkUqhCWlh0DHoUnuVroRZvMAyW6Sqdt6WQTcSQ/s3678/RS33551_2017_07%20Dennis%20Dow%20misc-26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3270" data-original-width="3678" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGJf5pvlg0x0Rf2z7P-eGdygvibapZrjPHd3gbutTmKa4zluxNpwUzP3X4ONYd2yskqdpE56XbDwR2MBJk2NxtvjATbuOU6udtsxl2lor3qWkJJgjdi9s1EbUupS5azGfEelL8h8mtxs82i3zzAYaSzkUqhCWlh0DHoUnuVroRZvMAyW6Sqdt6WQTcSQ/w640-h570/RS33551_2017_07%20Dennis%20Dow%20misc-26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><b>What is something that only these animals' care team knows about them?</b><br />These two are alike in how sweet and fun they are but are very different socially. Bailey is very open to different people bringing her snacks even if she's not familiar with them. Annabelle needs more time to build trust with new care staff. Investing that time with her is so worth it though because once she gets to know you, she wags her tail whenever you're around! <br /><br /><b>Can you tell us one thing you love the most about working with the pot-bellied pigs?</b><br />I love working with Bailey and Annabelle because they're so intelligent and keep each of their trainers on their toes with their quick thinking and Annabelle's quick pace.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkps4cXGOTuwIbdjS-8LxbZzj8PDAmql7OWJdcO9LGoJu0rtJWNIt0nTKtft6mLHHF5R-iUj8ADkuO_Uv0tZ5N0WxT8KBF7nW9k7Ur-gw4H4RPDn96edJHtdFVZMcOPRWlrBzQQN_zzui6qUPZg_nUtlvaSAAl0Ywk23KW3sT4M3ESZGoKSJOJoyweAY/s4061/RS32655_2017_04_11%20mini%20pot%20belly%20pig-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="4061" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkps4cXGOTuwIbdjS-8LxbZzj8PDAmql7OWJdcO9LGoJu0rtJWNIt0nTKtft6mLHHF5R-iUj8ADkuO_Uv0tZ5N0WxT8KBF7nW9k7Ur-gw4H4RPDn96edJHtdFVZMcOPRWlrBzQQN_zzui6qUPZg_nUtlvaSAAl0Ywk23KW3sT4M3ESZGoKSJOJoyweAY/w640-h426/RS32655_2017_04_11%20mini%20pot%20belly%20pig-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>P.S. This inside scoop on Annabelle and Bailey was first sent out to donors as a special thank you for their gift! <a href="https://www.zoo.org/givemonthly" target="_blank">Consider donating monthly</a>: your monthly gift supports more than 800 animals at Woodland Park Zoo as they connect with millions of guests each year, educating, engaging and inspiring environmental action. Help share the story of these animals and the existential threats they face while helping to give them the best quality of life possible.</div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-15211213769719317102024-02-13T16:26:00.000-08:002024-02-13T16:26:24.810-08:00Happy Valentine’s Day: We’re blushing over you!<p>Posted by Craig Newberry, Communications<br />Photos by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</p><p>Roses are red, violets are blue, come spend Valentine’s Day at the zoo! Many of the animals at Woodland Park Zoo are ready for a day filled with love and they’re sporting some red, white and pink gear.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU65rVXr1omQa5v-JHeMsm_tjiVoZYaf5HLtWBvFbNut8y4eG0RpgfJPF_XDcV1KrWjncJVXTUNkHO_F6v-8p3GMCEwkjFTxINXo0i_w-6OGeYm5c0cjkUjgIGpwdOwMlR47HBN0yt4cYOAqirYyyrIxMkQXiTMl_u0fLFrXHtgmA3Y1GfCRxn6E4zfs/s800/RS38575_2020_03_21%20misc-8_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU65rVXr1omQa5v-JHeMsm_tjiVoZYaf5HLtWBvFbNut8y4eG0RpgfJPF_XDcV1KrWjncJVXTUNkHO_F6v-8p3GMCEwkjFTxINXo0i_w-6OGeYm5c0cjkUjgIGpwdOwMlR47HBN0yt4cYOAqirYyyrIxMkQXiTMl_u0fLFrXHtgmA3Y1GfCRxn6E4zfs/w640-h426/RS38575_2020_03_21%20misc-8_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chilean flamingos are pretty in pink!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Chilean flamingos have an extensive range throughout much of southern South America including Chile and Peru. Their pink color comes from the pigments in the tiny floating plants and animals they eat! Find Chilean flamingos in the zoo’s Temperate Forest.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtq1xdbLLuM0psAn9G0A9UE2Hex2df9cQQaDREGQVWL3tDim4ZyB5_s6HwR6KJkyr_gMfuIeOw6iu5q0FxcgXNR9l-MEQkkT2_0sUXX3xVgDILDh_dMl2ckKGI0G8tP9m1URDxa4jF3PKM9sBEIuc5k4hROhD9CwBHSnkrEz5-7IWjGXf74o9CzaIcSs/s800/RS41571_2022_02_08%20misc-14_ovi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtq1xdbLLuM0psAn9G0A9UE2Hex2df9cQQaDREGQVWL3tDim4ZyB5_s6HwR6KJkyr_gMfuIeOw6iu5q0FxcgXNR9l-MEQkkT2_0sUXX3xVgDILDh_dMl2ckKGI0G8tP9m1URDxa4jF3PKM9sBEIuc5k4hROhD9CwBHSnkrEz5-7IWjGXf74o9CzaIcSs/w426-h640/RS41571_2022_02_08%20misc-14_ovi.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What could be better than red panda? Well, a red panda WITH flowers, of course!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Red pandas have fiery red coats and thick, bushy tails. Woodland Park Zoo supports the Red Panda Network who is working to conserve this flagship species in Nepal. Find red panda, Carson, in the zoo’s Wildlife Survival Zone.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtC5Jhx604cru4UBqOmcSjUIaKo3mbhR-M-bOaODjJ5xONzW1QD3HR6dWycW4O7zsBn5MTawrxsQA1VUccsxWNImyQhOWz5yE4EFHcvwiupsb_mZjRdGhfYbsBp2u_uIcXPcXugvsqV-OhbKNsbeVJfBQDzZldB0I8WNscOdhuZTiTg4j68lSXyZ5x9iA/s800/RS45435_2023_10%20misc-46_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtC5Jhx604cru4UBqOmcSjUIaKo3mbhR-M-bOaODjJ5xONzW1QD3HR6dWycW4O7zsBn5MTawrxsQA1VUccsxWNImyQhOWz5yE4EFHcvwiupsb_mZjRdGhfYbsBp2u_uIcXPcXugvsqV-OhbKNsbeVJfBQDzZldB0I8WNscOdhuZTiTg4j68lSXyZ5x9iA/w640-h426/RS45435_2023_10%20misc-46_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The fluffy white snowy owl is the heaviest North American owl and one of the largest in overall size. Males are nearly pure white and the female’s white plumage is highlighted with dark brown bars and spots. Find snowy owls in the zoo’s Living Northwest Trail.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXabMIMOTmTPrfHgqBNNdAkPK-LEBw9GJbf8eIKhPHGvsCKlo4UNOt_6eShRMbiWFdNlQkTO-hIJKg5QWVhFviA1lMwMrgP-wwLgRO_vRTuqIRPSVhIVcE55yVoVpZUYDc6KF2zP2AhARjF2vCwEuAX8ZoYbFRc35tX9P2FU03SNSjLX5iJthtKJBFbE/s800/RS40480_2021_06_01%20red%20ruff%20lemur-13_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXabMIMOTmTPrfHgqBNNdAkPK-LEBw9GJbf8eIKhPHGvsCKlo4UNOt_6eShRMbiWFdNlQkTO-hIJKg5QWVhFviA1lMwMrgP-wwLgRO_vRTuqIRPSVhIVcE55yVoVpZUYDc6KF2zP2AhARjF2vCwEuAX8ZoYbFRc35tX9P2FU03SNSjLX5iJthtKJBFbE/w640-h426/RS40480_2021_06_01%20red%20ruff%20lemur-13_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Red Ruffed Lemurs Red ruffed lemurs live in Northeast Madagascar on the Masaola Peninsula—they appear nowhere else in the wild outside of the island country. Their long tails, around 23 inches, help them balance as they move with dexterity through the canopies of the rain forest. Find red ruffed lemurs in the zoo’s Tropical Rain Forest.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQgyiPVMVIPAJtmXJbkux04Ql3fnS8dzqY2N4xb8IjZqjUaCZ6Gj4O_qLKogfdMVmpsnb-piuP5SFJSUe3CKwwvTtn3o6QBxkHE59yYRPY62lxzcixP4YOYegJz-CoYyVZeDqGYaZqfbT-HAO_vy2mt9YFVO5bMZnMkMxM7G4hm5j7xRqOi0F7yEKgU0/s800/RS37902_2020_01_10%20trumpeter%20swan%20intro-4_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQgyiPVMVIPAJtmXJbkux04Ql3fnS8dzqY2N4xb8IjZqjUaCZ6Gj4O_qLKogfdMVmpsnb-piuP5SFJSUe3CKwwvTtn3o6QBxkHE59yYRPY62lxzcixP4YOYegJz-CoYyVZeDqGYaZqfbT-HAO_vy2mt9YFVO5bMZnMkMxM7G4hm5j7xRqOi0F7yEKgU0/w640-h426/RS37902_2020_01_10%20trumpeter%20swan%20intro-4_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Trumpeter swans are the largest native waterfowl in North America, weighing more than 25 pounds with wingspans that can reach 6 to 8 feet. In nature, trumpeter swans often form pair bonds with a mate at 3 to 4 years old. They usually stay together throughout the year and sometimes for life. Find trumpeter swans in the zoo’s Temperate Forest.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawvM8jxsFib_KkB3sIEXi1uxON9aohAekCh_UT91g9awSBJu2Ag-pFGEmeQpXeor2LLm8ZZWH-RxYpXBNDW1V7w-WAuwXxL8r1NslpYSlq0rBPmTDN20E0fVDFQA1Pn0PFNxE-vaiX-7Bi_rEb_b1YYbiaBIzuiruI6OVolpGWqmZvFTKY7PXD8T0_zM/s1651/image%20(12).png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1651" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawvM8jxsFib_KkB3sIEXi1uxON9aohAekCh_UT91g9awSBJu2Ag-pFGEmeQpXeor2LLm8ZZWH-RxYpXBNDW1V7w-WAuwXxL8r1NslpYSlq0rBPmTDN20E0fVDFQA1Pn0PFNxE-vaiX-7Bi_rEb_b1YYbiaBIzuiruI6OVolpGWqmZvFTKY7PXD8T0_zM/w640-h282/image%20(12).png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can find more about sustainably-sourced palm oil and wildlife-friendly candy choices at <a href="http://zoo.org/palmoil">zoo.org/palmoil</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Be Sweet to Animals: When choosing sweets for your sweet pea this Valentine’s Day, consider using Woodland Park Zoo’s wildlife-friendly candy guide to support sustainable palm oil. Saving forest habitat never tasted better: <a href="http://zoo.org/palmoil">zoo.org/palmoil</a></p><p><br /></p>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-85933812304799618702024-02-08T11:01:00.000-08:002024-02-08T11:01:42.250-08:00Happy Birthday, Urso! Maned wolf—a recent arrival who just turned 2—enjoys his party!<br /><br />Posted by Craig Newberry, Communications<div>Photos: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD70KUrJI1k7VRTmy6xWCwCg0qFU3hocQ1ZSUHpEyxiQXZuXGyTWL_QYj_s6n-fKdK1zZQjVw8bJewMZzF56xD20Xc5uDkg_CgIiYX1auDnPQcrxMQOLjfUWbCSxFdrXkTiW3SMZ42TSbKrAfvsqssR-Tg94gzj6pTZA_BIuCYcde4eWxCZrA_kPa0siw/s800/RS45939_2024_01%20misc-57_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD70KUrJI1k7VRTmy6xWCwCg0qFU3hocQ1ZSUHpEyxiQXZuXGyTWL_QYj_s6n-fKdK1zZQjVw8bJewMZzF56xD20Xc5uDkg_CgIiYX1auDnPQcrxMQOLjfUWbCSxFdrXkTiW3SMZ42TSbKrAfvsqssR-Tg94gzj6pTZA_BIuCYcde4eWxCZrA_kPa0siw/w640-h426/RS45939_2024_01%20misc-57_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A celebration for Urso! This boy is now 2 years old!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Woodland Park Zoo is celebrating the birthday of one of its newest residents—Urso the maned wolf! Urso turned 2 just a few short months after <a href="https://blog.zoo.org/2023/12/welcome-maned-wolves-urso-and-rosario.html">arriving at the zoo along with 7-year-old female, Rosario</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjSEAliw2SfScF1Cbxwz3AjKTkvUSFoX2ZpDjrECaONVyxj2NMkfG-c9hzqg5ThtWT-0-edlNxXcuCUO-rMjOs5-ogkAI9e3gjHLjni9_q5QhSPWh0Ot-Ca__iiSMDz9cw3m8dd2fCoFNkO-IAyOHIL0DZkA_ewgxklmON-6z2YbQbgGa8bGubWemcMs/s800/RS45931_2024_01%20misc-66_ovi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjSEAliw2SfScF1Cbxwz3AjKTkvUSFoX2ZpDjrECaONVyxj2NMkfG-c9hzqg5ThtWT-0-edlNxXcuCUO-rMjOs5-ogkAI9e3gjHLjni9_q5QhSPWh0Ot-Ca__iiSMDz9cw3m8dd2fCoFNkO-IAyOHIL0DZkA_ewgxklmON-6z2YbQbgGa8bGubWemcMs/w426-h640/RS45931_2024_01%20misc-66_ovi.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy birthday, Urso!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Urso is very easy to spot since he lost his tail as a very young pup due to an injury. He is a very handsome maned wolf with striking red hair and bright eyes. Maned wolves often use their tails to communicate, but since Urso doesn’t have a tail, he uses other forms of communication when interacting with Rosario and animal keepers. Urso mainly communicates through facial expressions, ear placement and body posture. Both wolves had to adjust to communicating with each other, but they’re now great companions and have figured out how to let each other know when they want to play, rest or be left alone.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7b2tqdhaZUS5bTgbPOWpgvB8IR4xMO7z06OaM5rjzq6UTM66P_rlIMbd-HILIolhXOehiPYTfhWg_zuyfEtKvAUz14zzQi9c4SG8EC_rRxWWus-tlju5PwMQ3T11QmJh4zOF8ogn114V0xfIHuckvIEg4OEpe6JaIkA2Mh1GH3UDIWFIPEL55CeeXm54/s800/RS45933_2024_01%20misc-54_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7b2tqdhaZUS5bTgbPOWpgvB8IR4xMO7z06OaM5rjzq6UTM66P_rlIMbd-HILIolhXOehiPYTfhWg_zuyfEtKvAUz14zzQi9c4SG8EC_rRxWWus-tlju5PwMQ3T11QmJh4zOF8ogn114V0xfIHuckvIEg4OEpe6JaIkA2Mh1GH3UDIWFIPEL55CeeXm54/w640-h426/RS45933_2024_01%20misc-54_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maned wolves are omnivores, with a good portion of their natural diet consisting of fruits and vegetables. One of Urso's favorites is avocado!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Guests can visit Urso and Rosario at their grassy habitat in the Wildlife Survival Zone—right next to Carson the red panda. The long-legged canines are hard to miss, but mornings might be the best time to see them in action as they scope out their habitat each day.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_tf8KAR3k4IFUZh0-LrLSC3nA2SxsrErjROmWCciHHGwXIzZ55AOk675F3GiDnOQekpaqSpKl7bR1kucv3x6p2Fe_q0LhfWY5DJs0TyZFpeKR5w_-47BMFoN4kPIZkH6WXvxLDFN6NM0NqJDXFQBgxDt6_pz59xHpaBuY7gJQLYVXdsJGrdv0AY5ZV8/s800/RS45940_2024_01%20misc-55_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_tf8KAR3k4IFUZh0-LrLSC3nA2SxsrErjROmWCciHHGwXIzZ55AOk675F3GiDnOQekpaqSpKl7bR1kucv3x6p2Fe_q0LhfWY5DJs0TyZFpeKR5w_-47BMFoN4kPIZkH6WXvxLDFN6NM0NqJDXFQBgxDt6_pz59xHpaBuY7gJQLYVXdsJGrdv0AY5ZV8/w640-h428/RS45940_2024_01%20misc-55_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Urso seemed to enjoy his birthday treats!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Maned wolf fun facts:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Maned wolves are crepuscular, most active during dawn and dusk.</li><li>Maned wolves communicate with pungent scent marking, often mistaken for marijuana or skunk.</li><li>Maned wolves are the tallest wild canid. Helllooo up there!</li><li>Roar-barks, whines and growls are just a few of the maned wolf’s vocalizations, but they are typically pretty quiet.</li></ul><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRacloB7nlZX_xobzpbVlwsRhmtC9Gr7euSf8HR7RAxlMJrP-VIB8x-YDK42z2J1WulXpmvPPyojxzJbqIJFl5y1HxaCbvje42CCS4ejQcyNpNwIdaUS3yBmGODegTVQHhpKWqOGMAlNzdNLH2p-jwLKKbPv69DFFa5Q9ngHzspQesPbHdWVRdvZEAYQ/s800/RS45760_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-15_ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRacloB7nlZX_xobzpbVlwsRhmtC9Gr7euSf8HR7RAxlMJrP-VIB8x-YDK42z2J1WulXpmvPPyojxzJbqIJFl5y1HxaCbvje42CCS4ejQcyNpNwIdaUS3yBmGODegTVQHhpKWqOGMAlNzdNLH2p-jwLKKbPv69DFFa5Q9ngHzspQesPbHdWVRdvZEAYQ/w640-h426/RS45760_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-15_ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is, female, Rosario with her fluffy white tail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>This near-threatened species is managed under the Maned Wolf Species Survival Plan, a cooperative breeding program across accredited zoos to help ensure a healthy, self-sustaining population of the species. In addition, maned wolves are a SAFE species. Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) program engages AZA-accredited facilities, government agencies, and public and private stakeholders in actions that support maned wolf conservation throughout the species’ range. Woodland Park Zoo and collaborating institutions are working together to advocate for habitat preservation and protections, educate the public about ways to take action for maned wolves and celebrate these incredible animals. Urso and Rosario will not be breeding but will be good playmates and companions for each other.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-12378475157921537672024-02-06T21:02:00.000-08:002024-02-06T21:02:36.566-08:00Flight attendant helps save flamingo eggs in flightPosted by Gigi Allianic, Communications<div>Photos by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo<br /><div><br /></div><div>Last week, we shared the poll results from a public naming of a Chilean flamingo chick at Woodland Park Zoo<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(112, 117, 122); color: #70757a; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">—</span>Magdalena was the winner<span style="color: #70757a; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(112, 117, 122); font-size: 14px;">! </span></span>Read on for the rest of this "awww" inspiring story involving a resourceful Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant and a flamingo chick now called Sunny!<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfurK1c-CHEZpkT5pECtk3qS-94V10Dx_Up3Tsi4nBwKrk5F4HkwFfxTqyv_aDe5o5YjSpLEVBWfpkzbmXmQurZegvm9Jgu4uMa8N3inag1DT0AYQa2Qv4KgtcappApH9mM9-LGvCCuisusn1mEvqOcCtPZiuqBzhb9S1eAQ7QYyaBzUTvkkYEuKs27o/s3441/RS30718_2016_01_28%20flamingo%20JDL-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2293" data-original-width="3441" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfurK1c-CHEZpkT5pECtk3qS-94V10Dx_Up3Tsi4nBwKrk5F4HkwFfxTqyv_aDe5o5YjSpLEVBWfpkzbmXmQurZegvm9Jgu4uMa8N3inag1DT0AYQa2Qv4KgtcappApH9mM9-LGvCCuisusn1mEvqOcCtPZiuqBzhb9S1eAQ7QYyaBzUTvkkYEuKs27o/w640-h426/RS30718_2016_01_28%20flamingo%20JDL-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The winning name, Magdalena, was chosen through an online poll of names representing national parks in Patagonia, a main region where Chilean flamingos live. The other choices in the naming poll were Torres, Lauca and Patagonia. </div><div><br /></div><div>Magdalena was among six flamingo eggs from Zoo Atlanta that a Woodland Park Zoo animal keeper transported from Atlanta to Seattle via Alaska Airlines; however, the portable incubator protecting the eggs had stopped functioning. The eggs would have perished during the five-hour flight if not for the quick thinking by a flight attendant named Amber May. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4RjC9Wu0fWWL7Lp2L17Mxy8BM7VLpXh3yIBynGhLmCOptgrXhuC-Bife1pvQySzmbf6oUs_iS2miX6vn6__jCuywc8VSbpVMKA72eF-zgGOKkm2AQUxi_sFqkzwKh71Ez3eMNv_0WtNADmn7LyL5GGTOA2J89QQ-kgFaO_TV7h78n11RMmiXtCZ_EeI/s1600/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4RjC9Wu0fWWL7Lp2L17Mxy8BM7VLpXh3yIBynGhLmCOptgrXhuC-Bife1pvQySzmbf6oUs_iS2miX6vn6__jCuywc8VSbpVMKA72eF-zgGOKkm2AQUxi_sFqkzwKh71Ez3eMNv_0WtNADmn7LyL5GGTOA2J89QQ-kgFaO_TV7h78n11RMmiXtCZ_EeI/w426-h640/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amber May meets the flamingo chicks she helped save as eggs on her flight!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Responding to the animal keeper’s plea for help, May promptly filled rubber gloves with warm water which the keeper used as a makeshift nest to keep the eggs warm; May continued to supply water-filled gloves as needed throughout the entire flight. To provide extra insulation for the eggs, passengers seated nearby gave up their coats and scarves. <br /><br />“In my 10 years of flying, the request to help save flamingo eggs was one of the strangest I’ve ever received,” said Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Amber May. “I’m honored to have had the opportunity to help and I’m happy that all six chicks hatched successfully!”</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuErL4NFlrrtDQZnnrESn5qi2iC4F6OZPwxLbmyXiOykk3oVO92_-2SV71n02mmM-KWTOxbpuR9pAAsR0fVxV-EIsO9VktgyEbyxiswx1u9QuPOV7AxVLEvkKif13BPVZBMdF3MfIFalhBF70dl8qYTcdTgRwFVE2VK7t_siEGY7E3qJOHXlz1zpQ-720/s1600/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuErL4NFlrrtDQZnnrESn5qi2iC4F6OZPwxLbmyXiOykk3oVO92_-2SV71n02mmM-KWTOxbpuR9pAAsR0fVxV-EIsO9VktgyEbyxiswx1u9QuPOV7AxVLEvkKif13BPVZBMdF3MfIFalhBF70dl8qYTcdTgRwFVE2VK7t_siEGY7E3qJOHXlz1zpQ-720/w640-h426/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipu8ubkAUHH_7vzGpNTA_8m5OW_KJ5k8im1xrrFaLNO6OktHUdxG3e3uxw7FIhRYE44GrxNBQ65KTdJUVxlPgD2Qi87gQ-cpqCRBYkCSpfXEWuHGwd0dPTak3NFroDqkclMkvhaf5KP8d9TujNvsAChR0Ffo2Vhl85svxAeZuZMUb90RWcm1vZsYSCC2U/s1600/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipu8ubkAUHH_7vzGpNTA_8m5OW_KJ5k8im1xrrFaLNO6OktHUdxG3e3uxw7FIhRYE44GrxNBQ65KTdJUVxlPgD2Qi87gQ-cpqCRBYkCSpfXEWuHGwd0dPTak3NFroDqkclMkvhaf5KP8d9TujNvsAChR0Ffo2Vhl85svxAeZuZMUb90RWcm1vZsYSCC2U/w640-h426/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May and her granddaughter Sunny meet the flamingo chicks at Woodland Park Zoo.