APRIL 2011

Keeper Notes

Official newsletter of the International Congress of Zookeepers September 2011 Volume 4 Number 3

Feature Article

AICAS

TEX AICAS (Asociación Ibérica de Cuidadores de Animales For our members we produce a journal three times a year, Salvajes) was born in 2000 founded by a group of hold workshops in different zoos around Spain and Barcelona Zookeepers who thought it could be a way to Portugal, organise training courses, created an enrichment develop professionalism among Keepers in Spain and database, provide a mailing list, website, and link them with Portugal. First we started looking for information about the Zookeepers World through the ICZ, and also assist the Zookeepers Associations around the world, and asked for Spanish zoos being linked to their Keepers and AIZA. their bylaws, and function. ICZ didn’t exist yet. Today AICAS has around 200 members from most of the In October 2000 all the existing Zookeeper Associations zoos in Spain and Portugal. Last congress in Portugal was were invited by the AAZK to Columbus, thanks to Mikäel a success with 90 keepers and zoo professionals from both Michauld (from AFSA) and Jeanette Berenger (from AAZK), countries present. Three nominations have been received to AICAS went to Columbus. For this reason AICAS is a hold the next congress, which shows the interest of keepers founder association of ICZ, a very important strategy to and institutions within our association. show to Spanish Zookeepers and zoo directors the importance of AICAS. AICAS is divided into working groups consisting of: Magazine, enrichment, training courses, congresses, AICAS began organising a training course for Zookeepers, educators, website, ICZ, welfare, liaisons and marketing. a great success that gave AICAS the boost to start growing, Originally the core of AICAS was in Barcelona, but with the increasing the number of members and improving increase in liaisons within the Association, this has now financially as well. spread throughout Spain and Portugal, and in addition, liaisons also in Latin-American countries. Our first congress was held in Parc de les Aus, a bird park close to Barcelona, with more and more Keepers knowing With similar objectives as the others associations we will about AICAS and attending the congress. continue working to improve animal welfare and conservation. International Congress organised in Avifauna (Holland) by ICZ gave us experience and prestige to show to AIZA Pep Xarles (Iberian Zoo & Aquarian Association) how professional Albert Pamies AICAS is. www.aicas.org AICAS decided to organize a congress every two years [email protected] expanding from Barcelona, to Jerez, Cabarceno and Portugal (organised last October). And to assist in the organisation of the ICZ International Congress every three years from Holland to Australia to Seattle and now Singapore, that will be held in 2012.

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Around the ICZ World

Aquatic and Terrestrial – A little bit of both for Africa this time!

The Animal Keepers Association of Africa has in the last INTRODUCING ‘RETHINK THE BAG’: issue proudly introduced Penguin Promises, but this time Now we have ‘ReThink the Bag' Campaign which is a brain child we would like to combine and introduce you to another of one of our AKAA members who works at TwoOceans which will become for Animal Keepers a conservation Aquarium in Cape Town. Through her love affair with the ocean medium for change. and land Hayley Mclellen approached AKAA with this concept as a tool for change. She is passionate about conservation and through her passion with AKAA intends to drive through all their activities in the future the message that we can make a difference. Even if it is in small ways, each one can make a difference to the animals under our care, be they our charges at work or along the road, or in the river and oceans. Plastic is an amazing product, and we should be respecting it as much as we respect our planet. Refuse, Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle, Respect!

Through the AKAA campaigns: www.penguinepromises.com and www.rethinkthebag.org people from all over can become inspired to participate in AKAA’s conservation initiatives.

PENGUIN PROMISES & RETHINK THE BAG: Campaigns have begun and I encourage you to visit www.akaafrica.com and support through twitter or Facebook the progress of UPDATE ON PENGUIN PROMISES: how the Animal Keepers in In the last issue you would have read about Penguin Africa, both along the Promises and how in the month of May a few intrepid coasts and inland are Keepers walked from Gaansbaai to Boulders Beach in contributing.