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Iz398Ka31LbLMifUgQWKM0llubZmquG3HZIPusIq_SI0KO0vYwLazg7J32HkRFqKUAmwRVIegBHQdXVW0dv-vz2buQBhS2vqTla_DsGHGWny13wR85TltJjbV-uSfk633Tj3Hf0ffyGL7dLNiVYy0pRlwSOxpvys17rAR4LeMCqLald52GuHBZ_8IGs/s1600/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Iz398Ka31LbLMifUgQWKM0llubZmquG3HZIPusIq_SI0KO0vYwLazg7J32HkRFqKUAmwRVIegBHQdXVW0dv-vz2buQBhS2vqTla_DsGHGWny13wR85TltJjbV-uSfk633Tj3Hf0ffyGL7dLNiVYy0pRlwSOxpvys17rAR4LeMCqLald52GuHBZ_8IGs/w640-h426/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Woodland Park Zoo made a request to Zoo Atlanta for the eggs because of its aging flamingo flock that is no longer breeding. “The flamingo eggs would not have survived in a non-functioning portable incubator for five hours,” said Joanna Klass, an animal care manager at Woodland Park Zoo. “We’re so grateful for the creative thinking that led to the safe transport of our precious eggs. We’re also touched by the compassion that other passengers showed to help safeguard the eggs.” <br /><br />Woodland Park Zoo invited May to name one of the male flamingo chicks, which she named Sunny, in honor of her infant granddaughter, Sunny. May and the chick’s namesake were invited to the zoo for a meet ‘n’ greet with Sunny and the flamingo care staff. <br /><br />The six flamingos hatched last September at Woodland Park Zoo: four females—Magdalena, Amaya, Rosales, and Gonzo; and two males—Sunny and Bernardo. Friends of the zoo, Glen and Susan Beebe, named Bernardo. <br /><br />As part of the flamingos’ wellness program, the animal keepers take the chicks on daily walks throughout the zoo to stretch and strengthen their legs. The chicks will soon join the zoo’s <a href="https://www.zoo.org/ambassadoranimals">ambassador animals</a> program, which helps build guests’ empathy for animals and promotes ways to take action for wildlife through engaging, up-close experiences across the zoo. When not in a program, the chicks will live with the zoo’s flock of adult flamingos. </div><div><br /></div><div>A similar version of this story can also be found on <a href="https://news.alaskaair.com/care/alaska-airlines-flight-attendant-saves-rare-flamingo-eggs-during-flight-zoo-honors-care/" target="_blank">Alaska Airlines News & Stories</a>. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgA6_Oj2mFAIcvz6oEsKfSDHVqskW3_fUP0D5kuVP8Qo5jQi0TKa2cb0D_holJUOMuOWJuDAgel8eTqe56uttJhErMEh57w1NfojyBY4_YyHKSpKgdJwdUMl_JVDtO0ik-l7N4AyqBHnGpM7mpTc3-lqT-Nby2jfHtgyfIHTQyOTT80qSRZmJwUEBpko/s4723/orange%20sunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4723" data-original-width="3149" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgA6_Oj2mFAIcvz6oEsKfSDHVqskW3_fUP0D5kuVP8Qo5jQi0TKa2cb0D_holJUOMuOWJuDAgel8eTqe56uttJhErMEh57w1NfojyBY4_YyHKSpKgdJwdUMl_JVDtO0ik-l7N4AyqBHnGpM7mpTc3-lqT-Nby2jfHtgyfIHTQyOTT80qSRZmJwUEBpko/w426-h640/orange%20sunny.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny the flamingo chick named by May in honor of her granddaughter.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b>Fun Flamingo Facts </b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chilean flamingos have an extensive range throughout much of southern South America in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay. </li><li>Native South Americans call the flamingo “chogogo,” for the sounds it makes while feeding or flying. </li><li>While a group of crows is called a murder and a group of geese a gaggle, a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance! </li><li>Hours before hatching, flamingo chicks begin vocalizing within the egg—this establishes a bond with their parents so they can locate each other in a flock of thousands! </li></ul>Become a Digital ZooParent by adopting a Chilean flamingo. The <a href="https://www.zoo.org/zooparent">ZooParent</a> program supports the zoo’s animal care, education and wildlife conservation efforts in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. <br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yR61lAFmqDeOKWp42NHRpUXr6yHeM6Xn1IjSjGZf3D-YcFfCz-ix3JcuyCDcf32A2Z0ve5QOhlGySlKinE3yXAdGnABrgMQKYI3VrUDXjUhqS-pfUvwNTBZ2ibOWiw62E97IZT5qBa7BwuGgzixtqutSNq-w4Ls9doHBn6JVawWIaFXsaU12CDbxEkg/s1600/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yR61lAFmqDeOKWp42NHRpUXr6yHeM6Xn1IjSjGZf3D-YcFfCz-ix3JcuyCDcf32A2Z0ve5QOhlGySlKinE3yXAdGnABrgMQKYI3VrUDXjUhqS-pfUvwNTBZ2ibOWiw62E97IZT5qBa7BwuGgzixtqutSNq-w4Ls9doHBn6JVawWIaFXsaU12CDbxEkg/w640-h426/2023_11_07%20Sunny%20intro-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-45544495987815340262024-01-08T15:34:00.000-08:002024-01-10T15:18:58.778-08:00Urban Carnivores, Climate Change and Coexistence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Posted by Katie Remine, Living Northwest Conservation Manager and Brianna Widner, Community Science Specialist<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Photos: Woodland Park Zoo motion-triggered wildlife cameras</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9pVaYpsJz25pmHP4jOQaa-tjc1Hf9Zon3ShMRXXdKooWwK5xxQtceSrR_8xowDOH0Y-go4vCdgUFBa-rCFk5_sqyEC_Jx9J_V0Zv295-6wQRfeLTQKckVVg5iyaNVfQ4imL34ojGwumrFOxHRaZWlcc4wfWUaD0H3TPfi6d9CwxRANEevreZFuwCtx0/s2048/SUCP_coyote_DSP6_12JUN23_MUL.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9pVaYpsJz25pmHP4jOQaa-tjc1Hf9Zon3ShMRXXdKooWwK5xxQtceSrR_8xowDOH0Y-go4vCdgUFBa-rCFk5_sqyEC_Jx9J_V0Zv295-6wQRfeLTQKckVVg5iyaNVfQ4imL34ojGwumrFOxHRaZWlcc4wfWUaD0H3TPfi6d9CwxRANEevreZFuwCtx0/w640-h360/SUCP_coyote_DSP6_12JUN23_MUL.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coyote pups as seen from one of Woodland Park Zoo's motion-triggered cameras</td></tr></tbody></table><br />When was the last time you saw a wild mammal larger than a squirrel in the city? Mammals are less studied in urban environments than are many other species—they are often more difficult to find, observe and investigate than plants and birds, for example. The Seattle Urban Carnivore Project, launched by Woodland Park Zoo and Seattle University in 2019, uses camera traps—motion-triggered wildlife cameras—as a strategy for collecting important data on urban mammal diversity. With cameras deployed at about 45 locations across King and Kitsap counties, the project relies on the collaboration of our Seattle University partners—including undergraduate biology students—and a group of more than 100 community volunteers to manage the camera stations. (<a href="https://woodlandparkzoo.formstack.com/forms/sucp_volunteer">Sign up here to receive information about volunteering for our 2024 season!</a>) We also collect data through public observations submitted via our <a href="https://carnivorespotter.org/">Carnivore Spotter</a> reporting tool.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6eI3KY3zpZgjSjecnVsBd_8GIpNA4LFAdfF4OiaAiUK-eHkmZAF-qAVIigVQ5FCcy2Ii8L3O2ID2QkG8ej0AhhqAGb4XR4idcctwapGafIu_ge6mgSJLd6PCFaGqAB9CogY_464Xg8yTQLORqUcd36h-_DRklKHnpVhhfxka7sSFQnnd9ps9N0AQQ7A/s2048/SUCP_blackbear_GRP2_12JUN23_MUL.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6eI3KY3zpZgjSjecnVsBd_8GIpNA4LFAdfF4OiaAiUK-eHkmZAF-qAVIigVQ5FCcy2Ii8L3O2ID2QkG8ej0AhhqAGb4XR4idcctwapGafIu_ge6mgSJLd6PCFaGqAB9CogY_464Xg8yTQLORqUcd36h-_DRklKHnpVhhfxka7sSFQnnd9ps9N0AQQ7A/w640-h450/SUCP_blackbear_GRP2_12JUN23_MUL.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black bears as seen from one of Woodland Park Zoo's motion-triggered cameras<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Our student and volunteer teams are frequently rewarded on their monthly site visits with cool, cute and fun photos on their camera traps! All the photos here are recent highlights from these motion-triggered cameras.<br /><br />Staff and volunteers work together to identify wild animals in the camera trap photos, translating them into analyzable data so that we can use those data to help us better understand urban carnivores and how we can coexist with them. We have already contributed our completed dataset from 2019 and 2020 to several national studies.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiunSzUlh9_Kyll_eflBWzXqslpnxX7o9vezAmA7OUXHf-BIcFB-3QgyaI5fAaaXClA4kdWKV9TkhSZ2wdgPBxj8NacDUVwxvItklfWowtiax00d03MyHjzB-0T4yD-2MB2-rnHsS0AWbW1NaHZODIFJ9kfqdsmpNaA0lOrL2763GNQew-AtrWVnpLNh4/s2048/SUCP_bobcat_SWPSS1_14OCT23.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiunSzUlh9_Kyll_eflBWzXqslpnxX7o9vezAmA7OUXHf-BIcFB-3QgyaI5fAaaXClA4kdWKV9TkhSZ2wdgPBxj8NacDUVwxvItklfWowtiax00d03MyHjzB-0T4yD-2MB2-rnHsS0AWbW1NaHZODIFJ9kfqdsmpNaA0lOrL2763GNQew-AtrWVnpLNh4/w640-h480/SUCP_bobcat_SWPSS1_14OCT23.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bobcat as seen from one of Woodland Park Zoo's motion-triggered cameras<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The Seattle Urban Carnivore Project is part of a national network, the <a href="https://www.urbanwildlifeinfo.org/">Urban Wildlife Information Network</a> (UWIN) out of Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Members of this network employ similar study methods, such as camera trapping along urban-to-rural gradients, so we can pool data for comprehensive studies. In September 2023, for instance, we were part of a UWIN team that published a journal article about how urbanization impacts mammal species diversity. You can find links to this article and others, <a href="https://www.urbanwildlifeinfo.org/publications">here</a>. The study included data on 37 mammal species from 725 camera sites in 20 cities, including Seattle.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgUbQeJFuaNO3WntgsgkEZrDmirstrL9pHDYuopKy6N2Bp5W0dg4HbiabypL8_989DLMMqtQ2TecDLX9r90pHWNYYZKmbI-f0SAL6N3bR0pLESoPtM9TyOD-SPrYTaDkhuATgy8psvX5sUWiT_gRxqZtQ7hveVUKA3Bl4YkmZk6FwJRuF-gPTLRKqeUI/s2048/SUCP_coyote_DSPSS1_28OCT23_COO%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgUbQeJFuaNO3WntgsgkEZrDmirstrL9pHDYuopKy6N2Bp5W0dg4HbiabypL8_989DLMMqtQ2TecDLX9r90pHWNYYZKmbI-f0SAL6N3bR0pLESoPtM9TyOD-SPrYTaDkhuATgy8psvX5sUWiT_gRxqZtQ7hveVUKA3Bl4YkmZk6FwJRuF-gPTLRKqeUI/w640-h360/SUCP_coyote_DSPSS1_28OCT23_COO%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A coyote (with photo-bomb on left from a mule deer) as seen from one of Woodland Park Zoo's motion-triggered cameras<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Not surprisingly, the authors found that species diversity declined with urbanization, which was measured as the mean percentage of impervious surface cover within 1 km of each site. In addition, they found a stronger negative effect of urbanization on larger-bodied species than on smaller-bodied species. However, the authors also identified another trend: the effect of urbanization on mammal species diversity and occupancy was stronger in warmer and less-vegetated cities.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4Be5F6LzkjAmLESQdvzA2_SlnsA_4hNixFBZKi3bSrs4WrAbPoonincbk-diA6llpDZ14xQ0Tz7ik4yqfQeKl9Z6s_GbN7Uv_Hxx-vWtGa_4HFObhXUJhbOAB6HKPdFRHoUACoEachF5uSiIVlS0b-nGsnrLKf_plMTcpZj91PWaxtlkR-hjs9KKhWw/s2048/SUCP_barredowl_LTP2_21SEP23.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4Be5F6LzkjAmLESQdvzA2_SlnsA_4hNixFBZKi3bSrs4WrAbPoonincbk-diA6llpDZ14xQ0Tz7ik4yqfQeKl9Z6s_GbN7Uv_Hxx-vWtGa_4HFObhXUJhbOAB6HKPdFRHoUACoEachF5uSiIVlS0b-nGsnrLKf_plMTcpZj91PWaxtlkR-hjs9KKhWw/w640-h450/SUCP_barredowl_LTP2_21SEP23.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A barred owl as seen from one of Woodland Park Zoo's motion-triggered cameras<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>While Seattle stands out as one of the cooler and more vegetated cities represented in this study, there are still important messages here for us. It’s clear, for example, that our urban trees and other plants are critical for sustaining urban mammal diversity. A healthy diversity of species in an ecosystem provides resiliency to changes and better supports human needs. For example, diverse mammal communities with multiple predator species can help control pest species, such as rats. And, in the face of climate change, we’re all in this together. The more we can do to maintain our city’s resilience, by stewarding our urban forests and by coexisting with the wildlife with whom we share our spaces , the better off we’ll all be.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXJnvmZ35Rrd2BavbrmPtHX5iToFj6SWsEZCX1gsgC8ve9InAYQQWCnCD2ssx0s1Xg2z6W1-FJhKKt_Z5aDS3ocCmXnrM5h738rKWZunPor-AR3wV8JTt9S0cotEvS82qGx7KWLrFWaakwLGOZis2f0NrdIZM8YpD4wxa7OXF4lUPisMMK2C2LCyWE3Y/s2048/SUCP_bobcat_SVP1_13NOV23.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXJnvmZ35Rrd2BavbrmPtHX5iToFj6SWsEZCX1gsgC8ve9InAYQQWCnCD2ssx0s1Xg2z6W1-FJhKKt_Z5aDS3ocCmXnrM5h738rKWZunPor-AR3wV8JTt9S0cotEvS82qGx7KWLrFWaakwLGOZis2f0NrdIZM8YpD4wxa7OXF4lUPisMMK2C2LCyWE3Y/w640-h480/SUCP_bobcat_SVP1_13NOV23.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The motion-triggered cameras work in all levels of light, as evidenced by this nighttime bobcat pic. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGka5quk71aBlIPufprSfURRZoa5HWaIvS4_VvgZF3icWiABSLFMbBEdmmXSxTSsKaHEETJVlky31h9qbB-9kNq0Wl9fsKf7n7c4t9DWBX4uN-HO23fgTSL2xSrhLVHNfYO28nQB6x7k7RJzG1CBVuRGP8UuzKZu6uzcnk03PS0J0yaCTX9sCMVQDOpoI/s2048/SUCP_raccoon_HFW1_17NOV23.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGka5quk71aBlIPufprSfURRZoa5HWaIvS4_VvgZF3icWiABSLFMbBEdmmXSxTSsKaHEETJVlky31h9qbB-9kNq0Wl9fsKf7n7c4t9DWBX4uN-HO23fgTSL2xSrhLVHNfYO28nQB6x7k7RJzG1CBVuRGP8UuzKZu6uzcnk03PS0J0yaCTX9sCMVQDOpoI/w640-h480/SUCP_raccoon_HFW1_17NOV23.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This raccoon (that appears to be "holding up" the branch of a tree) is a common nighttime visitor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Seattle Urban Carnivore Project leverages the deeper understanding of urban carnivores we’re gaining from our research to support coexistence, ensuring that both people and wildlife can survive and thrive in the region. To this end, we recently collaborated with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife – with input and support from the Snoqualmie Tribe’s Tribal Culture, Environmental, and Ancestral Lands Movement teams—to develop new posters and social media toolkits to help community members collaboratively coexist with wildlife. The posters are presented in English and five non-English languages, plus a version that includes Lushootseed animal names. Posters are available for download and printing on our website at <a href="http://www.zoo.org/coexisting">www.zoo.org/coexisting</a> and will be displayed in parks and neighborhoods around King County as well as on Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Lands. Jaime Martin, Executive Director of Special Projects and Governmental Affairs for the Snoqualmie Tribe, emphasizes that “it is important to the Tribe that the animals whose homes are impacted by human activities, including recreation, are respected.”</div><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcI0zgR5EJeSv8AG1_R-XB-UeIVDSQfLprE1Nn1dwkihGQbG6WLj8HzcNJ5NkyOwzqBB4kl8lF6JMW5BO7Serq26neeG4t2BLAvy8o8I_nRpQm52XRUeiANw02A3lxe90VQAZGcvQYXrKx34DVeXANEK8NfgYGnGYIM9dL5gS9Pel0vSFkoVJktSiEko/s907/image%20(7).png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcI0zgR5EJeSv8AG1_R-XB-UeIVDSQfLprE1Nn1dwkihGQbG6WLj8HzcNJ5NkyOwzqBB4kl8lF6JMW5BO7Serq26neeG4t2BLAvy8o8I_nRpQm52XRUeiANw02A3lxe90VQAZGcvQYXrKx34DVeXANEK8NfgYGnGYIM9dL5gS9Pel0vSFkoVJktSiEko/w418-h640/image%20(7).png" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Coexistence poster with animal names i</span><span style="text-align: start;">n Lushootseed language</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7YiStuWCn_biXQ40k3zbnPX5kPDRzg8G9TNeMQ1KfqoftckeXaXWkfLExSnbIk-jfEv6_CrNYLm0g6Ang3xGP5iPp068euRbWIUM5fobxonS3l3DIhw60VP41B3IGqBMXn_m4givE_ZxDuW5yxQsi2Thj_gs3Cfexkr83J3d4Oduv8WWIEz_1rcVDwo/s837/image%20(9).png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7YiStuWCn_biXQ40k3zbnPX5kPDRzg8G9TNeMQ1KfqoftckeXaXWkfLExSnbIk-jfEv6_CrNYLm0g6Ang3xGP5iPp068euRbWIUM5fobxonS3l3DIhw60VP41B3IGqBMXn_m4givE_ZxDuW5yxQsi2Thj_gs3Cfexkr83J3d4Oduv8WWIEz_1rcVDwo/w426-h640/image%20(9).png" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coexistence poster in Spanish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“Living near wildlife is one of the amazing things about Washington, including the Seattle area,” said Chris Anderson, King County district wildlife biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. “We all have a responsibility to reduce the potential for conflicts with wild animals, whether by securing your garbage or maintaining a safe distance from wildlife. The Zoo’s new <a href="https://www.zoo.org/coexisting">WILDLIFE LIVE HERE toolkit</a> will be a great resource for outreach to local communities.”</div><br />We invite you to <a href="https://www.zoo.org/coexisting">print and display a coexistence poster</a> in your neighborhood or share a message from one of the toolkits on social media. These actions will be most effective if we all work together. Please work with your neighbors to help your community coexist with coyotes!</div><div><br /></div><div>References:</div><br />Haight, J.D., Hall, S.J., Fidino, M. et al. Urbanization, climate and species traits shape mammal communities from local to continental scales. Nat Ecol Evol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02166-x<br /><br />Liu, J. Warming amplifies urbanization effects on mammals. Nat Ecol Evol 7, 1585–1586 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02164-z<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-66978213694473171392023-12-22T09:34:00.000-08:002023-12-22T09:34:00.139-08:00Welcome maned wolves Urso and Rosario! Posted by Kirsten Pisto, Communications<br />Photos by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjrT39LDDS-p_aQdS5mY9-U2g4vj5Pyq8LCcbfDBXq5-GaI7sC2qnrYUx3Frpl6shK9xNWOB6nZY7K2tIjB0BI5F61kWR1R7gtuY-uifj8RJg5386_I7UrRGHskm-auS4WqEo5O5xqN4M46SNKL2cyG4KDWT5pmv60ZmSLt1Mgh-dTsMyJRg4gTiDJDM/s5472/RS45771_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjrT39LDDS-p_aQdS5mY9-U2g4vj5Pyq8LCcbfDBXq5-GaI7sC2qnrYUx3Frpl6shK9xNWOB6nZY7K2tIjB0BI5F61kWR1R7gtuY-uifj8RJg5386_I7UrRGHskm-auS4WqEo5O5xqN4M46SNKL2cyG4KDWT5pmv60ZmSLt1Mgh-dTsMyJRg4gTiDJDM/w640-h426/RS45771_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maned wolf Rosario</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We are thrilled to welcome two long-legged and adorable new residents of the Wildlife Survival Zone... maned wolves Urso and Rosario! <br /><br />Urso, a young male, was born on January 31, 2022 to parents Brisa and Sheldon along with his three siblings Jaci, Caipora and Cinza at Audubon Zoo. Urso means bear in Portuguese. Urso is very easy to spot since he lost his tail as a very young pup due to an injury. He is a very handsome maned wolf with striking red fur and bright eyes. Urso is a bit shy and is adjusting to his new environment, but animal keepers say they expect him to blossom once he gets settled into his new digs with Rosario. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj1S1no7gqj5JYyNH6ct1yfyqHyu5y4TdRsbHFf1DOSVOThxFY9FpNH9neglz2xoBXVd6MXItsqi1bTbPuqR1rRrClpwROSbxIIx0MOlhcerBvVE9gXzg10XpD1DsHyxIXyCIXShTgmnqOTlMd_gYRoUzEAXdtZqAX15WQaNycq1Y5nKe41HYyhMOb64/s5472/RS45742_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj1S1no7gqj5JYyNH6ct1yfyqHyu5y4TdRsbHFf1DOSVOThxFY9FpNH9neglz2xoBXVd6MXItsqi1bTbPuqR1rRrClpwROSbxIIx0MOlhcerBvVE9gXzg10XpD1DsHyxIXyCIXShTgmnqOTlMd_gYRoUzEAXdtZqAX15WQaNycq1Y5nKe41HYyhMOb64/w426-h640/RS45742_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-36.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maned wolf Urso</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Rosario, a 7-year-old female, is relaxed and comfortable in her new home. Rosario has settled right into her habitat and seems very chill. Rosario and her brother Rio were born to parents Anaheim and Nazca on March 7, 2016 at Greensboro Science Center. Rosario was most recently living at Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita, Kansas) before arriving in Seattle. The red-furred stunner is going to be a calming presence for young Urso.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBWhVZVEj8JKv2AIeix_0WJMNR-Qp_M7ivXYkFU27nN4SttC-2jScQvs0x6JN8FaqQ-XS4S8kh3uQX7FZfPe0rRC9wzDcobHMXDaf_YwhUIBrQxIGX1_7MYaMCAJVc5-LYyrBcPw5jArtfFQ0OBar5VobRTgx_GumtjAJWzHdrIl5MtECNLQj_D7c8Bg/s5472/RS45758_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBWhVZVEj8JKv2AIeix_0WJMNR-Qp_M7ivXYkFU27nN4SttC-2jScQvs0x6JN8FaqQ-XS4S8kh3uQX7FZfPe0rRC9wzDcobHMXDaf_YwhUIBrQxIGX1_7MYaMCAJVc5-LYyrBcPw5jArtfFQ0OBar5VobRTgx_GumtjAJWzHdrIl5MtECNLQj_D7c8Bg/w640-h426/RS45758_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosario sprinting around the yard.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>You can now visit Rosario and Urso at their grassy habitat in the Wildlife Survival Zone (right next to Carson the red panda). The long-legged canines are hard to miss, but mornings might be the best time to see them in action as they scope out their habitat each day. <br /><br />The maned wolves will enjoy romping through the tall grass, digging, hunting for treats and lounging in their den. Animal keepers tell us their favorite treats include meatballs, chicks, mice and the occasional fruit. The pair will not be breeding, but will be good playmates and companions for each other. Both maned wolves are between 55 and 57 lbs. <br /><br />Our two previous maned wolves, Scarlet and Joy, were visitor favorites. We were sad to lose Joy, in 2023, to an unknown illness. Scarlet is now at Dallas Zoo with her buddy Ty.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwx7lQZw5cfGXyFsoql9dMmTzIV3C8n6lE8WLr7G_I8yctyftVk02EqY-xp9hx7RSlsGptm1JI9vetEAySoq3HfexWaWgwfb02dIWAN9iWLSxgqENgV54Kq3aFLKYKsobGHg2AOe6x7KWJmTf5MrS6Oj0ogaEi0Js5x5UA7lIAqCkSiZDV_GfVYaSDSo/s5472/RS45763_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwx7lQZw5cfGXyFsoql9dMmTzIV3C8n6lE8WLr7G_I8yctyftVk02EqY-xp9hx7RSlsGptm1JI9vetEAySoq3HfexWaWgwfb02dIWAN9iWLSxgqENgV54Kq3aFLKYKsobGHg2AOe6x7KWJmTf5MrS6Oj0ogaEi0Js5x5UA7lIAqCkSiZDV_GfVYaSDSo/w640-h426/RS45763_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little chase play during introductions. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Neither a fox nor a wolf, Chrysocyon is a species all its own with stilt-like legs, an impressive red coat and dark mane along the back. At home in the grasslands and scrub forest of central South America, these crepuscular canines roam the marshes and woodlands at dawn and dusk in search of fruit, small mammals, birds, eggs and invertebrates. <br /><br />In the wild, maned wolves are known to be quite timid and are primarily solitary. Breeding pairs usually remain monogamous and share the same territory. Unfortunately, maned wolves are listed as near threatened due to habitat fragmentation from urban expansion, the introduction of diseases and poaching. Only about 13,000 remain in the wild. <br /><br /><br /><b>Maned wolf fun facts </b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Maned wolves are crepuscular, most active during dawn and dusk.</li><li>Maned wolves communicate with pungent scent marking, often mistaken for marijuana or skunk. </li><li>Maned wolves are the tallest wild canid, helllooo up there! </li><li>Roar-barks, whines and growls are just a few of the maned wolf’s vocalizations, but they are typically pretty quiet. </li></ul>This near-threatened species is managed under the Maned Wolf Species Survival Plan, a cooperative breeding program across accredited zoos to help ensure a healthy, self-sustaining population of the species. In addition, maned wolves are a <a href="https://www.aza.org/safe-species#manedwolf">SAFE species</a>. Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) program engages AZA-accredited facilities, government agencies, public and private stakeholders in actions that support maned wolf conservation throughout the species’ range. Woodland Park Zoo and collaborating institutions are working together to advocate for habitat preservation and protections, educate the public about ways to take action for maned wolves, and celebrate these incredible animals. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnqKBLWmHOjVJHYnHiX8YX_zAKMxFnZ6htGnDgYThlP_Xu5otBlfNGuqkTdDzcXCgX5Rtik5aldnuTJhssIXnQPp6oqXKC_Q07wHfN1-NbcfBBgnE52xlRXUkGMn0n6p-lCtTFeRmORfk4P6RT4ym4LEDWSNGIl5WTzLtKj8aS6fM0OChN_A6P2nq_Dk/s4350/RS45731_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="4350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnqKBLWmHOjVJHYnHiX8YX_zAKMxFnZ6htGnDgYThlP_Xu5otBlfNGuqkTdDzcXCgX5Rtik5aldnuTJhssIXnQPp6oqXKC_Q07wHfN1-NbcfBBgnE52xlRXUkGMn0n6p-lCtTFeRmORfk4P6RT4ym4LEDWSNGIl5WTzLtKj8aS6fM0OChN_A6P2nq_Dk/w640-h426/RS45731_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosario scoping out her new digs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ_M7CSwkoKiX2OweeeifNH_MPMaD8F40qo-Qeke9E3dJl6BFy7x67G5kDyg2jRx4-_IQKmhDozCzTZ8MEQK5JgK8kGzjdMAV4wmoDTz_oJOIV37gaRnJa8B2iAHDcpwm55rUifroXCeG0MD1CHBdp6WOb89nA2VKEYIguwkqRovh6r-Noy2_EAajqrE/s5472/RS45765_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ_M7CSwkoKiX2OweeeifNH_MPMaD8F40qo-Qeke9E3dJl6BFy7x67G5kDyg2jRx4-_IQKmhDozCzTZ8MEQK5JgK8kGzjdMAV4wmoDTz_oJOIV37gaRnJa8B2iAHDcpwm55rUifroXCeG0MD1CHBdp6WOb89nA2VKEYIguwkqRovh6r-Noy2_EAajqrE/w640-h426/RS45765_2023_12_08%20maned%20wolves-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Urso will be keeping the exhibit a squirrel-free zone soon enough.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-14682264660664763792023-12-13T14:23:00.000-08:002023-12-14T10:05:34.959-08:00Goodbye Cisco. Legendary Harris's hawk, a senior member of our ambassador animal team, has passed away.Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications<br />Photos: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf1AL0PIM1DYx-JZ2_nBrQnTDS1fFXCYDr4iihAoHKMlprU2RbXvr3HNG9ioURTRU58VuYlHGuoNPzQuw-t7e7hvlzFMQBjZjUUbglpGr5rlSsRK-yzoS08PKwrIG-51sVMYaAu_oqkvWOAViVvKGSkkeADPF6eJRNFHgWBGF3PoNv1jOIgktYcKbrdY/s800/RS38557_2020_03_21%20Cisco-7-ovi%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf1AL0PIM1DYx-JZ2_nBrQnTDS1fFXCYDr4iihAoHKMlprU2RbXvr3HNG9ioURTRU58VuYlHGuoNPzQuw-t7e7hvlzFMQBjZjUUbglpGr5rlSsRK-yzoS08PKwrIG-51sVMYaAu_oqkvWOAViVvKGSkkeADPF6eJRNFHgWBGF3PoNv1jOIgktYcKbrdY/w426-h640/RS38557_2020_03_21%20Cisco-7-ovi%20(1).jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cisco was a much-loved member of our zoo family.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>A legendary raptor at Woodland Park Zoo, a 36-year-old Harris’s hawk named Cisco, has passed away. Harris’s hawks can live up to 20 to 25 years in human care and 10 to 12 years in the wild.<br /><br />Due to Cisco’s advanced age, the raptor keepers had been closely monitoring the hawk over the last couple of years through daily observations of his health and quality of life. As an exceptionally elderly hawk, Cisco was under treatment for age-related issues, like most geriatric animals and humans. “Because of arthritis, cataracts, declining body condition, and loss of vision in the right eye due to retinal degeneration, Cisco was no longer able to take part in free flights at the zoo; however, he was still being exercised and socialized regularly,” said Dr. Misty Garcia, associate veterinarian at Woodland Park Zoo. Cisco had been on a prescribed program of joint supplements and laser therapy for many years and for the last three years on an increasing number of medications to manage his arthritis.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0Z1EJs1xWcdnjPvCG6ThyaLSAisEsB5KA1WxOYeDAdTcbILdXGY8dWl4mzGl1Sx53dK8NhHF3T6a1YYo_4ekG7D7za-YntmKelLFgEE0N5HOH7iRMVElyQhbGMUn7nifH28EPsI-eVlabYwC0ATZ6NP5XgsIAUY8r-ymj7lStU7hJDcz-LP_WtoLY6Q/s800/RS38564_2020_03_21%20Cisco-2-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0Z1EJs1xWcdnjPvCG6ThyaLSAisEsB5KA1WxOYeDAdTcbILdXGY8dWl4mzGl1Sx53dK8NhHF3T6a1YYo_4ekG7D7za-YntmKelLFgEE0N5HOH7iRMVElyQhbGMUn7nifH28EPsI-eVlabYwC0ATZ6NP5XgsIAUY8r-ymj7lStU7hJDcz-LP_WtoLY6Q/w640-h428/RS38564_2020_03_21%20Cisco-2-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cisco was a star of our free-flight program.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Cisco arrived at Woodland Park Zoo in 1988 as a 6-month-old juvenile and was one of the first raptors to live at the zoo’s new Raptor Center, which opened the same year. The Raptor Center, which was co-founded by two now-retired raptor keepers, was established to help visitors appreciate and care about birds of prey in the wild. During the free-flight programs, raptor keepers demonstrated the flight prowess of Cisco and other raptor residents and shared natural history, personality factoids and the conservation status about each species during the zoo’s free-flight programs.</div><div><br />“Cisco was a special, wonderful bird and accomplished many firsts throughout his lifetime at Woodland Park Zoo. He trained many animal keepers how to work with raptors in an <a href="https://www.zoo.org/ambassadoranimals">ambassador animal</a> role. As an amazing flyer, he especially enjoyed interacting with his favorite keepers during the programs and in his golden years,” said Regina Smith, a lead animal keeper at Woodland Park Zoo. “The Ambassador Animals team will greatly miss our senior statesman, and the loss of Cisco has been very hard for everyone that has ever worked with him and for the zoo family.”<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhmr2qfOuK2JSa-1sQoeNY_VQOZSi65cKwW3_lsHJneh6zYb7j6DZQdxfawcya9Grr8GTxtkYxvjBal63ylMopI3zXFu3nSr10EKRCbo1MHjR1XoevapjBEegFSZhkAJKOIPzU53QxlH5VXes1HsIpKLDeXNDWX-7BBpTyACbNY66iEuwwKDTUP2JB_Q/s800/RS38561_2020_03_21%20Cisco-3-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhmr2qfOuK2JSa-1sQoeNY_VQOZSi65cKwW3_lsHJneh6zYb7j6DZQdxfawcya9Grr8GTxtkYxvjBal63ylMopI3zXFu3nSr10EKRCbo1MHjR1XoevapjBEegFSZhkAJKOIPzU53QxlH5VXes1HsIpKLDeXNDWX-7BBpTyACbNY66iEuwwKDTUP2JB_Q/w640-h426/RS38561_2020_03_21%20Cisco-3-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cisco loved interacting with his favorite raptor keepers.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“For more than three decades, Cisco’s premier role was flying in the zoo’s free-flight programs, delighting visitors with his beauty, precision and grace. He rightly earned a reputation as a ‘guard bird,’ using his dragon-like scream to alert his animal keepers of any outside intruders,” said Susie Semler, an animal care manager at Woodland Park Zoo. “We will miss this elegant and intelligent raptor who will continue to soar in our hearts.”</div><br />Woodland Park Zoo’s raptors are part of its <a href="https://www.zoo.org/ambassadoranimals">ambassador animals program</a>, which helps build guests’ empathy for animals and promotes ways to take action for wildlife. The free flights provide essential exercise for the raptors’ physical and behavioral health and are an important module of Woodland Park Zoo’s excellent animal care program.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOirUohVzpfXjD5mJG0aZPETNZpe1AGXxdX3-_rkK-9ek6lnmNLddCdn_TAPiaWN_yUPOoa6Z4hiNuzsl7fauc1VsmWi4DEk1du5RIwJPMsiHHiuv7hPE3QLP7Coh2FLaR4C52vIGQlq3gypUxGwgXHEyWvy4ehzvXu87RyDv9QhU_I97z2CgQN53EGkg/s800/RS41843_2022_04%20Ambassador%20Studio%20Shoot-8-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOirUohVzpfXjD5mJG0aZPETNZpe1AGXxdX3-_rkK-9ek6lnmNLddCdn_TAPiaWN_yUPOoa6Z4hiNuzsl7fauc1VsmWi4DEk1du5RIwJPMsiHHiuv7hPE3QLP7Coh2FLaR4C52vIGQlq3gypUxGwgXHEyWvy4ehzvXu87RyDv9QhU_I97z2CgQN53EGkg/w640-h426/RS41843_2022_04%20Ambassador%20Studio%20Shoot-8-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handsome Cisco was both elegant and intelligent. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Harris’s hawk prefers desert, arid scrub and savanna, agricultural lands, and even marshy open country with scattered trees and patches of woodlands. Unlike most raptor species, the Harris’s hawk is more social and can often be seen alone or with another hawk, and often hangs out in small family groups. It ranges from the southwestern U.S. through Mexico and in appropriate habitats as far south as Argentina.<br /><br />While the Harris’s hawk does not range in Washington state, Woodland Park Zoo supports and participates in raptor research in the shrub steppe habitats of eastern Washington. Initiated by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the research focuses on migratory raptor species of the shrub steppe to help scientists better understand the reasons behind population declines and manage habitat impacts such as lead pollution, fires and wind power development. You can learn more about our research and conservation efforts to help raptors in the shrub steppe habitats of Washington here: <a href="http://www.zoo.org/raptors">www.zoo.org/raptors</a><br /></div><div><br /></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-19602411760776772912023-12-11T13:25:00.000-08:002023-12-11T20:32:13.395-08:00Community conservation makes a splash in amphibian monitoring Posted by Brianna Widner, Community Science Specialist, with Katie Remine, Manager, Living Northwest<div><br /></div><div>The 2023 Amphibian Monitoring Community Science program observed more than 42 bodies of water with 646 observations by 97 community science volunteers—now that's something to croak about!</div><div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsGq6Fp8DU0bfzXaNqae9ThODNJCxemQFFRxIOx36Tx14Hsq21o3d9HqoTxsVp5B_GgegpMEsYLYfpXVjael1Y7kgPC5TBJKdr18ZBSGRFWcLxLesCMvwh56amg4HWV-2mXzcfPIrQxUDsUD-o88MinwI63QOsulcKb-f-lI0okPci5jWF-THFic_PfY/s2048/2023_TeamHWW_NOSAeggMass.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsGq6Fp8DU0bfzXaNqae9ThODNJCxemQFFRxIOx36Tx14Hsq21o3d9HqoTxsVp5B_GgegpMEsYLYfpXVjael1Y7kgPC5TBJKdr18ZBSGRFWcLxLesCMvwh56amg4HWV-2mXzcfPIrQxUDsUD-o88MinwI63QOsulcKb-f-lI0okPci5jWF-THFic_PfY/w640-h426/2023_TeamHWW_NOSAeggMass.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; font-size: 14.666667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/159350913" target="_blank">Northwestern Salamander Egg Mass, Team Hazel Wolf Wetlands, 2023</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Each year, Woodland Park Zoo's Amphibian Monitoring community volunteers help collect scientific data by observing amphibians in local conservation wetland areas. Our volunteers log hundreds of observations of amphibians across western Washington in the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">iNaturalist</a> online collection of biodiversity observations. <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org" target="_blank">iNaturalist </a>is a global community of people who assist conservation efforts by recording observations of organisms and share them with each other to gain a better understanding of the natural world.<div><br /></div><div>Woodland Park Zoo’s dedicated <a href="https://www.zoo.org/amphibianmonitoring" target="_blank">Amphibian Monitoring</a> volunteers went out from January through late summer 2023 to look for hidden gems. More precious than silver or gold, these volunteers were looking for amphibians! Through the program, community science volunteers receive training in how to conduct wetland surveys of egg masses, tadpoles and adult amphibians; how to photograph their findings and how to enter their data online in iNaturalist.</div><div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sLj2ZRjbfe6SCEZK8kG78FHgxU_ug8zUKORVFA7iTdynIAhkqVFoG_RUlb70IOGLTZRnZVza3JiOgEc7Eu3QnU70pPwVM2PFMbtQ-KjgYe5Xcm0AiKj1Bte1CT4z1h0tQ02xlWkr45Yvih-RwNUgkRlbEj6vWTTrVJtkj4sDA4wWVdQJi3frsf9ED2k/s1196/2023_DawnHuss_PATF.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1196" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sLj2ZRjbfe6SCEZK8kG78FHgxU_ug8zUKORVFA7iTdynIAhkqVFoG_RUlb70IOGLTZRnZVza3JiOgEc7Eu3QnU70pPwVM2PFMbtQ-KjgYe5Xcm0AiKj1Bte1CT4z1h0tQ02xlWkr45Yvih-RwNUgkRlbEj6vWTTrVJtkj4sDA4wWVdQJi3frsf9ED2k/w640-h516/2023_DawnHuss_PATF.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191098661" id="OWAe3e4ee82-e954-790f-ed24-4d3e1107d78e" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666667px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Pacific Treefrog, Dawn Huss, 2023</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Every year since 2012 incredible volunteers have teamed up with us to monitor amphibian populations in Snohomish and King counties. With over a decade of publicly available data, we can look at trends over time and flag notable changes to land managers and other relevant parties. Woodland Park Zoo has also used what we’ve learned from our volunteers to train other interested groups how to conduct amphibian monitoring in their own area.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>2023 Field Observations </b><br /><br /><table aria-rowcount="9" border="1" class="Table Ltr TableWordWrap SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-tablelook="1184" data-tablestyle="MsoTableGrid" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.847); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.847); empty-cells: show; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px auto; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 1px;"><tbody class="SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr aria-rowindex="1" class="TableRow SCXW48241176 BCX4" role="row" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; height: 20px; 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">SPECIES</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":259}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td><td class="FirstRow LastCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" role="columnheader" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom; width: 164px;"><div class="TableHoverColumnHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 12px; left: auto; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -10.5px; text-align: center; top: -12.5px; width: 20px; z-index: 4;"></div><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); left: -4px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableCellTopBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{45}" paraid="824559453" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">NUMBER of OBSERVATIONS PER SPECIES</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr aria-rowindex="2" class="TableRow SCXW48241176 BCX4" role="row" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px;"><td class="FirstCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom; width: 362px;"><div class="TableHoverRowHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; bottom: -5.5px; cursor: pointer; display: flex; height: 10px; left: -15.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 15px; z-index: 5;"></div><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); left: -4px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableCellTopBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{53}" paraid="121752803" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">American Bullfrog</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td><td class="LastCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 164px;"><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); left: -4px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableCellTopBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{60}" paraid="541483092" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">43</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr aria-rowindex="3" class="TableRow SCXW48241176 BCX4" role="row" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px;"><td class="FirstCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom; width: 362px;"><div class="TableHoverRowHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; bottom: -5.5px; cursor: pointer; display: flex; height: 10px; left: -15.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 15px; z-index: 5;"></div><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); left: -4px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableCellTopBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{68}" paraid="826833902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Amphibians (not </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">identified</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> to species)</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td><td class="LastCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 164px;"><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); left: -4px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableCellTopBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{75}" paraid="158092835" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">35</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr aria-rowindex="4" class="TableRow SCXW48241176 BCX4" role="row" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px;"><td class="FirstCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom; width: 362px;"><div class="TableHoverRowHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; bottom: -5.5px; cursor: pointer; display: flex; height: 10px; left: -15.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 15px; z-index: 5;"></div><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); left: -4px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableCellTopBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{83}" paraid="305462759" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Long-toed Salamander</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td><td class="LastCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 164px;"><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); left: -4px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableCellTopBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{90}" paraid="1097475765" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">52</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr aria-rowindex="5" class="TableRow SCXW48241176 BCX4" role="row" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px;"><td class="FirstCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom; width: 362px;"><div class="TableHoverRowHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; bottom: -5.5px; cursor: pointer; display: flex; height: 10px; left: -15.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 15px; z-index: 5;"></div><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); left: -4px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableCellTopBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{98}" paraid="1533771688" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Northern Pacific Tree Frog</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td><td class="LastCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 164px;"><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); 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bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{105}" paraid="1925441398" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">282</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr aria-rowindex="6" class="TableRow SCXW48241176 BCX4" role="row" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px;"><td class="FirstCol SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-clip: padding-box; border: 1px solid; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 362px;"><div class="TableHoverRowHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; bottom: -5.5px; cursor: pointer; display: flex; height: 10px; left: -15.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 15px; z-index: 5;"></div><div class="TableCellLeftBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); left: -4px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableCellTopBorderHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{113}" paraid="1777693474" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Northern Red-legged Frog</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; 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top: -4px; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 1;"></div><div class="TableColumnResizeHandle SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/hD55E5E9C2AD2E4F5_resources/1033/ColResize.cur"), pointer; height: calc(100% + 1px); margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -0.5px; width: 7px; z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableInsertRowGapBlank SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: -4px; cursor: url("https://res-1.cdn.office.net:443/officeonline/we/s/h1E5273DBAA04AEF6_resources/1033/RowResize.cur"), pointer; height: 7px; left: -0.5px; margin: -3px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{120}" paraid="788568465" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">29</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">198</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr aria-rowindex="8" class="TableRow SCXW48241176 BCX4" role="row" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; 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padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 1px); z-index: 3;"></div><div class="TableCellContent SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{143}" paraid="897670716" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; 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-webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{158}" paraid="1842327002" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">GRAND TOTAL</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; 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margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 7px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW48241176 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW48241176 BCX4" paraeid="{d2dab711-64d4-4e37-9487-f77abb1e9e0a}{165}" paraid="195499407" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-contrast="none" face="WordVisi_MSFontService, Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">646</span><span class="EOP SCXW48241176 BCX4" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":264}" face="Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Our volunteers’ data informs efforts such as graduate level research, habitat management decisions by Seattle Parks and Recreation, and securing funding for amphibian habitat restoration and forming a network of amphibian researchers so we can combine our conservation efforts. Their efforts also help foster a connection between humans and the living world around us. </div><div><br /></div><div>Over the last several decades, amphibians – including frogs, toads, salamanders and newts – have experienced the highest rate of species decline among vertebrate animals. These losses have occurred due to impacts such as wetland loss, disease, pollutants, invasive species and climate change. Understanding the impact on our Pacific Northwest species helps biologists and conservationists plan for their survival.<br /><div><br /></div><div>You can see more of the incredible amphibians with whom you share Washington waterbodies at the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/amphibians-of-washington" target="_blank">Amphibians of Washington</a> iNaturalist project. The data are open for public use; we’d love to hear if you apply it to a project of your own! </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgXC-IWt4CwUfAb0otbAs_frY4ACB6H37rKqWuLLMzJoBAi-b9yNXWBg7JnFV-fwlsQJfkqf-OsoMnBMT3rmpRaOs9CXdeJwp13lZUPk1pQ87YbVf-tLxBG5Ul9ceGkYd6LNliXoDHu_qpX_xqTHL4VHv1mM9hgXSGa8-_SkMaSaHb__OKoefefh54sg/s1481/2023_TeamMagnuson_PATFeggMass.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1121" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgXC-IWt4CwUfAb0otbAs_frY4ACB6H37rKqWuLLMzJoBAi-b9yNXWBg7JnFV-fwlsQJfkqf-OsoMnBMT3rmpRaOs9CXdeJwp13lZUPk1pQ87YbVf-tLxBG5Ul9ceGkYd6LNliXoDHu_qpX_xqTHL4VHv1mM9hgXSGa8-_SkMaSaHb__OKoefefh54sg/w484-h640/2023_TeamMagnuson_PATFeggMass.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153476221" target="_blank"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.666667px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: start;">Pacific Treefrog Egg Mass, Team Magnuson, 2023</span></span> </a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrtBp8v0QAEOh747SBxi3qmAgHIKz6Qlf49rttsPcGluX9ROo-JU4ThCGQzuxzPIQBmFXNr1YhyMnesBJjcbBPRnFJFwxXgw7R6xw5DKW6EHb1DiwGqubLqeyUzge3_Y0qCRLSZ2BPQwngI8U_tELWbYKebwRpI5LhT1cAzU52X0ZUYmQs92LK00gcLg/s1196/2023_TeamArboretum_Surveying.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1196" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrtBp8v0QAEOh747SBxi3qmAgHIKz6Qlf49rttsPcGluX9ROo-JU4ThCGQzuxzPIQBmFXNr1YhyMnesBJjcbBPRnFJFwxXgw7R6xw5DKW6EHb1DiwGqubLqeyUzge3_Y0qCRLSZ2BPQwngI8U_tELWbYKebwRpI5LhT1cAzU52X0ZUYmQs92LK00gcLg/w640-h534/2023_TeamArboretum_Surveying.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161713425" id="OWA817b6634-75e8-1124-640a-08cb884065d3" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666667px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Monitoring, Arboretum Team, 2023</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>If you want to jump in on this fun and important conservation work, you can <a href="https://forms.gle/pwJrj9bmN2cUDnmX9">register here</a> to volunteer for amphibian monitoring (spots are limited; priority registration deadline is Monday, December 18, 2023). Thank you to all our amazing community scientists who make this work possible! </div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-16099527654992184932023-11-30T11:58:00.000-08:002023-11-30T11:58:18.625-08:00Rhino Taj to move to El Paso Zoo<p>Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications</p><p>Photos by Woodland Park Zoo</p><p>Woodland Park Zoo’s population of two male greater one-horned rhinos will soon change. Taj is scheduled to move in a couple of weeks to El Paso Zoo in El Paso, Texas. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMEr47fosqPG5-Jg3I2IJ_Z3UFMLwWQBtNK-sJxBaUQDVO-_5qrqOvrKI0xJpssVqFeGA8ErjL4TH02nXjKkWmciuGT9gkseyhPt5HLunmFHqGZe3liGnvM_ti9VSm5cEJofZl-kxVtAlq18PgU1J_X87WmvdAPWwvJ-kfYT3DnwKip55_8QhjmB1VJg/s5184/RS34674_2018_05_03%20Rhino%20Taj-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMEr47fosqPG5-Jg3I2IJ_Z3UFMLwWQBtNK-sJxBaUQDVO-_5qrqOvrKI0xJpssVqFeGA8ErjL4TH02nXjKkWmciuGT9gkseyhPt5HLunmFHqGZe3liGnvM_ti9VSm5cEJofZl-kxVtAlq18PgU1J_X87WmvdAPWwvJ-kfYT3DnwKip55_8QhjmB1VJg/w640-h426/RS34674_2018_05_03%20Rhino%20Taj-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taj tasting a leafy offering in 2018.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The rhinos were born a day apart from each other and turned 7 in November. Taj currently weighs a whopping 4,670 pounds and Glenn 4,135 pounds. </p><p>Taj and Glenn represent the only rhinos who have lived at Woodland Park Zoo in its nearly 125-year history. The boys arrived at the zoo at 18 months old and made their public debut in 2018 in the new Assam Rhino Reserve. They immediately became popular to visitors, marking the first time for many to encounter rhinos in person. <br /><br />Zoo members, visitors, and social media fans have watched Taj and Glenn grow and thrive together, learned about these iconic symbols of wildlife trafficking, and witnessed natural rhino behavior such as the pair wallowing in mud baths, play sparring, dipping in the pool and running zoomies throughout the yards.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTupsb8buNWpDleH6rVHJCH1jNjmcVDRIe2ppDWI9UzHhXbu3gM0R9bEImLeKNk2XaX48rgiMW2aVvWYtLZo3PSU8HPfj67eA23K7AjPVC7N-ibwLvvPhBqDyeNVvP-QHai0fKVHyX_sFvHF-cgNzi0oWt8TeUH9cTRg1p1zTb94tznCeJ-Zd7V0X4U4/s4032/RS45718_Taj%20below.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTupsb8buNWpDleH6rVHJCH1jNjmcVDRIe2ppDWI9UzHhXbu3gM0R9bEImLeKNk2XaX48rgiMW2aVvWYtLZo3PSU8HPfj67eA23K7AjPVC7N-ibwLvvPhBqDyeNVvP-QHai0fKVHyX_sFvHF-cgNzi0oWt8TeUH9cTRg1p1zTb94tznCeJ-Zd7V0X4U4/w640-h480/RS45718_Taj%20below.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Taj means “crown” or “jewel” in Hindi.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div>In their native habitat, adult male rhinos live alone. Taj and Glenn have been together longer than any other male pairing in zoos accredited by the <a href="https://www.aza.org/">Association of Zoos & Aquariums</a>, but both just turned 7 and are naturally becoming more territorial with age. In the wild, the home ranges of adult males overlap to some degree, which essentially is how Glenn and Taj have lived at the zoo. Adult males will sometimes occur in temporary associations at wallows and grazing grounds where they often feed or rest together but move independently of each other. For the near term, Glenn will be the sole rhino at the zoo. <br /><br />“We’re so grateful Taj and Glenn have compatibly shared the same space for more than five years,” said Erin Sullivan, an animal curator at Woodland Park Zoo. “After Taj leaves, the rhino keepers will focus on spending extra social time with Glenn, such as scratch downs and training. A variety of new, fun toys will be offered to encourage natural behaviors including testing out his horn and play sparring, which are social behaviors the boys have engaged in while living together.” <br /><br />Glenn may have a positive reaction to the departure of his long-time friend because mature males naturally want to lead a solitary life, explained Sullivan. “Without Taj at the zoo, Glenn will be in charge of his home range which will no longer overlap,” added Sullivan. <br /><br />Rhino keeper Al Kennedy, who has cared for the zoo’s rhinos for several years, shares that Taj is attentive, steady and patient. “Taj likes seeking snacks and scratches from the rhino keepers and loves swimming, soaking and hot showers during cold temperatures. Taj is calm, cautious and steady and, while he doesn’t often initiate, he will gladly engage in playing,” said Kennedy.<br /><br />Once medical testing is complete and the receiving veterinarian approves, Taj will travel to El Paso in a specially outfitted crate in a climate-controlled truck driven by an expert who specializes in moving large animals. Animal care staff are currently conducting crate training sessions using positive reinforcement techniques.<br /><div><br /></div>“Thanks to the amazing preparation by teams across the zoo, Taj willingly entered the crate during the initial introduction sessions,” said Sullivan. “We’re very proud of how he immediately walked in on his own. The training sessions continue to go well, which bodes for a smooth, multi-state trip for Taj.” <br /><br />A Woodland Park Zoo curator and a rhino keeper will follow in a chase vehicle along the ~1,700-mile road trip. Taj will be checked after he’s offloaded at El Paso Zoo and the keeper will stay a few days to help Taj settle in. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DdZpvByVX-tgqqaDYurTGTMBKmI2ckU9LlywXpA4Ade8Z_YngKh8dno1fj-4lca7Jlx74w4bDqq786q0gTpPCMj0uIOEyCmuCT7QMo2xWPN91TNMb6PHa5NwgGN5TaFrNqxrBA3kXbv8KNxHXSHiA-TpLJv5S2yIpms-MNiJAQN6JFE74IaCA8rnAYM/s4032/RS45717_Taj%20right.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DdZpvByVX-tgqqaDYurTGTMBKmI2ckU9LlywXpA4Ade8Z_YngKh8dno1fj-4lca7Jlx74w4bDqq786q0gTpPCMj0uIOEyCmuCT7QMo2xWPN91TNMb6PHa5NwgGN5TaFrNqxrBA3kXbv8KNxHXSHiA-TpLJv5S2yIpms-MNiJAQN6JFE74IaCA8rnAYM/w640-h480/RS45717_Taj%20right.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taj (on right) and Glenn (in the background)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Taj and Glenn arrived at Woodland Park Zoo from San Diego Zoo Safari Park and Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s The Wilds, respectively. Their move was recommended by the <a href="https://www.zoo.org/ssp">Species Survival Plan</a> for greater one-horned rhinos. Woodland Park Zoo made a commitment to take on a supporting role by providing a home for these young males who were not ready to start families or live as solo bachelors at that time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Taj’s move to El Paso is recommended by the Species Survival Plan and there is currently not a breeding recommendation. The current plans are for Taj to live a single male life with his habitat adjacent to an Asian elephant. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfb6qYTf3UMH6fOqmzO5RfOvM6C934_YEwgrrm9yK8LWhd5B2rddhyphenhyphen3-T0sf5iOf-z9lzEhfw19QM7mTonlBatmQhHSz84ZRuVNsPVFAPDDm2UJ6MTzYIN_zK-BI9grFH9LoPb3t4N2te8_mV7jf8PUMEBML5JBCOA__mGxkP-rA5ZW-Tit8YH_M_5i0/s2048/RS45716_Taj%20and%20browse.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfb6qYTf3UMH6fOqmzO5RfOvM6C934_YEwgrrm9yK8LWhd5B2rddhyphenhyphen3-T0sf5iOf-z9lzEhfw19QM7mTonlBatmQhHSz84ZRuVNsPVFAPDDm2UJ6MTzYIN_zK-BI9grFH9LoPb3t4N2te8_mV7jf8PUMEBML5JBCOA__mGxkP-rA5ZW-Tit8YH_M_5i0/w640-h480/RS45716_Taj%20and%20browse.JPEG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taj enjoying his browse</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Five species of rhinos survive today: black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan. In the last 200 years, the rhino population has plummeted from one million to fewer than 30,000 worldwide. <br /><br /></div><div>Also known as the Indian rhino, the greater one-horned is the largest of the five species left on the planet. The species has a single horn that is about 10 to 12 inches long; a gray-brown hide with skin folds gives it an armor-plated appearance. <br /><br />Once found across the entire northern part of the Indian subcontinent, the population rapidly declined to fewer than 200 in the 20th century due to sport hunting, human conflict, poaching for their horns for use in traditional medicine and habitat loss. Woodland Park Zoo partners with the <a href="https://rhinos.org/">International Rhino Foundation</a>, a conservation organization operating on-the-ground programs in Africa and Asia that support viable populations of the five remaining rhino species and the communities that coexist with them.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRcPHVBxZ4bCrZBmIRYmSSUq-IWQ9KC1DlBaWiCBhxB-aQ7jrDFn_dUEg4HCyy_JRP9iYBpfEe8sX0e3cOJf_RklFqCAcAX_w5PdwVrgQ0JJ_cmwLi2cmP8YaisRT4Jkym7SNmgzcF-bkS-KJvr2Mq44YeUdJr-_aujiwDNxkBDS4wyP3yMicf469sRc/s5472/RS34707_2018_05_04%20rhino%20taj-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRcPHVBxZ4bCrZBmIRYmSSUq-IWQ9KC1DlBaWiCBhxB-aQ7jrDFn_dUEg4HCyy_JRP9iYBpfEe8sX0e3cOJf_RklFqCAcAX_w5PdwVrgQ0JJ_cmwLi2cmP8YaisRT4Jkym7SNmgzcF-bkS-KJvr2Mq44YeUdJr-_aujiwDNxkBDS4wyP3yMicf469sRc/w640-h426/RS34707_2018_05_04%20rhino%20taj-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taj taking a dip! 2018</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To learn how to help protect rhinos, visit <a href="https://www.zoo.org/rhino">#RhinoLookout</a>. Also explore adopting a rhino by becoming a <a href="https://www.zoo.org/zooparent">ZooParent</a>; the program supports the zoo's animal care, education, and wildlife conservation in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. <br /><br />Assam Rhino Reserve was made possible by private donations of all sizes from generous individuals, families, corporations and foundations through the zoo’s $110M <a href="https://www.zoo.org/forestsforall">Forests for All campaign</a>, as well as funding from the Seattle Park District. Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-46482973484339756712023-11-13T15:55:00.000-08:002023-11-13T15:55:10.908-08:00Break out the peanuts and popsicles, it's Orangutan Caring Week!Posted by Hattie Potter, Development<div>Photos by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</div><div><br />This week is Orangutan Caring Week, a fantastic time to highlight the orangutans living at our zoo! This week serves as a poignant reminder of how critical it is to safeguard these majestic creatures and their rapidly diminishing forest habitats. Thank you to our wonderful staff on the orangutan animal care team for helping us get to know these incredible primates and for caring for them every single day. </div><div><br /></div><div>As part of the Orangutan <a href="https://www.zoo.org/ssp" target="_blank">Species Survival Plan</a> (Orangutan SSP), Woodland Park Zoo staff work closely with other conservation zoos around the country to develop goals towards orangutan research, education, advocacy, conservation and animal husbandry.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE3b1pPrUwTp9yYMdsXE2X3chP-jlC50hCVV6f1uNpwAzPYDxa8G2_JGa3c5ajSGWqQaIJ2KbL62wqpYc2GebPvrI0KhodSVdK3Vekr0eVdQCQsNuk2MWbiESTrauer-F1MPD23VLYJPb84sCtzanumGYgCFJmej1yX8dDezRB0Nw7w_bWhvnXudRjQU/s5472/RS43626_2023_02%20Zoo%20Misc-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE3b1pPrUwTp9yYMdsXE2X3chP-jlC50hCVV6f1uNpwAzPYDxa8G2_JGa3c5ajSGWqQaIJ2KbL62wqpYc2GebPvrI0KhodSVdK3Vekr0eVdQCQsNuk2MWbiESTrauer-F1MPD23VLYJPb84sCtzanumGYgCFJmej1yX8dDezRB0Nw7w_bWhvnXudRjQU/w426-h640/RS43626_2023_02%20Zoo%20Misc-8.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Together with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the Orangutan SSP serves the accredited zoos that house orangutans. Working closely with respected professionals in the field, the SSP provides help and guidance to zoos housing orangutans. Together, zoos and the SSP seek to provide the best possible environment for these amazing apes.<br /><div><b><br />Meet the orangutans at Woodland Park Zoo</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Heran</b> was born on February 19, 1989, and is the zoo's oldest male orangutan at 34 years old. Heran is the only adult male and is the largest of all the orangutans. He has cheek pads, long hair and a large throat sac. He lives with Bela in the east orangutan exhibit.<b><br /></b><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WzJH0KSNqyXFThz0dviWryVHjPuQDi8_5ar_uar45_P-Tcv0DNnBKO38I-yOd3FXrmpYzBjXoRsOlAaTcngRLKVFzquSacN8SOGiqxhY9hXbJepHwdulwWCQQlUIyhBwlZF9CDQyZwDJ8IYdXmAHhme43Ql3-KTC-oNT2XPVVDVjmPT7g_q2aCncO28/s5011/RS30493_DDow_October%2009,%202014__MG_5498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5011" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WzJH0KSNqyXFThz0dviWryVHjPuQDi8_5ar_uar45_P-Tcv0DNnBKO38I-yOd3FXrmpYzBjXoRsOlAaTcngRLKVFzquSacN8SOGiqxhY9hXbJepHwdulwWCQQlUIyhBwlZF9CDQyZwDJ8IYdXmAHhme43Ql3-KTC-oNT2XPVVDVjmPT7g_q2aCncO28/w640-h442/RS30493_DDow_October%2009,%202014__MG_5498.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heran</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Belawan</b> was born on May 17, 1981. She is the zoo's oldest orangutan at 42 years old. Heran and Bela were both born here at Woodland Park Zoo! Bela is the largest female and has the darkest hair of all the orangutans.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LuQ7i8uDYuA-HQHzAivyLZadebSVEaoK6bti50mnX-Lh_QroudfgLJlD8ERHo9c0EcyPiq8tmjTBw-RS_gQn_u_zk9aVkETyoVDG7A3OXja7IeuPO0-8b-2LrwJxJb-R23O0lPpBfjC2puDRw8l8tmLMAOqzXQ3s1zoCDmc29gOYPKahaz7hEtdjVu0/s3473/RS36050_2019%20D%20Dow%20Dec_18%20Jan_19-66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3473" data-original-width="2632" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LuQ7i8uDYuA-HQHzAivyLZadebSVEaoK6bti50mnX-Lh_QroudfgLJlD8ERHo9c0EcyPiq8tmjTBw-RS_gQn_u_zk9aVkETyoVDG7A3OXja7IeuPO0-8b-2LrwJxJb-R23O0lPpBfjC2puDRw8l8tmLMAOqzXQ3s1zoCDmc29gOYPKahaz7hEtdjVu0/w486-h640/RS36050_2019%20D%20Dow%20Dec_18%20Jan_19-66.jpg" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bela (Belawan) Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Godek</b> is our young male orangutan and shares a birthday with Heran! Born on February 19, 2009, he is 14 years old. Godek was born at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado and arrived at WPZ in the summer of 2017. Godek is still growing and is just beginning to get cheek pads and longer limbs. He shares the west orangutan exhibit with Batu and is getting to be larger than her and has more hair. </div><div><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1ICmPrnUl-Oc6LHlHjVOmZZnFBD38hUtNXp6_HuCLcsgooHzt7KFjmYxfTy7bK6C_0ZJ6uEw17-bHZJl5ESfaBEA5XE1DXkuUnWbzhhP8_hD3FE4RZzszIIVuqJWh3xpVdt-Hwiqz5vMEnhvhcSLrDVV9Uuq-uGj-CTrZUPjPKXlqybq_Sa11po-t0U/s5472/RS44030_2023_April%20misc-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1ICmPrnUl-Oc6LHlHjVOmZZnFBD38hUtNXp6_HuCLcsgooHzt7KFjmYxfTy7bK6C_0ZJ6uEw17-bHZJl5ESfaBEA5XE1DXkuUnWbzhhP8_hD3FE4RZzszIIVuqJWh3xpVdt-Hwiqz5vMEnhvhcSLrDVV9Uuq-uGj-CTrZUPjPKXlqybq_Sa11po-t0U/w426-h640/RS44030_2023_April%20misc-10.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Godek</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Batu</b> is our young female orangutan who was born on October 2, 2009, making her 14 years old. Batu was born at the Philadelphia Zoo and came to live at our zoo in the spring of 2021. The skin on Batu's eyelids is very light, which is a sign of being young. This lightness will go away as she matures.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBSrDjc_-A6ulwT5psKbfmJWOBNizeJi9U_sfOKCSPQ7drCgSXEGePYYHEHh0ag4JPnXCi8H20NgMGa9wOxyBzhIAnODQws61yRidf2TMMjDoLwuoIL0BnpKytZUyQUUmp90IqRAfCigcyrWckAWfUByVAwpMvan4rM-ZJurJQd9Nzs7n1h5YP5FO-o8/s4902/RS41857_2022_04_07%20misc-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3268" data-original-width="4902" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBSrDjc_-A6ulwT5psKbfmJWOBNizeJi9U_sfOKCSPQ7drCgSXEGePYYHEHh0ag4JPnXCi8H20NgMGa9wOxyBzhIAnODQws61yRidf2TMMjDoLwuoIL0BnpKytZUyQUUmp90IqRAfCigcyrWckAWfUByVAwpMvan4rM-ZJurJQd9Nzs7n1h5YP5FO-o8/w640-h426/RS41857_2022_04_07%20misc-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Batu</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><b>What are their favorite snacks/treats?</b><br />The orangutans get special food enrichment daily! Their favorites are mixed nuts, peanuts, popcorn, diluted juice, popsicles made by their care team and small amounts of peanut butter. They also love any kind of fruit.<br /><br /><b>Do they get along and share their exhibit well?</b><br />There are two pairs of orangutans, and each pair shares an exhibit. Both pairs get along really well with each other! Due to competition between males, the two pairs do not share the same space.<br /><br /><b>Do they have a favorite spot where they like to hang out in their exhibit?</b><br />Heran and Bela spend a majority of their time outside, especially near the waterfall in the outdoor section of their exhibit. When inside, they're usually in their hammocks or in their nests that they build for sleeping.<br /><br />Godek and Batu utilize all of their exhibit space but can usually be found resting in their hammocks, whether inside or outside.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJDESFCTkLoi-zAI2Hx9WzfbgFANeFaKihB_59RZmNLljT-CZnPq8L1fnegfBwvHOZU6v-Cc43PgmjhApc-xuhO0IDz-eH490p71slsIG_-FgRqpOyFnWsN1nQIXtAIY7ulMVCZXYVtpfvWLM-ks8qGExq_Qm3dIl1U1w3mCgqiYYMaUPAEBcA7Q5AXQ/s4900/RS43103_2022_09%20misc-58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3266" data-original-width="4900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJDESFCTkLoi-zAI2Hx9WzfbgFANeFaKihB_59RZmNLljT-CZnPq8L1fnegfBwvHOZU6v-Cc43PgmjhApc-xuhO0IDz-eH490p71slsIG_-FgRqpOyFnWsN1nQIXtAIY7ulMVCZXYVtpfvWLM-ks8qGExq_Qm3dIl1U1w3mCgqiYYMaUPAEBcA7Q5AXQ/w640-h426/RS43103_2022_09%20misc-58.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Godek and Batu mid play-sesh!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><b>What actions can you take to help orangutans in the wild?</b><br />Forests are home and habitat to more than 75% of our planet's terrestrial life and protect the health and well-being of all living creatures. You can help protect the tropical rainforests orangutans depend on by purchasing food and other products made with certified sustainable palm oil. View our <a href="https://zoo.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee9558ee29a0e58a9fd32a95f&id=81b6726814&e=404fa54b26">sustainable palm oil guide</a> to ensure your consumer decisions help in the protection of forests and safeguard the homes of orangutans.<br /><br />Woodland Park Zoo supports species-saving initiatives working towards ensuring a brighter future for these intelligent and iconic animals, including partnering with the <a href="https://zoo.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee9558ee29a0e58a9fd32a95f&id=515933b062&e=404fa54b26">Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program</a> to support forest-friendly livelihoods and education in communities that share orangutan habitat in and around Gunung Palung National Park. The zoo also works with <a href="https://zoo.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee9558ee29a0e58a9fd32a95f&id=3d580b51d7&e=404fa54b26">HUTAN Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Program</a> to help meet the needs of local people and to restore critical habitat corridors for orangutans, elephants, hornbills and other endangered species in Malaysian Borneo. Your support helps make this work possible!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZDsUZaHwXzBTCeYxm10m5PTcQQi2Y8fBte7b_JPaGK_6u0RtscQW5FmElSjB5r17qkKTxjXbJTr6nl3HmIbma6EXV2XSl6lR2G0QCYEdy3IijaXWoJjZcOtJwgAXQJJe6HNbxw9SZaq_UWzCD1KPnblLBZFUhKPkwY7RcFAJeZPdwwxCeHa7NvzDq4U/s4337/RS42135_2022_05%20misc_-33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="4337" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZDsUZaHwXzBTCeYxm10m5PTcQQi2Y8fBte7b_JPaGK_6u0RtscQW5FmElSjB5r17qkKTxjXbJTr6nl3HmIbma6EXV2XSl6lR2G0QCYEdy3IijaXWoJjZcOtJwgAXQJJe6HNbxw9SZaq_UWzCD1KPnblLBZFUhKPkwY7RcFAJeZPdwwxCeHa7NvzDq4U/w640-h426/RS42135_2022_05%20misc_-33.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#OrangutanAwarenessWeek #OrangutanCaringWeek </div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-45836239090492486512023-11-13T11:23:00.000-08:002023-11-13T18:12:05.868-08:00Asian and Oceania forest exhibit will showcase new reptiles and amphibians: Adaptations Building closed until September 2024Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications<br />Photos by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tlCPnejEyf4tWgDI23mYp1rj2irQchTIMaUV86Ikqf4QjifdVEfcp9eq0B0FNp5waSoKy5zRggFx_EVVx3EsDR0py6GHBn9Ptm8Tvp9Fj_zXT1ssUxPUBrTs_-qTnTtkOoatz4Hix9O3cX7Z-XE6k7rVUMAL7GZmzG1u9z8BTWyL_wopVreoQlWxmfs/s2048/21197883488_896b101d66_k.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tlCPnejEyf4tWgDI23mYp1rj2irQchTIMaUV86Ikqf4QjifdVEfcp9eq0B0FNp5waSoKy5zRggFx_EVVx3EsDR0py6GHBn9Ptm8Tvp9Fj_zXT1ssUxPUBrTs_-qTnTtkOoatz4Hix9O3cX7Z-XE6k7rVUMAL7GZmzG1u9z8BTWyL_wopVreoQlWxmfs/w640-h426/21197883488_896b101d66_k.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="text-align: center;">Rhinoceros ratsnake by </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cezaryborysiuk/" style="text-align: center;">Cezary Borysiuk</a><span style="text-align: center;"> via Flickr.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>New species of snakes, lizards, amphibians and other reptiles will make Woodland Park Zoo their new home in fall 2024. The zoo’s Adaptations Building is currently closed until a major refresh is made to bring in and share these new animals with zoo guests.<br /> <br />The Adaptations Building will be transformed into a new Indo-Pacific Islands forest and will showcase endangered and threatened species that range from the forest floors to the verdant treetops of Southeast Asia and Oceania. In addition, the new gallery of exhibits will offer a more complete story about the biodiversity in Southeast Asia’s and Oceania’s tropical conservation hotspots. The exhibit will feature a diversity of species including Asian box turtle and rhinoceros ratsnake.<br /> <br />The new reptile and amphibian exhibit will take visitors through the diverse habitats of Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific islands, inviting them to come face to face with endangered and threatened reptiles and amphibians. Visitors will experience firsthand how reptiles and amphibians adapt to survive, finding heat, water and places to hide. What do they do when habitat is lost? What does climate change mean for their survival? Learn more about reptile and amphibian care and conservation, including what everyone can do to help these important indicator species.<br /> <br />Visitor-favorite Komodo dragons, the largest lizards on the planet, will be a highlight of this new destination that reimagines the former Adaptations Building by introducing even more amphibians and reptiles in response to high visitor demand. Two male Komodo dragons, Nakal and Berani, currently live at the zoo.<br /><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vrmtCTCAsf3ugIEROBaauUwYnAk7uFJGurAPAsrD1OzVysHUVM3e6mKRa2vhkWf9Dhc2iV9FYUmhKjRb1romyyT_pCxAY1gMbpPxDdDtGAReWpHk7Ib8Tu45UNLfWOFVMLS2kZ2GFFsm5pcSXYOkE9qljw1AMZEj_RoTGPJAmQftJRZT5v62vk9bufI/s5472/RS41106_2021_09%20new%20komodo%20exhibit-20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vrmtCTCAsf3ugIEROBaauUwYnAk7uFJGurAPAsrD1OzVysHUVM3e6mKRa2vhkWf9Dhc2iV9FYUmhKjRb1romyyT_pCxAY1gMbpPxDdDtGAReWpHk7Ib8Tu45UNLfWOFVMLS2kZ2GFFsm5pcSXYOkE9qljw1AMZEj_RoTGPJAmQftJRZT5v62vk9bufI/w640-h426/RS41106_2021_09%20new%20komodo%20exhibit-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Woodland Park Zoo's Komodo dragons will continue to stun at the newly refreshed Adaptations Building, which will be transformed into a new Indo-Pacific Islands forest where endangered and threatened reptiles and amphibians will be showcased. Scheduled to open in fall 2024.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>“Zoo-goers will be fascinated by the unique adaptations of these tropical animals, their challenges to survive in a changing global climate and how everyone can help,” said Alejandro Grajal, President and CEO at Woodland Park Zoo.<br /><br />Construction will begin in November 2023 and the new exhibit is scheduled to open in late September 2024. The existing Komodo dragon area will remain open to visitors through most of the construction. This exhibit was recently updated for enhanced sustainability, animal well-being and visitor experience as part of the zoo’s ongoing Forests for All comprehensive campaign. That project was made possible with generous support from Seattle voters, the Seattle Park District, The Sunderland Foundation, and John and Sarah Cook.<br /><br />The kea exhibit, which is a part of the Adaptations Building, may be affected by construction intermittently. Animal keepers will closely monitor the birds and adjust their environment or viewing hours if needed. <br /><br />The new forest amphibians and reptiles exhibit will connect the three other zones of the zoo’s Tropical Asia biome—Banyan Wilds, Trail of Vines and Assam Rhino Reserve—and enhance the biodiversity of this iconic area of Woodland Park Zoo. <br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi213atZaPhf7T89kgqk-s-4_Gnwy2BEC90qokD6Bqj7D-etgeBueVPK5Mc6s63-Hcc1fmT2reFl1zqhDN_kPDqBoPiQoxfuf4wfDF_NwAwjE1xrQnaj3WbW8XU_q23r0DPowbwdLNUsz8_xRzDs77cTwagtT4WrjKmmeXZhIIQDFBvnv1LqV0Nk9hUuQ/s5760/RS45313_2023_Malaysia%20Panthera-144.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="5760" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi213atZaPhf7T89kgqk-s-4_Gnwy2BEC90qokD6Bqj7D-etgeBueVPK5Mc6s63-Hcc1fmT2reFl1zqhDN_kPDqBoPiQoxfuf4wfDF_NwAwjE1xrQnaj3WbW8XU_q23r0DPowbwdLNUsz8_xRzDs77cTwagtT4WrjKmmeXZhIIQDFBvnv1LqV0Nk9hUuQ/w640-h426/RS45313_2023_Malaysia%20Panthera-144.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Taman Negara National Park, Pahang</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>This new exhibit was conceived at a moment of transition for this space at the zoo. The zoo’s colony of flying foxes (fruit bats) will soon be relocated to another accredited conservation zoo. With the re-location of the flying foxes, there will no longer be bats at the zoo for the near future.<br /><br />After debuting a related meerkat mob in the Adaptations Building in 2010, the zoo focused on providing extraordinary care for the individuals in the group but did not have a breeding program for the species, so the mob did not expand with multiple generations. The geriatric, male meerkat who remains has been retired to receive attentive care behind the scenes from his devoted animal keepers. There have been short-term and intermittent residents in the former Adaptations Building over the years, all of which have been relocated to other areas of the zoo or to other accredited conservation zoos. <br /><br />To support the care of the animals and the sustainable building upgrades that will help them thrive in their new home, please make a gift to the Forests for All campaign today at <a href="https://zoo.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=595a55739611c1b9dcbe0024b&id=08bc6ee9c0&e=7716e9e414">www.zoo.org/forestsforall/donate</a></div><div><br /></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-67843036443599991122023-11-08T09:30:00.001-08:002023-11-08T09:30:00.142-08:00Finni and Soya— Matschie’s tree kangaroo joeys receive namesPosted by Craig Newberry, Communications<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOI-rTDzt1Uh6eBcd2GGNYXZ4gD9ulMxCuf23yc3n8R5KsLRUNauztrBzhEj9JjqblaSoCpOzcbQs4FZIsAOdP4xFZcEPdHsW74DXNUryntZ2_a_zDb_jh4KkX5i-w72B7YRk0EmetyQBCd9-EsCWYlhM8wAhX0g46uQ5vetMLXHbMXbcIwMeWxwZg-A/s4288/RS45522_DSC_5658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4288" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOI-rTDzt1Uh6eBcd2GGNYXZ4gD9ulMxCuf23yc3n8R5KsLRUNauztrBzhEj9JjqblaSoCpOzcbQs4FZIsAOdP4xFZcEPdHsW74DXNUryntZ2_a_zDb_jh4KkX5i-w72B7YRk0EmetyQBCd9-EsCWYlhM8wAhX0g46uQ5vetMLXHbMXbcIwMeWxwZg-A/w640-h426/RS45522_DSC_5658.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello Finni! Photo by Craig Newberry/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div>Woodland Park Zoo is excited to announce the names of our newest endangered Matschie’s tree kangaroo joeys! The female joey is named Finni, and the male will be known as Soya—both were named by good friends of the zoo, Patti Savoy, and Linda and Harmut Peters. </div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6ahupKJYDzeMQxGlpRiSGasQIwo06rmWnMfxQ3qcrKR-MH156-IqPlpThNsFCeWtTxXKuMwdycPraCz2bggaoXYSXeFsxhz923SyqFI0W4jsW5CNaeHG_u5ETw2KI99Me-ax6K3NrkQVCBS0D57pl40uvVaxUvtqThCE3ND21cBGJB7y-PDGRP-Nywo/s5472/RS45424_2023_10%20misc-62.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6ahupKJYDzeMQxGlpRiSGasQIwo06rmWnMfxQ3qcrKR-MH156-IqPlpThNsFCeWtTxXKuMwdycPraCz2bggaoXYSXeFsxhz923SyqFI0W4jsW5CNaeHG_u5ETw2KI99Me-ax6K3NrkQVCBS0D57pl40uvVaxUvtqThCE3ND21cBGJB7y-PDGRP-Nywo/w640-h426/RS45424_2023_10%20misc-62.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soya, photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="SCXW130033335 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The name Finni was inspired by the Finisterre Mountain range in the YUS Conservation Area in Papua New Guinea. Soya was named to honor a ranger who passed away this year and worked with the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program. <br /><br />Female tree kangaroos Elanna, 15, and Omari, 14, gave birth to the joeys in August 2022—the zoo’s male tree kangaroo Rocket, 9, fathered both.</div><div class="SCXW130033335 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></div><div class="SCXW130033335 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNtQr-2aayJf0thTNXdOcX9saz3vPhyphenhyphenqt2WZwyCi3-QunujjyYFfuAdX4b8GQgYrkeNm0N9Ea7mKUXOKfy3lbeQN3wJYOTKTV61nM7SY_cFKHjrvHTXU9UTfMuxLWV4qO81S-G3rfRwFZXnRoDjKT1K3iW4-DkqT1kXrRSCXRYj3Gtxdb9yGsPirmBqc/s4288/RS45520_DSC_5783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4288" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNtQr-2aayJf0thTNXdOcX9saz3vPhyphenhyphenqt2WZwyCi3-QunujjyYFfuAdX4b8GQgYrkeNm0N9Ea7mKUXOKfy3lbeQN3wJYOTKTV61nM7SY_cFKHjrvHTXU9UTfMuxLWV4qO81S-G3rfRwFZXnRoDjKT1K3iW4-DkqT1kXrRSCXRYj3Gtxdb9yGsPirmBqc/w426-h640/RS45520_DSC_5783.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finni, photo by Craig Newberry/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The personalities of the joeys are beginning to shine through, and both are very unique! Soya, born to Omari, is cautious but curious. He likes to hang out close to his mom and watch animal keepers from high above. Elanna’s joey, Finni, is more outgoing and enjoys jumping on mom’s back. <br /><br />Soya and Finni can be told apart by their face colorations. Finni has a half light, half dark face pattern, while Soya’s face is primarily dark, with a little spot of light fur in the middle of his forehead. They also have slightly different head shapes. <br /><br />Right now, the zoo is actively fundraising for a new home for the tree kangaroos: the Forest Trailhead. This new immersive, best-in-class exhibit, which will be home to Matschie’s tree kangaroos, red pandas and keas, is the capital, anchor project of Woodland Park Zoo’s $110M Forests for All comprehensive campaign. The exhibit, scheduled to open in 2026, will mark the first time visitors at Woodland Park Zoo will have an opportunity to see the tree kangaroos in a decade! Please note, tree kangaroos live in a behind-the-scenes habitat while their new exhibit is being built and are not visible to the public at this time. To learn more about supporting this new exhibit, please visit <a href="http://www.zoo.org/forestsforall">www.zoo.org/forestsforall</a></div><div class="SCXW130033335 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></div><div class="SCXW130033335 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3Vhk4TAN0Y4-D-Z72Al6ipu4IkSqh-dtoolZISJbVf5qZAyY2R62USjApB4ApVgZw7ZgiB-H03fvzZ7qQ7w5nB73r9sVSvm-PGlLjCpYcVVnLZ8605uxQQ4QrUVmvPVBmcOapmFbdTTVe-ZyT6HJf3P16if_zhkOmp9qtl3hHR2FhsvOzQg7Ig9lYAE/s6800/RS43961_INTERIOR%20A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3800" data-original-width="6800" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3Vhk4TAN0Y4-D-Z72Al6ipu4IkSqh-dtoolZISJbVf5qZAyY2R62USjApB4ApVgZw7ZgiB-H03fvzZ7qQ7w5nB73r9sVSvm-PGlLjCpYcVVnLZ8605uxQQ4QrUVmvPVBmcOapmFbdTTVe-ZyT6HJf3P16if_zhkOmp9qtl3hHR2FhsvOzQg7Ig9lYAE/w640-h358/RS43961_INTERIOR%20A.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Discover how endangered wildlife is linked to your everyday consumer choices and practice forest-friendly actions at the zoo, from sipping shade-grown coffee to upcycling green materials.</td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Image by LMN Architects</td></tr></tbody></table> <br />The<a href="https://zoo.org/tkcp" target="_blank"> Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program</a> (TKCP) is a signature program of Woodland Park Zoo. TKCP works with local communities in Papua New Guinea to save endangered Matschie’s tree kangaroos and, in turn, works to benefit local communities through supporting education, health and livelihoods programs.</div><div class="SCXW130033335 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></div><div class="SCXW130033335 BCX4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoMbxZJ9MP8OTAyIpz-981KB7DFIRrEnNrQLeDaigHiSr5EycAWeGBfe6FgR6HjRsQHWUImeCBM0Thd526y7x9Gx8thIZ5AF65uJIjr5L8heYCLvpL5dPoCjHhQ7m_eNyK4E_hNVCKo9QBZbq0lgEGnXJtdvzsLUuTE-iTu11Vk1z6paFos8f6w_dE8A/s5472/RS45416_2023_10%20misc-65.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoMbxZJ9MP8OTAyIpz-981KB7DFIRrEnNrQLeDaigHiSr5EycAWeGBfe6FgR6HjRsQHWUImeCBM0Thd526y7x9Gx8thIZ5AF65uJIjr5L8heYCLvpL5dPoCjHhQ7m_eNyK4E_hNVCKo9QBZbq0lgEGnXJtdvzsLUuTE-iTu11Vk1z6paFos8f6w_dE8A/w426-h640/RS45416_2023_10%20misc-65.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soya and mom, Omari, photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsA5oUjXq36nR-0k35iB8KIzoNqesw2Qx4WGDrgq3xJGNiibOHorhngP_9O9JRO00s1zUmhDqJTLwv0Bp6aPcx6QSPDHhuXxvi0VJ888CCnnOxJUHtdqywh8UX2_lX1CV987lOnJyOm_C5ksghJAlKRCzPJnb-5hVlpfCbXD7Hf0HcdyhLHtVnBcJyuE/s4288/RS45519_DSC_5593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4288" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsA5oUjXq36nR-0k35iB8KIzoNqesw2Qx4WGDrgq3xJGNiibOHorhngP_9O9JRO00s1zUmhDqJTLwv0Bp6aPcx6QSPDHhuXxvi0VJ888CCnnOxJUHtdqywh8UX2_lX1CV987lOnJyOm_C5ksghJAlKRCzPJnb-5hVlpfCbXD7Hf0HcdyhLHtVnBcJyuE/w640-h426/RS45519_DSC_5593.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finni and mom, Elanna, photo by Craig Newberry/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b>Did you know? </b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fifty percent of all tree kangaroo species are classified as either endangered or critically endangered. </li><li>There are 14 species of tree kangaroos found in only three countries: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (the Province of West Papua) and Australia. </li><li>Papua New Guinea is home to most of the species, with six species exclusively found in PNG, three species found across both PNG and West Papua, three species found exclusively in West Papua and two species found exclusively in tropical north Queensland, Australia. </li><li>Woodland Park Zoo’s <a href="https://www.zoo.org/tkcp" target="_blank">Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program </a>and its partners in Papua New Guinea are working to strengthen the protection of wildlife and habitat throughout the country. </li><li>Major threats to tree kangaroos on the island of New Guinea include habitat destruction from logging and land clearing and overhunting. In Australia, the major threat is habitat loss and defragmentation and injury and death due to cars and dogs.</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXIak37tKNHp9CqEmRqwFb3aY8O747ps0wYJL3xbyoobD4P7mKmecV98XMSz3GA374B5A9TNhKIXsLqHd4aVdvXrCCKGzpiEd6hKqUk1HDtxz_fqpjVmoUuJLnUvnjwvJJ1MsV5NVnYZ_qV7c1gltPZ-CS-buHHRDHtdYY4C2bkuzSAC4BqzCeXzNa-Q/s3961/RS45420_2023_10%20misc-64.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3961" data-original-width="2641" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXIak37tKNHp9CqEmRqwFb3aY8O747ps0wYJL3xbyoobD4P7mKmecV98XMSz3GA374B5A9TNhKIXsLqHd4aVdvXrCCKGzpiEd6hKqUk1HDtxz_fqpjVmoUuJLnUvnjwvJJ1MsV5NVnYZ_qV7c1gltPZ-CS-buHHRDHtdYY4C2bkuzSAC4BqzCeXzNa-Q/w426-h640/RS45420_2023_10%20misc-64.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soya on the move! Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></div><br /></div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-88879362610955024012023-11-06T12:41:00.000-08:002023-11-06T12:41:36.584-08:00Saving a species extinct in the wild. Meet our "excellent" Socorro doves, Bill and Ted!Posted by Kayla Hanada, Animal Keeper <br />with Elizabeth Bacher, Communications<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMK48kQce9mUBFNaeYx0x-uUyZCfO4t_MCtQSj7lMlKwqk5vvrbNbV8iXAV0UWBSVwnsm6TvRgg8SIkVmNmEqEA69Tpulz9H_xuQf3rQmsBhC59GilPrHbZ6ARWL2t2Od1DkwXniKqHIus1lEQd9yA-tFskVJY1ajl0uZYmQzvSrNadb9Wy6GPBU1xMo/s800/RS44898_53134100825_2800a3d77b_o-ovi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMK48kQce9mUBFNaeYx0x-uUyZCfO4t_MCtQSj7lMlKwqk5vvrbNbV8iXAV0UWBSVwnsm6TvRgg8SIkVmNmEqEA69Tpulz9H_xuQf3rQmsBhC59GilPrHbZ6ARWL2t2Od1DkwXniKqHIus1lEQd9yA-tFskVJY1ajl0uZYmQzvSrNadb9Wy6GPBU1xMo/w426-h640/RS44898_53134100825_2800a3d77b_o-ovi.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Socorro dove is extinct in the wild. Photo: Annie Kwan/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Hello! My name is Kayla and I am an animal keeper at Woodland Park Zoo working primarily in our bird areas. If you’ve visited recently and walked through the dome in the Tropical Rainforest building, you’ve likely seen (or heard) two of our newest residents—Socorro doves! These special birds—named Bill and Ted—came to us from the San Diego Zoo a few months ago and they have quite the personalities. They’ve warmed up to their new home fairly quickly and I often hear them cooing in the trees. I’ve even seen them landing on the railings of the dome’s elevated walkway, not too far away from guests. These are both behaviors that show us they’re feeling comfortable here. The best time for you to spot them might be when we change their food bowls out, which is first thing in the morning right around the time we open at 9:30 and again later in the afternoon before we close. They do love their meals and snacks, which consist of a mixture of fruit salad, pellets, greens, and a seed mix! <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE0T4kiHbyOOW9c1fx_yl4EZF0hdaXv2CSqKxNDfeRb58fVMUfD6MhNh6bEqHs0utsN6OrmBaZcxrq5fjTlR5jxzm6E-9C9o9n8djmeEd6nMLZvvS4jjT1JffNhdvojTqm4fw5T9S_o1AsluSxkFsY1y2VEWH0jMOxRJmKWyE-MOgQC8It0y00jWN11w/s800/RS44895_53134104960_858ffcd991_o-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE0T4kiHbyOOW9c1fx_yl4EZF0hdaXv2CSqKxNDfeRb58fVMUfD6MhNh6bEqHs0utsN6OrmBaZcxrq5fjTlR5jxzm6E-9C9o9n8djmeEd6nMLZvvS4jjT1JffNhdvojTqm4fw5T9S_o1AsluSxkFsY1y2VEWH0jMOxRJmKWyE-MOgQC8It0y00jWN11w/w640-h426/RS44895_53134104960_858ffcd991_o-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Say hello to Bill and Ted! Photo: Annie Kwan/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Socorro doves are actually extinct in the wild, so it is quite a thrill to the bird keeper team to have them with us! They were endemic to the Mexican island of Socorro off Mexico’s west coast—which means they were native to only that one place. Mexico developed the island to build a naval base there in the 1950s—and along with development people unknowingly brought some species with them that caused a lot of damage to the island’s native wildlife. Sheep, which were used for food, wool and other products, competed with the doves for space in the grassy areas where the doves lived and got their food. Domestic cats, which were brought to the island as pets, hunted native wildlife and nearly wiped out the dove population.<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCiiREWobfF2rO-rau6fKYuSZZtM29kyRXn-6wSOlWoWbnzeyBKvw6__J_QKwgy0tcnSzQRn282CNKdOQAeBOzyzLP0H9gwJ-M5Vi6YANkY3mdfcHHcKKnCS1t3tvDZ2zxO6ZEgJ_U70I1cFniTuWL8nEJjJnOsQTHnQnYuCqSxV72Np_9huJOTLilR8A" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="623" height="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCiiREWobfF2rO-rau6fKYuSZZtM29kyRXn-6wSOlWoWbnzeyBKvw6__J_QKwgy0tcnSzQRn282CNKdOQAeBOzyzLP0H9gwJ-M5Vi6YANkY3mdfcHHcKKnCS1t3tvDZ2zxO6ZEgJ_U70I1cFniTuWL8nEJjJnOsQTHnQnYuCqSxV72Np_9huJOTLilR8A=w640-h559" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isla Socorro (Socorro Island) is about 370 miles off of Mexico's west coast.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Since then, conservationists decided that the surviving doves needed to be taken into human care where they could breed with others already residing at several zoos. This was the best way to prevent their total extinction. As of right now, there are only 156 Socorro doves left in the world, so each bird is very important and we are so lucky to have them here. This whole group of birds now makes up the breeding program managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to help ensure the survival of a healthy, self-sustaining population of Socorro doves. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYPGUxjjLBOr4LYUfd7sw2icisD7Gp-qzOReod-e9JhmuLAoSMZmiLixf2zzuTnv7TIIQdZLytt3hv9_nh_rA7vllr7hN13Cq-GyVEEzIeXtg-1wRyXgOau0sgRVbwbX3mYL7UQgC5vcNIJWbPNb_LHZEjznfG6gifxgKtpVjNwIEzjL6eQI8joGrDo0/s800/RS44942_2023_08%20Misc-70-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYPGUxjjLBOr4LYUfd7sw2icisD7Gp-qzOReod-e9JhmuLAoSMZmiLixf2zzuTnv7TIIQdZLytt3hv9_nh_rA7vllr7hN13Cq-GyVEEzIeXtg-1wRyXgOau0sgRVbwbX3mYL7UQgC5vcNIJWbPNb_LHZEjznfG6gifxgKtpVjNwIEzjL6eQI8joGrDo0/w640-h426/RS44942_2023_08%20Misc-70-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>There is a plan in place to possibly reintroduce this species back to their island sometime in the future, but it is dependent on first being able to control the populations of sheep and cats there, as well as restoring more of their native habitat. I, personally, would be so excited to be part of that program. Helping to save species is important to Woodland Park Zoo’s mission, and taking part in a reintroduction program is something I have always wanted to do! Our two doves are not part of the conservation breeding population right now (we don’t have females to pair them with yet) but we are hoping to welcome some in the future—and then these birds will hopefully be part of that program that is literally saving their species!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepVP-C54jrYx7EU_9U7lQ9-VINX6ZgMKNWLlBOnciE0n_g4aa8rI8Cx3JmzZuousMREn-AqrE5VvZ3SG3kppuLbK7NrDnoxL06fxOCCAZpGh3otzWjhnE08QWaKvKhSKekxdo2ND56WBSuzsTBtAXl3UMqLJNFmN_wK2pumfZfO3LyFQR7DB7YtwKnA8/s800/RS44941_2023_08%20Misc-69-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepVP-C54jrYx7EU_9U7lQ9-VINX6ZgMKNWLlBOnciE0n_g4aa8rI8Cx3JmzZuousMREn-AqrE5VvZ3SG3kppuLbK7NrDnoxL06fxOCCAZpGh3otzWjhnE08QWaKvKhSKekxdo2ND56WBSuzsTBtAXl3UMqLJNFmN_wK2pumfZfO3LyFQR7DB7YtwKnA8/w640-h426/RS44941_2023_08%20Misc-69-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>For any movie buffs out there (or just anyone who strives to be “excellent”) you may have noted the special names of our two males—Bill and Ted. Why did we choose these names? Because, of course, these two birds are totally excellent, but also because they’re very sweet and good-natured—like their namesakes. They also like making music and, as the last movie showed, they are very rare. I've fallen in love with them and I hope you do too! We’ll look forward to seeing you when you come visit them, and all the birds, in the dome of the Tropical Rainforest Building. </div><div><br /></div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-1842473558591034892023-08-23T09:58:00.002-07:002023-08-23T09:58:28.856-07:00Meet our Curious, Charismatic and Clever Keas!Posted by Elizabeth Bacher, Communications<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtibHit26OVy5aeR7LP8Imxr8XFbXNdDQ7Vqu6DT6sOULzFGw-lKmXRXnqkBq2aEvqZh8iSZmkf32ppLsGcEwaQwseyU2kGuchXp-yjNTBmOy82u3C0LJC9AYzKCj1aroSBw60BSFOoq4ZhuXlsGsY3gkQ631fcIXBHZsIztxH7l5-SUb8gaTLtZsOkpI/s762/RS30216_DDow_June%2003,%202014__MG_9153-ovi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtibHit26OVy5aeR7LP8Imxr8XFbXNdDQ7Vqu6DT6sOULzFGw-lKmXRXnqkBq2aEvqZh8iSZmkf32ppLsGcEwaQwseyU2kGuchXp-yjNTBmOy82u3C0LJC9AYzKCj1aroSBw60BSFOoq4ZhuXlsGsY3gkQ631fcIXBHZsIztxH7l5-SUb8gaTLtZsOkpI/w504-h640/RS30216_DDow_June%2003,%202014__MG_9153-ovi.jpg" width="504" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo: Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Keas are native to the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand, making them the world’s only Alpine parrots. Keas are known for their intelligence, curiosity, mischief and loud, squealing vocalizations! As a matter of fact, their name is believed to come from the Māori people, mimicking the sounds of the birds’ vocalizations—and if you’ve heard it before you’ll recognize that almost ear-splitting “KEEEEE-AAAAHHHH” call!<br /><br />Keas are very hardy birds, well adapted to a cold alpine climate. They are mostly olive-green in color with bright orange feathers on the undersides of their wings and they have a long, narrow, curved, gray beak—great for manipulating things, digging through bark and plucking insects out of crevasses. Woodland Park Zoo is currently home to four of these feisty birds: males Squint, Mahoihoi and Jean Luc and female Teptep. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0f3KwnEqxlO7hfYnqs1kpLDp2JhApo2DNiAxaEnCd1plPbkXGYbbjVX7D0BoyQpuOV-O5ClKV85Jzv2T-a7urfjSU01iRIbcOKbb0QpHfblMt05zWVrUiqTpLBdfzPzAkh5dz_mGV0ZdeblqiFPOlUZ4iWQ5ylWqrMnpy41ffKINE4uzbTXeNHtUgSM/s800/RS35984_2019_02_15%20kea-2-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0f3KwnEqxlO7hfYnqs1kpLDp2JhApo2DNiAxaEnCd1plPbkXGYbbjVX7D0BoyQpuOV-O5ClKV85Jzv2T-a7urfjSU01iRIbcOKbb0QpHfblMt05zWVrUiqTpLBdfzPzAkh5dz_mGV0ZdeblqiFPOlUZ4iWQ5ylWqrMnpy41ffKINE4uzbTXeNHtUgSM/w640-h428/RS35984_2019_02_15%20kea-2-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keas are mostly olive-green with bright orange feathers under their wings and a long, narrow, curved beak. Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jean Luc is 29 years old (yes, Star Trek fans, he was named after THAT Jean Luc) and hatched at a zoo in New England before making his way to Seattle nearly 13 years ago. We hear that Jean Luc tends to be the most “mellow” of our keas, but quickly becomes the loudest of the bunch when he wants attention. He loves to “engage” (#iykyk #sttng) in training sessions, and certainly enjoys the yummy treats that come with it!<br /><br />At 40 years old, Mahoihoi—who just celebrated his “hatch day” on August 23—is the oldest of the keas that have an identified hatch date (Squint is actually older, but we don't know exactly when he hatched) and he is the father of Teptep. Mahoihoi is overall healthy, but he does have a chronic condition that causes feather loss—and our animal care crew, including our veterinary staff, regularly work with him to make sure all his needs are met. It might make him look a little different from the other keas at times, but otherwise he is doing well and is an active member of his flock. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0_OLa31WJd9AMypiAt6M19BWGKdJARYA5A16L3D-CS7vXAs16LO5QlEF3Y_vpG9Ndl-YJzT0WhcPHFS8U8Br_EOYzuef_rOdmzYT99lOq8YtewwI9wUlUJlM_G-RH92GtWsfj8Z6Ti1CjEHifG_3RU5LVS8Z3brwCvxhIvj0MvVNBcYa2wsUoq9HB3Q/s800/RS20403_2007-MatHayward-01242-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0_OLa31WJd9AMypiAt6M19BWGKdJARYA5A16L3D-CS7vXAs16LO5QlEF3Y_vpG9Ndl-YJzT0WhcPHFS8U8Br_EOYzuef_rOdmzYT99lOq8YtewwI9wUlUJlM_G-RH92GtWsfj8Z6Ti1CjEHifG_3RU5LVS8Z3brwCvxhIvj0MvVNBcYa2wsUoq9HB3Q/w640-h428/RS20403_2007-MatHayward-01242-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our keas all live together where they can socialize, play, and do kea stuff. We're in the process of planning a brand new habitat for them as part of our <a href="https://www.zoo.org/forestsforall">Forests for All </a>campaign. Photo: Mat Hayward/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Teptep, the only female in our group, hatched right here at Woodland Park Zoo and is 16 years old. She is a very choosy and opinionated bird—tending to be a little stand-offish with new items in her habitat (and even with new animal keepers working in her area) until she sees the other birds engaging. Then, once she has decided the new item (or person) is A-OK, she will claim it as hers! Teptep is also known for LOVING her bath time pampering sessions as evidenced by this video clip (below). It’s from a couple years ago, but this kind of sheer joy is certainly worth re-sharing!<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="439" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/32QNhrZAOAk" width="320" youtube-src-id="32QNhrZAOAk"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/32QNhrZAOAk">https://youtube.com/shorts/32QNhrZAOAk</a></div><br /></div><div>And finally, there’s Squint. As previously mentioned, we don’t know exactly how old he is because record keeping was all done by hand when he hatched in the 1960s and it’s harder to track. He came to Woodland Park Zoo from San Diego Zoo five years ago and was already an adult when he arrived there from New Zealand in 1968. Existing records from Wellington Zoo suggest he may have hatched as far back as 1965 or 1966. This would make him possibly 57 or 58 years old—one of the oldest keas in human care in an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited conservation zoo. As many of you know, parrots are very intelligent and long-lived animals and there are even a couple keas in the North American population that hatched in the 1940s. Squint’s age (and that of his older “cousins” at our sister institutions) is a testament to the amazing care our staff is able to offer through a proper diet, expert veterinary care, and lots of enrichment to keep these boisterous birds mentally and physically active!</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5GK0qp1BAzIgMK-4w53q2h9tbiN1MO9bHcdJKBTp-R6EbRYtKMEx9yUnPuaWi75VAfWYtTJw3Kuu7K-pLh-UZ0pHJiSPZd7doCna4kYUQqWC5MYXRPOAH9EYlY6BqY1MkFEokdOklysBR9w51eAfTWZeloJGKOxJdCw5m0iObJPQgveSCqnV3y5PCFA/s800/RS39774_2020_10_06%20misc-5-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5GK0qp1BAzIgMK-4w53q2h9tbiN1MO9bHcdJKBTp-R6EbRYtKMEx9yUnPuaWi75VAfWYtTJw3Kuu7K-pLh-UZ0pHJiSPZd7doCna4kYUQqWC5MYXRPOAH9EYlY6BqY1MkFEokdOklysBR9w51eAfTWZeloJGKOxJdCw5m0iObJPQgveSCqnV3y5PCFA/w640-h426/RS39774_2020_10_06%20misc-5-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Keas are extraordinarily intelligent and need plenty of time to explore, play, manipulate objects and</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">problem solve. Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Intelligent birds like keas need plenty of time to explore, play and problem solve. This is where enrichment comes in, to exercise their minds and bodies. Enrichment is an important aspect of animal health here at Woodland Park Zoo—encouraging each animal’s natural behaviors like foraging, browsing, hunting, playing, seeking out new scents and marking territories. For the keas this includes lots of tactile manipulation, i.e., opportunities to have fun tearing things apart. You can even get involved in the fun! A couple times a week zoo guests can help build enrichment items for the keas using materials like twine, cardboard, paper, wood blocks, egg cartons and other similar things. Then you can watch as our animal keepers share your creations with the keas and see them do their “kea thing,” tearing apart what you just built! To learn if this activity is offered on the day you’re planning to visit, please check out <a href="https://www.zoo.org/today">https://www.zoo.org/today</a> or take a look at the daily activity board* at zoo entrances when you arrive to see the schedule of activities for that day. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdZWpLVdJrGK7HJV_xzAP45s-YiiRy02cnlTGPtEEn_ENiVEBHbaQig8AkIo1T9CAsREKuj4U7WFjFBjpoYFDRtt8N03hhhlND11RzzO5_Hqz7vvr7KeFR0ARzwfbeSOyipi7LxAWtcPSj5CYoPgemiNar0HpEb-ICv0I_r-nMBo1yfv_-YVXlDPRgZc/s800/RS42727_2022_7%20misc%20July-ohi%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdZWpLVdJrGK7HJV_xzAP45s-YiiRy02cnlTGPtEEn_ENiVEBHbaQig8AkIo1T9CAsREKuj4U7WFjFBjpoYFDRtt8N03hhhlND11RzzO5_Hqz7vvr7KeFR0ARzwfbeSOyipi7LxAWtcPSj5CYoPgemiNar0HpEb-ICv0I_r-nMBo1yfv_-YVXlDPRgZc/w640-h426/RS42727_2022_7%20misc%20July-ohi%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Enrichment activities for these busy birds also include training time with our skilled animal keepers! These sessions—which allow each bird to voluntarily take part in their own health care—are always meant to be fun and include lots of yummy snacks for positive reinforcement. Behaviors such as stepping on a scale, presenting a foot, or spinning slowly in a circle allow our animal keepers to carefully observe each bird’s condition and monitor health to meet any medical needs. <br /><br />When it comes to mealtime, there are lots of foods on the menu for these parrots. Keas are omnivores, meaning they eat a wide variety of plant and animal foods. In their natural habitat, this can include everything from leaves, nectar, fruit, roots and seeds to bugs, larvae, baby birds of other species and small mammals. They will even scavenge from deer, sheep carcasses and garbage left out by humans. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN_XSwT-XNbCTNndJ4gy9f1JJZ-jJmjO6sk1D4M6kwLRDoh72dM4CqD6ItoUViFW_jSNoPa30-7UWToq9nf4uZCxVjmnz6Aby37Zyes7Kp6FwmU0iUb-6YeNDGPXTO64Jm_pls25HWIJdLYoHUAegEhNBbjuqqO2Vm98UAwhd7sbjrhHq1GFJo3h40fc/s1645/RS32606_2017_02%20D%20Dow-33-pvi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN_XSwT-XNbCTNndJ4gy9f1JJZ-jJmjO6sk1D4M6kwLRDoh72dM4CqD6ItoUViFW_jSNoPa30-7UWToq9nf4uZCxVjmnz6Aby37Zyes7Kp6FwmU0iUb-6YeNDGPXTO64Jm_pls25HWIJdLYoHUAegEhNBbjuqqO2Vm98UAwhd7sbjrhHq1GFJo3h40fc/w466-h640/RS32606_2017_02%20D%20Dow-33-pvi.jpg" width="466" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo: Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here at Woodland Park Zoo, our keas’ daily feasts include fruits like grapes, banana, papaya, pear, melon, orange and apple; veggies like broccoli, romaine, corn on the cob, chard or spinach, beets, carrot and yam; and proteins such as hard-boiled eggs, meatballs, wax worms, peanut butter, a variety of nuts with sunflower seeds and several kinds of dry mixes with kibble and specialized bird food. We hear their favorite treats include worms and hard-boiled egg yolks! <br /><br />Around one-third of all parrot species are threatened with extinction, and many are endangered, including the kea. That’s why these special birds are part of the Species Survival Plan (SSP) population—a cooperative breeding program overseen by the AZA to help ensure healthy, self-sustaining populations in North America <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstIH0BEUoB6f3-kxYr8FCoadQfbT3d6q8E5jlzia2X4DujtE_eiZ2YGiGh_lg5i_RYEVm4zwJ50ei6waVbHJLtpIYSCVgMkfhUarvcwxddCEP_JjcTiMk-IGCSAXmzx1G-2drIlgUoCz2Xgn10PVCu29d6Nw29PmE4wQSFTY6EB8jal9JMYaVu7sHb2o/s800/RS43962_INTERIOR%20D-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="800" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstIH0BEUoB6f3-kxYr8FCoadQfbT3d6q8E5jlzia2X4DujtE_eiZ2YGiGh_lg5i_RYEVm4zwJ50ei6waVbHJLtpIYSCVgMkfhUarvcwxddCEP_JjcTiMk-IGCSAXmzx1G-2drIlgUoCz2Xgn10PVCu29d6Nw29PmE4wQSFTY6EB8jal9JMYaVu7sHb2o/w640-h358/RS43962_INTERIOR%20D-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our upcoming Forests for All exhibit experience, which will be completed by 2026, will highlight the need to protect forest habitats for a multitude of species, including the kea. Rendering of what the new kea habitat could look like provided by LMN Architects.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />They are endangered in their alpine forest home range in New Zealand where efforts are underway to protect them from threats such as human activity and introduced predators like possums, stoats and domestic housecats. Keas are one of the species critical to Woodland Park Zoo’s new Forests for All campaign. The new forest exhibit experience, which will be completed by 2026, will highlight the need to protect forest habitats for species such as the kea from New Zealand, Matschie’s tree kangaroo from Papua New Guinea and red panda from Nepal. Learn more about these endangered faces of the forest and our community movement to protect them at <a href="https://www.zoo.org/forestsforall.">https://www.zoo.org/forestsforall.</a> <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBdebZcaqq2TRCrN4cI3W2QsTFL5LsFo_AH8Ok5iZEY5EWovPw64RWy9qeSyep7VZcXENQ1Ueq3pk39VyRfxsUYAtOSX-SQQrGt2s7PMwzBZX3iHVoxtufK1-tjJ5e0kAaogTwMYTyRxJRwSBx8t71z2v9hfNEh5u8kU5LkV6FiakNScBqn5dcbcDuF0/s800/RS42729_2022_7%20misc%20July-3-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBdebZcaqq2TRCrN4cI3W2QsTFL5LsFo_AH8Ok5iZEY5EWovPw64RWy9qeSyep7VZcXENQ1Ueq3pk39VyRfxsUYAtOSX-SQQrGt2s7PMwzBZX3iHVoxtufK1-tjJ5e0kAaogTwMYTyRxJRwSBx8t71z2v9hfNEh5u8kU5LkV6FiakNScBqn5dcbcDuF0/w640-h426/RS42729_2022_7%20misc%20July-3-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>KEA FUN FACTS</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A group of keas is known as a “circus”... very appropriate for a parrot also known as the “clown of the mountains.”</li><li>Communication between keas involves a diverse combination of vocalizations, body and feather postures and displays.</li><li>The feather colors under a kea’s wings are visible in the ultraviolet spectrum. Keas—like many other birds and lots of other species—can see colors on the UV spectrum that we cannot see.</li><li>Like all parrots, the kea has zygodactyl feet with four toes on each foot—two that point forward and two that point backward. This allows them to grip and manipulate things, to climb and to even hang upside down!</li></ul><div><br /></div><br /><br /> </div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-6578291251458627292023-08-16T15:53:00.001-07:002023-08-18T12:08:52.943-07:00Goodbye to our amazing tapir Bintang, celebration of his life Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications<div><br /></div><div>Woodland Park Zoo had to make the difficult decision this week of euthanizing its only male Malayan tapir, Bintang, due to age-related decline. Male tapirs have a life expectancy of 19 years in zoos. At 23 years old, Bintang was geriatric. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFCZj4ozWJG7Mqf9FJ-Q-6jVcvL2jfu0jW5XES-po-3iSZcHDB59DerFjV0T69RS0Ob4WL7GjnxM13Ujtegz_UY3c3hDA3jacPVd5cBJJWSsRoEGQVJmdEtwO_OVSa2Uyv9X_4qejsH2heBUH-KSsoSIIi_B8nKKXRLMjysKucWT3XadeC1gWdszHSxo/s5016/RS31686_2016_06-08%20Dennis%20Dow-91.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5016" data-original-width="3484" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFCZj4ozWJG7Mqf9FJ-Q-6jVcvL2jfu0jW5XES-po-3iSZcHDB59DerFjV0T69RS0Ob4WL7GjnxM13Ujtegz_UY3c3hDA3jacPVd5cBJJWSsRoEGQVJmdEtwO_OVSa2Uyv9X_4qejsH2heBUH-KSsoSIIi_B8nKKXRLMjysKucWT3XadeC1gWdszHSxo/w444-h640/RS31686_2016_06-08%20Dennis%20Dow-91.jpg" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bintang in 2016, Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCFTNnzqOyTINblebAi-WTH7E3eFDJtVP23uYB1czXRfprnrlPLFkPXOA9V_PXLZdMfu3Iuvbt-XYZiXQWxlISfi7vZQQP00lnMQNaJax4bTWXr1vvmn37ON1mDcgEkN84aTznFFpdGv6uzWxruFzjA5-MYlI6KZm2mrJIFwbSPQ_HpPi7cRpX29Ev-A/s4283/RS30188_DDow_July%2016,%202014__MG_2095.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3070" data-original-width="4283" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCFTNnzqOyTINblebAi-WTH7E3eFDJtVP23uYB1czXRfprnrlPLFkPXOA9V_PXLZdMfu3Iuvbt-XYZiXQWxlISfi7vZQQP00lnMQNaJax4bTWXr1vvmn37ON1mDcgEkN84aTznFFpdGv6uzWxruFzjA5-MYlI6KZm2mrJIFwbSPQ_HpPi7cRpX29Ev-A/w640-h458/RS30188_DDow_July%2016,%202014__MG_2095.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bintang in 2014, Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>According to Dr. Misty Garcia, associate veterinarian at Woodland Park Zoo, Bintang had been under treatment for decreased mobility due to age-related arthritis since 2016. “Bintang was on a prescribed program of treatments which included laser therapy, massage therapy, pain medications and joint supplements. Over the last three months, the geriatric tapir experienced an overall decline in condition including decreased mobility and significant weight loss,” said Garcia. “The zoo’s animal care team had been monitoring him closely with daily observations of his health and quality of life. We had to make the difficult decision to humanely euthanize him.” <br /><br />Bintang, fondly known as Binnie, was born at Woodland Park Zoo in 2000. From 2002 to 2014, under the recommendation of the Malayan Tapir <a href="https://www.zoo.org/ssp">Species Survival Plan</a>, Binnie lived at Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita, Kan.) and Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas) and sired two offspring. <br /><br />In 2014, Bintang returned to Woodland Park Zoo under a recommendation to breed with the zoo’s only female at the time, Ulan. Ulan gave birth to their first offspring, <a href="https://blog.zoo.org/2020/06/ulan-gave-birth-june-10-tapir-calf-is.html" target="_blank">a daughter named Sempurna in 2020</a>. Ulan and <a href="https://blog.zoo.org/2020/09/sempurna-inspires-splash-of-creativity.html" target="_blank">Sempurna</a> (aka the Seattle Watermelon) are the two remaining tapirs at the zoo and live in Trail of Vines.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">“Bintang was such an incredible ambassador for his cousins in their natural range. Many visitors to Woodland Park Zoo have never seen a tapir before or heard of tapirs, so our tapirs inspire such awe and curiosity,” said Wendy Gardner, an animal keeper at Woodland Park Zoo. </h2><div><br /></div><div>Tapirs are among the most primitive large mammals in the world, changing little in appearance for millions of years. This prehistoric-looking animal looks like a massive pig with a long snout. Because they have an odd number of toes (four toes on each front foot, three on each back foot), their closest relatives are horses and rhinos. The Malayan tapir is the only Asian species among the four tapir species. Endangered, it is native to Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, southern Thailand and possibly Laos. The average weight for adult Malayan tapirs is 750 pounds, although they can weigh up to 900 pounds. <div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8ptBtmwPlQFgcFqg-CNIv8Af52NqKDZlfe2__IrbSYenQSOEUFFh8HMZkdLukNNOn2MZZJ_zKKPb2JdWUp80BOVKKCyvQI4xH0TYQyLdaZwvYk-65TUyRPe6n6lQKMnRBoy_wp-rMjEtrdpqY1aj_z0eUp7bdwf--vK3W3NMC-Y96y23DOSjd_C20uk/s4871/RS29386_DDow_July%2027,%202015_T7A1753.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3475" data-original-width="4871" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8ptBtmwPlQFgcFqg-CNIv8Af52NqKDZlfe2__IrbSYenQSOEUFFh8HMZkdLukNNOn2MZZJ_zKKPb2JdWUp80BOVKKCyvQI4xH0TYQyLdaZwvYk-65TUyRPe6n6lQKMnRBoy_wp-rMjEtrdpqY1aj_z0eUp7bdwf--vK3W3NMC-Y96y23DOSjd_C20uk/w640-h456/RS29386_DDow_July%2027,%202015_T7A1753.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tapir and children in Trail of Vines, 2017. Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>“Tapirs in accredited zoos are rare; we will be working with the tapir management group to determine when we might be able to plan for another male tapir,” said Erin Sullivan, an animal curator at Woodland Park Zoo. <br /><br />As a standard procedure, the zoo’s animal health team will perform a postmortem exam to further diagnose factors that may have contributed to Bintang’s death. <br /><br />To celebrate the life of Bintang, become a Digital ZooParent by adopting a Malayan tapir. The <a href="https://www.zoo.org/zooparent">ZooParent</a> program supports the zoo’s animal care, education and wildlife conservation efforts in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. <br /><br />Woodland Park Zoo partners with conservation projects in <a href="https://www.zoo.org/tigers">Peninsular Malaysia</a> and Sumatra, where tapirs are found. One of the greatest threats to tapirs is loss of habitat. By protecting land for tigers, orangutans and hornbills, the zoo is also protecting land for tapirs. Protect tapirs and the forests they live in by making informed purchasing decisions and buying products with certified <a href="https://www.zoo.org/palmoil">sustainable palm oil</a>. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9Fo5xIl1u2lAcb3UNEgeoGBFvKm3HhmqCq-ALcC-LaWkv7R_Qbu7P-jIdN8g0DhW0CaQgxpbQol9HtWT0Hm0WmdjikO5lNDijnwve42ksUWiAP3a1VspgYAGdb9pghZkrugjN_7G8F-xPPGWJPO2OWHa5mV_SsuUyfh63tIAzXBJVJpMUEiu8iLDxj0/s5472/RS39617_2020_09_03%20tapir-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9Fo5xIl1u2lAcb3UNEgeoGBFvKm3HhmqCq-ALcC-LaWkv7R_Qbu7P-jIdN8g0DhW0CaQgxpbQol9HtWT0Hm0WmdjikO5lNDijnwve42ksUWiAP3a1VspgYAGdb9pghZkrugjN_7G8F-xPPGWJPO2OWHa5mV_SsuUyfh63tIAzXBJVJpMUEiu8iLDxj0/w640-h426/RS39617_2020_09_03%20tapir-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sempurna in 2020 by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-90160698452868221102023-07-20T11:37:00.002-07:002023-07-20T11:39:27.946-07:00Agave Alert: Rare flower about to bloom at Woodland Park Zoo!Posted by Craig Newberry, Communications<div>Photos: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85Eh3LZ3Tiq78z5WOa4VY5qrEB6Jk-sZOyIi3HdIWsUa3n0NJ2S5TtEWqOWMnVNEN_6o55_UN9I9Ee7X7PCYkRx_r2wFe82-PndGKBUUd0tKribiVQoYsmSEpqebq5xGKXup9uq3Ce37LrP1x7TgwbhfP60T5wrkZVpaGk5mx9nFQmNLs8asw2oGrCEQ/s800/RS44485_2023_06%20misc-44-ovi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85Eh3LZ3Tiq78z5WOa4VY5qrEB6Jk-sZOyIi3HdIWsUa3n0NJ2S5TtEWqOWMnVNEN_6o55_UN9I9Ee7X7PCYkRx_r2wFe82-PndGKBUUd0tKribiVQoYsmSEpqebq5xGKXup9uq3Ce37LrP1x7TgwbhfP60T5wrkZVpaGk5mx9nFQmNLs8asw2oGrCEQ/w426-h640/RS44485_2023_06%20misc-44-ovi.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">An agave ovatifolia prepares to bloom near Woodland Park Zoo's Penguin Habitat.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div>Woodland Park Zoo is bursting with excitement over a rare bloom getting ready to take place. The plant under the spotlight is an <i>agave ovatifolia</i>—or whale’s tongue agave—that typically grows in Mexico and has big, grayish-blue leaves with spiky edges.</div><div><br /></div><div>Whale’s tongue agave take about 10 years to mature, and their blooms can reach from 12 to 15 feet tall creating a dazzling display. The agave blooming at the zoo can be found on the southern end of the penguin habitat where guests can get an up-close look at the towering stalk, estimated to be 10 to 12 feet tall. Agave plants thrive in arid and semiarid environments similar to the desert environments Humboldt penguins are home to in Peru and Chile.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-OXjN-O_fLJeQfm17GJZryXw_NXDV_tDdXPar6T2h6dR69Eb4nfTVC6A00da7dSGjs3F9gluHsBTHrqullavCRWwnJkvdXA16hXxRv8NJAFOP9JOiV5GAabPXMdbGu_0Jgmb4R7vi0Tetc8s6SUlvdBmeromEP3auNJW9azg93QxmSTLCdNv_E3Gajk/s800/RS44522_2023_07%20Misc-12-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-OXjN-O_fLJeQfm17GJZryXw_NXDV_tDdXPar6T2h6dR69Eb4nfTVC6A00da7dSGjs3F9gluHsBTHrqullavCRWwnJkvdXA16hXxRv8NJAFOP9JOiV5GAabPXMdbGu_0Jgmb4R7vi0Tetc8s6SUlvdBmeromEP3auNJW9azg93QxmSTLCdNv_E3Gajk/w640-h426/RS44522_2023_07%20Misc-12-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">The agave blooming at the southern end of the penguin habitat is estimated to be 10 to 12 feet tall.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />This type of agave is used to make mezcal and, without pollinators, the alcoholic spirit would cease to exist! Agave blooms attract all kinds of pollinators including bees and hummingbirds—but bats are the most significant pollinators of agave in Mexico. <br /><br />The zoo’s horticulture staff expect the agave to begin blooming soon and the flowers should last for most of the summer, so be sure to stop by and see it during your next zoo visit. Unfortunately, agave plants die after they bloom so you don’t want to miss this rare opportunity! Horticulture staff plan to gather viable seed from the agave once the seedpods mature to grow new plants at the zoo in the future.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufOB992_7Tm5-wWB69SpMnFI6gTUPQYq85THHlvbnQl3wnc0lL4v9bWGhdM8ehzHDvi_weugE-PgEIvKgFJ0dpbewQcAXtfMU63oYrsgtp2WauAZtI4J712KIR8zHG8o-dr4BapjBR7oJTakU0e9h6FjWa4aw2N1V_bTGpk_zneVHZlMr8X-kVHUAN9M/s800/RS44477_2023_06%20misc-42-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufOB992_7Tm5-wWB69SpMnFI6gTUPQYq85THHlvbnQl3wnc0lL4v9bWGhdM8ehzHDvi_weugE-PgEIvKgFJ0dpbewQcAXtfMU63oYrsgtp2WauAZtI4J712KIR8zHG8o-dr4BapjBR7oJTakU0e9h6FjWa4aw2N1V_bTGpk_zneVHZlMr8X-kVHUAN9M/w640-h426/RS44477_2023_06%20misc-42-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Protect Pollinators:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Provide shelter so pollinators can find safe places to hide and to protect their young. Here are some ideas you can try: </li><ul><li>Leave wood piles</li><li>Preserve bare ground for ground nesting bees</li><li>Leave grass clippings</li><li>Keep leaf litter piles</li><li>Preserve dead trees and branches</li><li>After brushing, place pet fur on branches for bird nest material</li><li>Install a bee hotel</li></ul><li>Plant native plants to provide habitat and food—both for adult insects (flowers) and for their young (many eat leaves!) </li><li>Plant diverse flowering plants. </li><li>Healthy plants start with healthy soil—use finished compost and mulch, such as Zoo Doo, and avoid chemicals to build healthy soil in your garden.</li><li>Provide water for pollinators by placing a small dish with marbles or rocks and water in your yard or on your patio. </li><li>“Be a bug hero”—Insects need advocates who are willing to make changes in their own landscapes. Teach others to care for them and spread the word to encourage pollinator-friendly practices across the state.</li><li>To learn more, visit <a href="https://zoo.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=595a55739611c1b9dcbe0024b&id=d4791200d4&e=e40943e768">www.zoo.org/pollinators</a>.</li></ul><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-88447030247165810492023-06-09T10:45:00.001-07:002023-06-09T10:45:00.142-07:00Tiny pudu fawn has arrived!Posted by Craig Newberry, Communications<div>Photos by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin43jiRHe7mjg7UC5ofXlVNsJE0kT5N9l5tDWDKJW9EHbnD7DEjA-VSK241E3tto3_QHgmrAfRYN8s6rpylkT0uCQsLPEt19Aud6glR2goJtPreU-RnIL1IX3sGXuF-MfsTpZjINVX3_Aq9HqpwzYvIJqymv6yJwzRCA9Dyn8lKRMKWA6ufe8i2pQp/s4456/RS44207_2023_05_25%20pudu%20fawn-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2971" data-original-width="4456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin43jiRHe7mjg7UC5ofXlVNsJE0kT5N9l5tDWDKJW9EHbnD7DEjA-VSK241E3tto3_QHgmrAfRYN8s6rpylkT0uCQsLPEt19Aud6glR2goJtPreU-RnIL1IX3sGXuF-MfsTpZjINVX3_Aq9HqpwzYvIJqymv6yJwzRCA9Dyn8lKRMKWA6ufe8i2pQp/w640-h426/RS44207_2023_05_25%20pudu%20fawn-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The Woodland Park Zoo family just got cuter with the arrival of a tiny female pudu fawn. Pudus are the smallest deer species in the world and are native to South America. <br /><br />The fawn, which has yet to be named, was born May 5 to parents Ted and Maggie. The birth is the pudus' fourth offspring together since they were paired under the Pudu <a href="https://www.zoo.org/ssp">Species Survival Plan</a>, a cooperative breeding program across accredited zoos to help ensure a healthy, self-sustaining population of the species.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5jk8LYOsMyQxZIPVmPxuMvl0TcklkEHlVRQndmvFe8VCveZKBf8uLzNiUuPk-cIjigUxdZWANJH0AA2W75yUqqvxe3xUznsTz9TQIagZ6xfOZi_znfDAN5jIFWSTWHkOpFAm2spAPn1dNv3N6WPCPZ8Fs3tslludcPDdV3umgbgger_A7Zyyx3g3/s4332/RS44213_2023_05_25%20pudu%20fawn-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="4332" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5jk8LYOsMyQxZIPVmPxuMvl0TcklkEHlVRQndmvFe8VCveZKBf8uLzNiUuPk-cIjigUxdZWANJH0AA2W75yUqqvxe3xUznsTz9TQIagZ6xfOZi_znfDAN5jIFWSTWHkOpFAm2spAPn1dNv3N6WPCPZ8Fs3tslludcPDdV3umgbgger_A7Zyyx3g3/w640-h426/RS44213_2023_05_25%20pudu%20fawn-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The fawn's father, Ted, is 7 years old and arrived at the zoo in 2017. The mother, Maggie, 6, came in 2018. This is the pair’s first female fawn. All three of their male fawns now live at accredited zoos across the country and are doing well. <br /><br />“We are very excited to have the first female pudu birth at the zoo since 2010. The fawn is healthy and continues to get more comfortable exploring the habitat,” said Shawn Pedersen, an animal curator at Woodland Park Zoo. The pudus live in the zoo’s Temperate Forest habitat.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnSOKhquYEj0tC89OGxhJ9VTk-xW5CZTrVZb-xWOCyqyRUFX28KnaE5qz_eOI9F0b6BE5lgyr9bAInmOauzthpJoB8iIkY-32sBt5omildzXbwXohS8nLT9EbqQRa6lnAVzs67UzHpMQ1wyqEOqfWLUSUQfvMLz21S3HILvBMv2ID7XYBcEgZeqvR/s4515/RS44214_2023_05_25%20pudu%20fawn-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3009" data-original-width="4515" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnSOKhquYEj0tC89OGxhJ9VTk-xW5CZTrVZb-xWOCyqyRUFX28KnaE5qz_eOI9F0b6BE5lgyr9bAInmOauzthpJoB8iIkY-32sBt5omildzXbwXohS8nLT9EbqQRa6lnAVzs67UzHpMQ1wyqEOqfWLUSUQfvMLz21S3HILvBMv2ID7XYBcEgZeqvR/w640-h426/RS44214_2023_05_25%20pudu%20fawn-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><b>About Pudus </b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Woodland Park Zoo is home to the southern pudu species. It lives in the lower Andes of Chile and southwest Argentina. </li><li>The small deer reaches only 14 to 18 inches high at the shoulder and weighs 14 to 30 pounds. </li><li>The compact deer lives in temperate rain forests and favors dense underbrush and bamboo thickets, which provide good cover from predators. The pudu can easily move through dense vegetation and among rocks to escape predators such as puma, fox and feral dogs. </li><li>The pudu is listed as near-threatened due to hunting and a rapidly growing human population in the region that is leading to the loss of natural habitat due to clearing of land for agriculture, logging, and other human activities.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2ffHUQGibJpvleX2GDEHGr57LeHWgG0J5nhpSnlArkqzw0pUmC3TgGFzxZplw4aTEy8jT0PblYW8Z2j1q95D3QGw2bR605-kxDdHL4ClgR69YDtqeAOz_PwQPX00mPOnd08vBA6aq1DxoC1owC7xhos0Qhouz2ZFn7HFLeLz9PCC8UGRj-Ga-cQq/s5472/RS44212_2023_05_25%20pudu%20fawn-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2ffHUQGibJpvleX2GDEHGr57LeHWgG0J5nhpSnlArkqzw0pUmC3TgGFzxZplw4aTEy8jT0PblYW8Z2j1q95D3QGw2bR605-kxDdHL4ClgR69YDtqeAOz_PwQPX00mPOnd08vBA6aq1DxoC1owC7xhos0Qhouz2ZFn7HFLeLz9PCC8UGRj-Ga-cQq/w640-h426/RS44212_2023_05_25%20pudu%20fawn-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-70004066891127985762023-06-01T12:50:00.003-07:002023-06-01T15:27:55.291-07:00Two new elk, welcome Huckleberry and Holly to Living Northwest Trail!Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications<br />Photos: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkHGiWYmKHheqJYIeT17FADN6jIDgOi2z4q6geF6Rl-MI9G8289-LMF6p83nQTt06Jg0cbquCoR6P4YVGnf_aa-hcCYSWHREnSv9TX9s-1vGUNTsR4g3fzVRchRNu-gf5bbUtP1cIf6U53eUBG4hA0UDs-DwOJ0IPD-8QoR35RjFaEkaQnDba9WXc/s800/RS44156_2023_05_elk-13-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkHGiWYmKHheqJYIeT17FADN6jIDgOi2z4q6geF6Rl-MI9G8289-LMF6p83nQTt06Jg0cbquCoR6P4YVGnf_aa-hcCYSWHREnSv9TX9s-1vGUNTsR4g3fzVRchRNu-gf5bbUtP1cIf6U53eUBG4hA0UDs-DwOJ0IPD-8QoR35RjFaEkaQnDba9WXc/w640-h426/RS44156_2023_05_elk-13-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huckleberry and Holly are half-siblings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Woodland Park Zoo’s herd of elk just got bigger with the addition of a new male, Huckleberry, and female, Holly. Both elk, who are half-siblings, were born at Dakota Zoo in Bismarck, N.D. Both will turn 1 year old this summer. The new elk bring the herd to a total of five individuals. In addition to Huckleberry and Holly, the zoo is home to females Lily, Willow and Buttons. Last summer, the zoo mourned the loss of its only male elk, Goodwyn (good-win), who died at 20 years old due to geriatric-related issues.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GuhAaN1D3EadrEMBGIaXh51HuonzLe0st3vvoqWxTzF0_ZCrpSXlSMCo_z1vVE0NbZgSNbFZUpd8cO5C5fmKl95runL68lTIcrUVdyFeh13k9_6vFxq_VG5THBbD7nfPliTDPEMSFPR0nPV6tAhvCWNVvBIwOcgHNjLo314uggIa9XMA2WsCYRer/s1800/RS44173_2023_05_elk-15-pvi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GuhAaN1D3EadrEMBGIaXh51HuonzLe0st3vvoqWxTzF0_ZCrpSXlSMCo_z1vVE0NbZgSNbFZUpd8cO5C5fmKl95runL68lTIcrUVdyFeh13k9_6vFxq_VG5THBbD7nfPliTDPEMSFPR0nPV6tAhvCWNVvBIwOcgHNjLo314uggIa9XMA2WsCYRer/w426-h640/RS44173_2023_05_elk-15-pvi.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For now, Holly and her half-brother are smaller than the other elk in the herd. But they still have some growing to do!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />“We’re very fortunate to grow our herd so visitors to Woodland Park Zoo can learn about natural elk behavior and see how they socialize. After losing our sole male, Goodwyn, last summer, we’re back to a natural grouping with the addition of a new male,” said Pat Owen, an animal care manager at Woodland Park Zoo. “Huckleberry and Holly appear calm and confident. Although the male is young, Huckleberry is already presenting behavior like a bull both in his posture and attempts to dominate the cows, that is until they put him in his place.” <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppcd73iQpHpwhTS3n1Xq-CNcP1WNAPHCPAzdBY-eV2FKI0ascrUeE34PNYtEt9QJSIFTFD1e7RpQSudaURmgvMdmaP2mEueo6NnxGeBEv6kKCdk7u3QOKilqF62AoouxIflRB4FF9KAlkzjEw_My4FyogpoJhwMJdMGDXwsEpz5oJsC3y-imbos45/s800/RS44170_2023_05_elk-8-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppcd73iQpHpwhTS3n1Xq-CNcP1WNAPHCPAzdBY-eV2FKI0ascrUeE34PNYtEt9QJSIFTFD1e7RpQSudaURmgvMdmaP2mEueo6NnxGeBEv6kKCdk7u3QOKilqF62AoouxIflRB4FF9KAlkzjEw_My4FyogpoJhwMJdMGDXwsEpz5oJsC3y-imbos45/w640-h426/RS44170_2023_05_elk-8-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huckleberry and Holly are getting to know all the members of their herd.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The expansive elk meadow in the zoo’s Living Northwest Trail is designed to offer visitors an opportunity to view wolves in the foreground to help teach visitors about the critical predator-prey relationship between elk and wolves in their natural habitat.<br /><br />Two subspecies of elk range in Washington state: Roosevelt elk, which are primarily on the west side of the Cascades, and Rocky Mountain elk, which are primarily on the east side. Huckleberry, Holly, and Buttons are Rocky Mountain and Lily and Willow are Roosevelt. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm0BEdI6FQpgScSjvVcWJY10fkAooRG-82NCT067s1dP_0KftmAIWysmO-OdulU1uqKcr9dzHdff4eJi0XPAE-f0k0K6HP6BzHDM_hS9EpUhmVmKteTRpckOPhKEGHzGczkk_2aLyfjQVsioNFB_pPzgIYuV7xN6hIOxXq_fuBHmj1orulS7L1i4j/s800/RS36117_2019_04_18%20Buttons%20elk-3-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm0BEdI6FQpgScSjvVcWJY10fkAooRG-82NCT067s1dP_0KftmAIWysmO-OdulU1uqKcr9dzHdff4eJi0XPAE-f0k0K6HP6BzHDM_hS9EpUhmVmKteTRpckOPhKEGHzGczkk_2aLyfjQVsioNFB_pPzgIYuV7xN6hIOxXq_fuBHmj1orulS7L1i4j/w640-h428/RS36117_2019_04_18%20Buttons%20elk-3-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buttons is 10 years old. She joined our herd several years ago after humans—believing she was orphaned—began feeding her. Her story is a great reminder of the need to let wildlife stay wild. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blog.zoo.org/2022/06/a-very-special-elk-turns-10.html">Buttons came to Woodland Park Zoo from the wild after gaining notoriety several years ago</a> in the area between Ellensburg and Cle Elum where residents—believing she was orphaned—began feeding her, petting her and even putting kids onto her back. For her safety and the community, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists tried relocating Buttons to a more remote area, but she wasn’t able to integrate with the wild elk herds; in 2019 Woodland Park Zoo became her new home. Her story is a great reminder of the need to coexist safely with wildlife and to let wild animals remain wild.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-io-g5xObrpjHog21pLosv3HchgIxOzR8CZpgEtO67_ENozGGWdj7x-t-JDeYO6c8CJtg9W0FQJMSLZDZ-os2w3yb7L4kEfXhppM2r8_Q7OsuqbT27US-nxOipxLp320j5MWb21Dgh49EoEaHM8ScoRcfAwwleQ0ULPrAfTwhPCCdru1p0JvSqsp/s800/RS44161_2023_05_elk-11-ovi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-io-g5xObrpjHog21pLosv3HchgIxOzR8CZpgEtO67_ENozGGWdj7x-t-JDeYO6c8CJtg9W0FQJMSLZDZ-os2w3yb7L4kEfXhppM2r8_Q7OsuqbT27US-nxOipxLp320j5MWb21Dgh49EoEaHM8ScoRcfAwwleQ0ULPrAfTwhPCCdru1p0JvSqsp/w426-h640/RS44161_2023_05_elk-11-ovi.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handsome Huckleberry—who will be 1 year old this summer—is just beginning to grow antlers, which look like nubs right now.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Woodland Park Zoo advocates for and saves species and spaces around the Pacific Northwest through its <a href="https://www.zoo.org/livingnorthwest">Living Northwest Program</a>, including western pond turtles, wolves, wolverines and many others. The recently reimagined Living Northwest Trail exhibit is home to the zoo’s elk, Canada lynx, brown bears, snowy owls and other native wildlife. The exhibit and its companion website, <a href="https://www.zoo.org/nw">“We Are Living Northwest,”</a> provide visitors with numerous conservation actions to help the species that share the region’s iconic landscapes. You can share how you are living Northwest using #IAmLivingNorthwest on social media!<br /><br />We hope you'll come visit the new elk and the whole herd!<div><br /></div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-87836796403001563942023-05-26T13:00:00.001-07:002023-05-26T13:20:00.903-07:00Goodbye to our beautiful gray wolf KayaPosted by Gigi Allianic, Communications<div>Photos by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren and Dennis Dow Woodland Park Zoo</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtddhxVBVAxXvYLlv1enX2EU2NJ6lqgUgdGBWiFijGAVio_jPuOBvMmlTTbmfOpHRnjPw7u2C2HgQKHUmoI1LTEw9lMoKgFLjHdr8ueaN6jUxONoy5o7MTUZYp1jbdLoua-ogTpzp-TW-R14fPz3UzsqsRK_4aTKYxpOkS7AUGHOm_Vvr8c-IBhO2/s5472/RS43767_2023_03%20misc-103.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtddhxVBVAxXvYLlv1enX2EU2NJ6lqgUgdGBWiFijGAVio_jPuOBvMmlTTbmfOpHRnjPw7u2C2HgQKHUmoI1LTEw9lMoKgFLjHdr8ueaN6jUxONoy5o7MTUZYp1jbdLoua-ogTpzp-TW-R14fPz3UzsqsRK_4aTKYxpOkS7AUGHOm_Vvr8c-IBhO2/w426-h640/RS43767_2023_03%20misc-103.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaya on Living Northwest Trail in 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Woodland Park Zoo is mourning the loss of a female gray wolf named Kaya (KAI-yuh). The 13-year-old passed away while under anesthesia for a diagnostic procedure at the zoo’s veterinary hospital. <br /><br />In human care, the median life expectancy is 11–12 years old. At 13 years old, Kaya was a geriatric wolf. <br /><br />Woodland Park Zoo has been home to gray wolves for more than 70 years. Kaya arrived at the zoo in 2010 along with three of her sisters, all 1 year old at the time. Only one wolf, Shila (SHY-lah), a sister of Kaya, remains at the zoo; two of their sisters passed away over the last couple of years. <br /><br />Shila lives in the Living Northwest Trail, which is also home to the new Canada lynx, brown bears, snowy owls, elk, river otters, western pond turtles and more wildlife native to the Pacific Northwest. <br /><br />“For more than seven decades, gray wolves have always remained a favorite for visitors. It’s a great loss for our zoo family. We’re going to miss Kaya deeply,” said Erin Sullivan, an animal curator at Woodland Park Zoo.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkK6LI3oQshAvs7OiM5N7mqvVH6aWUG9WdbB7voB6cyBxEZLMu36NtblgfAnxFH0V16GEc0amlsZ1rJt8vSidErL87plb7mfk88Td3TVyMFImFlRADuNXo2E0HCnoTlI4xZW-iJR1VGANf6qAlmVzet8ktOMtnTS5zZj2E4Jzq6f4jDNvpL3YsyjD/s4186/RS43684_2023_03%20Misc-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2791" data-original-width="4186" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkK6LI3oQshAvs7OiM5N7mqvVH6aWUG9WdbB7voB6cyBxEZLMu36NtblgfAnxFH0V16GEc0amlsZ1rJt8vSidErL87plb7mfk88Td3TVyMFImFlRADuNXo2E0HCnoTlI4xZW-iJR1VGANf6qAlmVzet8ktOMtnTS5zZj2E4Jzq6f4jDNvpL3YsyjD/w640-h426/RS43684_2023_03%20Misc-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Kaya, we will miss you.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>According to Dr. Tim Storms, director of animal health at Woodland Park Zoo, Kaya became acutely lame on her left rear limb and a growth was noted by the animal care team. “We anesthetized her for diagnostic assessment and discovered a very large, invasive mass consistent with an aggressive tumor that was causing severe swelling and pain. Radiographs confirmed the severity of the tumor and also identified a pulmonary lesion consistent with a probable metastatic tumor. “After considering surgical and treatment options we were discussing euthanasia due to a grave prognosis, when cardiac arrest occurred and she passed away,” explained Storms. <br /><br />As a standard procedure, the zoo’s animal health team will perform a postmortem exam to further diagnose factors that may have contributed to Kaya’s death. <br /><br />On a global level, the gray wolf is widespread. But in the United States, gray wolves were nearly eradicated. Thanks to teamwork between government organizations, nonprofits, Indigenous Peoples and private landowners, gray wolves have started to make a comeback.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RpCyCcMb7AgwqMrAppXCq9e8kptPpHUTiQNGfLqlMZgrtQyASbT3xF5yD7n-09QAirMRKKsvxHj47GAYd9oJ3G5pl-gPGOQE8S8CU1tcahMVFYY4fL_zUTlOtN87I9cXugfanA6tdnp7O1wqaigtEAxA7-Wm6p0NFHPQlQcqMWhiSQwvzI8HQRn-/s5078/RS30306_DDow_December%2004,%202014__MG_8916.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3175" data-original-width="5078" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RpCyCcMb7AgwqMrAppXCq9e8kptPpHUTiQNGfLqlMZgrtQyASbT3xF5yD7n-09QAirMRKKsvxHj47GAYd9oJ3G5pl-gPGOQE8S8CU1tcahMVFYY4fL_zUTlOtN87I9cXugfanA6tdnp7O1wqaigtEAxA7-Wm6p0NFHPQlQcqMWhiSQwvzI8HQRn-/w640-h400/RS30306_DDow_December%2004,%202014__MG_8916.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sister pack in 2014 on Living Northwest Trail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Wolves are a classic example of both a recovery species and a coexistence species in Washington state. <br /><br />Woodland Park Zoo supports the recovery of wolves across Washington state as part of the state’s natural biological community and bio-cultural heritage. See the zoo’s policy statement on wolves issued in 2021 <a href="https://blog.zoo.org/2021/04/wolf-sisters-celebrate-11th-birthday-we.html">here</a>. <br /><br />Pay your tribute to Kaya by leaving a memory on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WoodlandParkZooSeattle/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/woodlandparkzoo/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/woodlandparkzoo" target="_blank">Twitter </a>posts, you can also:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Adopt a gray wolf through the zoo’s <a href="https://www.zoo.org/zooparent">ZooParent</a> program, which supports the zoo’s animal care, education and wildlife conservation efforts in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. </li><li>Learn more about how to advocate for and coexist with Northwest carnivores at <a href="https://www.zoo.org/nw/carnivores">zoo.org/nw/carnivores</a></li><li>Consider becoming a <a href="https://www.zoo.org/givemonthly" target="_blank">monthly donor.</a> Your monthly gift supports more than 800 animals at Woodland Park Zoo as they connect with millions of guests each year, educating, engaging and inspiring environmental action. Help share the story of these animals and the existential threats they face while helping to give them the best quality of life possible.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYtt35tJ0_1rfmvZ8q9xHCLWSz0imxsfxiAM3KMLNDi4gVTORnFg76RjfS3VxJq32x_Sh0WA3BXmfdKWxkrZjyrsnKSkkyTm6PfhpuHVM4I7D_j9KeURvqObRaYiuBtIaAXR7VUr-VYIlF7e5JyI9ka8S036RWFi4MStv1bTzNWc7bZdz4dCtaPJM/s4695/RS32161_2016_12_09%20grey%20wolf%20snow-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3130" data-original-width="4695" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYtt35tJ0_1rfmvZ8q9xHCLWSz0imxsfxiAM3KMLNDi4gVTORnFg76RjfS3VxJq32x_Sh0WA3BXmfdKWxkrZjyrsnKSkkyTm6PfhpuHVM4I7D_j9KeURvqObRaYiuBtIaAXR7VUr-VYIlF7e5JyI9ka8S036RWFi4MStv1bTzNWc7bZdz4dCtaPJM/w640-h426/RS32161_2016_12_09%20grey%20wolf%20snow-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780313140812545284.post-77059865545193196552023-05-24T11:17:00.002-07:002023-05-24T13:41:20.291-07:00The world’s rarest goose makes its zoo debut—meet the nene!<p>Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications<br />Photos: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_1fZiSLFqzZ0ff9hKHjIFUWzH1fsnAPqV273dg0xkABMEnBkjeX9Eerq1MvN8ZJfqhs5ehUlWECdO5kZDBf0p1nskskgvsJYv4L0650wL5GEK3JR38eHe40cWi4p16duxrRKSYNnDoHR7GUodxaAHTO1HfKcnbAsz9Nwg4oP5c2uWZ6dbPFnZhbU/s800/RS44138_2023_05_16%20nene-2-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_1fZiSLFqzZ0ff9hKHjIFUWzH1fsnAPqV273dg0xkABMEnBkjeX9Eerq1MvN8ZJfqhs5ehUlWECdO5kZDBf0p1nskskgvsJYv4L0650wL5GEK3JR38eHe40cWi4p16duxrRKSYNnDoHR7GUodxaAHTO1HfKcnbAsz9Nwg4oP5c2uWZ6dbPFnZhbU/w640-h426/RS44138_2023_05_16%20nene-2-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meet the newest members of our Woodland Park Zoo family—a pair of nene (pronounced nay-nay) also known as the Hawaiian goose. This species is the rarest goose in the world and it's the first time we've had them here in the zoo’s 123-year-old history.</div><br />The male, 11 years old, and female, 5 years old, can be seen in the zoo’s Conservation Aviary walk-through along with other bird species including tawny frogmouths and Nicobar pigeons. Found only in Hawaii, the nene is the largest native land animal in the state. With a current population of approximately 3,800 nene in its native range, it is the sixth most endangered waterfowl species worldwide.<br /><br />Once numbering in the thousands, the population dropped to only 30 birds by the early 1950s due to predation by invasive species such as feral dogs, cats, rats, and mongoose in addition to hunting. For the past six decades, breeding and reintroduction projects by wildlife conservationists in Hawai`i and England have helped bring the nene back from the brink of extinction, but numbers remain critically low.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6LKJ7KYB4sX2uEcEDBBoUVKBOE8dI7JoKMEzjXu9VWCxbuYA70ZTJSfsy_GmIlurjUigZbwIk7AoM-EJ7IXH11kyakMxVyS-LqC-P2tEcYdw8y5wtNJD5GrxkVav0bR1Re4REWQRMVAAENdei_qFDnNK0r3Q1bMb1GvpRwvYSehnIcrZJKDtq981/s800/RS44139_2023_05_16%20nene-3-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6LKJ7KYB4sX2uEcEDBBoUVKBOE8dI7JoKMEzjXu9VWCxbuYA70ZTJSfsy_GmIlurjUigZbwIk7AoM-EJ7IXH11kyakMxVyS-LqC-P2tEcYdw8y5wtNJD5GrxkVav0bR1Re4REWQRMVAAENdei_qFDnNK0r3Q1bMb1GvpRwvYSehnIcrZJKDtq981/w640-h426/RS44139_2023_05_16%20nene-3-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The zoo’s pair of nene were paired under the Nene Species Survival Plan under a breeding recommendation. Species Survival Plans are cooperative programs across accredited zoos to help ensure healthy, genetically diverse, self-sustaining populations of select species or subspecies. Led by experts in husbandry, nutrition, veterinary care, behavior, and genetics, Species Survival Plans also involve a variety of other collaborative conservation activities such as research, public education, reintroduction and field projects. Only about 60 nene are currently living in accredited zoos.<br /><br />“Visitors are going to be in awe of these rare birds. Our nene have quickly adapted to their new home at the zoo and continue to bond together. They’re curious and mellow, and they’ve already found a favorite rock to perch on and peer over at the animals in our Family Farm,” said Shawn Pedersen, bird curator at Woodland Park Zoo. “We’re very excited to share our new pair with the community. We hope they’ll breed and we have nene goslings next spring.”<br /><br />Today in their native habitat, the nene continues to face threats, particularly fatal collisions by speeding motorists or people feeding them, which makes them accustomed to people and cars. It is illegal under Hawai`i state law to feed nene, a federally protected species.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpaHOQbghdLlT0GzfVUCLOTduV6a7GM6v_kKTiX1Xg_lkL9GPvSIPox3VgUWylHmdIsM46uadQfLu4ScyBeZsHW6-9eTQ3dyVAqPneEN7b5dwa41vkJUaYvb5QU9wdHuCYB4g4y6KDRLnpIP3duEZi--HGPuQuZXAjMmsDKS7UTfgMxDEd8tpbpd0/s800/RS44136_2023_05_16%20nene-ohi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpaHOQbghdLlT0GzfVUCLOTduV6a7GM6v_kKTiX1Xg_lkL9GPvSIPox3VgUWylHmdIsM46uadQfLu4ScyBeZsHW6-9eTQ3dyVAqPneEN7b5dwa41vkJUaYvb5QU9wdHuCYB4g4y6KDRLnpIP3duEZi--HGPuQuZXAjMmsDKS7UTfgMxDEd8tpbpd0/w640-h426/RS44136_2023_05_16%20nene-ohi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>More About Nene</b><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Hawaiian creation chant mentions nene as being guardian spirits of the land. For Native Hawaiians, the nene are seen as a symbolic joining force between the mountains and the coast because of their seasonal movements.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The nene is the state bird for Hawai`i. The Hawaiian name nene comes from its soft, almost gentle call.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Descended from the giant Canada goose, it is believed that the nene migrated to the Hawaiian Islands more than 500,000 years ago.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The nene has specially adapted feet—padded toes, claws and reduced webbing on their feet than their distant relatives—that allow them to walk, climb and run across rugged ground and lava rocks.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>One of the favorite foods of the nene is the bright red ohelo berry that grows on lava and is related to the cranberry.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It is unlawful to touch, feed, harass or chase the nene; in their native habitat, each bird is banded.</li></ul><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Help Save Wildlife</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><a href="https://www.zoo.org/givemonthly" target="_blank">Become a monthly donor.</a> Your monthly gift supports more than 800 animals at Woodland Park Zoo as they connect with millions of guests each year, educating, engaging and inspiring environmental action. Help share the story of these animals and the existing threats they face while helping to give them the best quality of life possible.<div><br /></div><p></p></div>Woodland Park Zoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946564302234019303noreply@blogger.com0