South Africa (a six day hike) on foot! Animal Keepers from zoos inland to aquariums on the coast and even marine rehabs participated and along the way were joined To make it even more international, AKAA has also introduced a by schools, individuals and even the press who all very useful tool on its website (and the campaigns sites)- watched as they took to the road to encourage ‘GTranslate’, whereby you can read the entire content in the conservation through the worst blisters and down pours, language of your choice (limited to the providers dictionary to stunning views that only the fynbos can offer. Since database). then the following has happened from individuals to th facilities and companies; Birdlife South Africa through to In closing, the AKAA holds their 9 Conference in October at the young musicians like Customised, honoured this cause by Johannesburg Zoo where the theme is ‘Back to Basics’ and giving to the movement through their websites and songs. where Animal Keepers from most of South Africa and beyond will meet and greet and learn from each other. That is the key and You can download the official song through the the magic of associations, keep up the good work where ever you www.penguinpromies.com website - it’s known as ‘Open are and promote good work where you find it. Your Eyes’. Other people have cycled races to win for penguins and even facilities overseas have included the Signing off AKAA’s campaign as part of their International Penguin Robynn Ingle-Moller (Proud AKAA Member) Day on the 8th of October.

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From The ‘ABWAK’ Chair

A new ABWAK website

Evolution is a natural process in the zoo world as it is for the rest of the natural world. Nothing can stay the same indefinitely. So it is with ABWAK, founded in 1974 a time when many things were different, and over the last few years we have begun to evolve ABWAK into a strong organisation delivering tangible benefits to all of our members.

As part of our strategic process we are always questioning what the modern Animal Keeper in Britain and Ireland wants and/or expects from their professional membership organisation. At our Strategy Meeting in September 2010 it was agreed by the council that we should further develop our online presence and the tools/resources that we can offer to our members through our website.

The current website was redesigned completely in 2007/2008 and has provided us with a more professional online image. Now the time has come to invest again in the website, to take it (and ABWAK) to the next level. Over the next 6-12 months regular visitors to the website (www.abwak.org) should see a dramatic transformation in style, functionality and content. Along with the brand new look and feel, there will be an online payment option for memberships as well as a comprehensive Resource Centre.

The Resource Centre is possibly one of our more ambitious ideas. In the past ABWAK was very much at the forefront of writing husbandry guidelines/manuals for different taxa. This was in a period when no one else was doing this, and to a certain extent ABWAK was the resource for Animal Keepers in the region. The new ABWAK is no longer the organisation to write these guidelines or even to necessarily produce new resources; instead we are aiming to be the ‘one-stop shop’ for online and external resources relevant to animal keepers.

There is lots of very good very relevant information out there and we want to ensure that our members know where to find it and bring it to their attention. By bringing this information together, in one location, we hope that we can meet our vision: to unite the collective expertise of wild Animal Keepers to continually advance the highest levels of animal care. Along with the web design company we have hired, our team of council members are busy rewriting some of the content, reviewing images and collecting resources.

All being, well we hope to launch the new website at our Annual Symposium at Bristol Zoo, March 2012. The plan is not to have a static website, but one that can change and evolve over time as new information and resources become available. That way we hope we can continue to meet the needs of the modern animal keeper.

Ross Snipp MSc. Chair of ABWAK Zoo Manager, Flamingo Land

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The Harpij in 2010

The Harpij, the Dutch and Belgium Zookeepers Organization, is with 1200 members a big foundation. Most of the members are zoo employees, but we have also a lot of students and other zoo minded people who have joined us. The Harpij started about 30 years ago in Wassenaar Zoo. Since the beginning the Harpij published a magazine called ‘De Harpij’ four times a year and organized a Congress.

A couple of years ago foundation the Harpij, ‘only’ published a magazine, organized a congress and a sport day every year. This congress was a big success every time a most of the years around 200 Zookeepers and other zoo interested people joined the congress every year. The location and subject fish explanation changes every year. So we will still organise the Congress every year, but In the last years the Harpij changed a bit and is we will use the workshops for more pacific group of growing and we have started organising workshops keepers and more pacific information. We will try to besides the Congress. In the workshops we focus keep the workshops as practical as possible. a pacific subjects and increase the quality of information. Last year we organised three The sport day is organised every year. It started years workshops, a congress and a sport day. ago with football and volleyball, and later on we have changed it in some kind of all-round sport day. Zoo The subjects of the workshops were; Madagascar against zoo, in this way everybody meets a lot of poikilotherm animals, fish feeding (ways of keeping colleagues from others zoos and there is a lot of frozen fish and defrost etc.) and a workshop for interaction. Bird Keepers. The last workshop was organized together with another organization called ‘Aviornis’.

This is an organisation for private Bird Keepers, so this workshop was setup to bring private keepers and zoos together. This is something we will continue in the next couple of years.

The fish feeding workshop was organised together with the NVD (the Dutch zoo federation). Most of the zoos in the and Belgium are very willing to help organising workshops for the Harpij.

Most of the time we get a discount or even rooms and sometimes even food for free. sport day

The most important thing about all the activities is bringing keepers together and improve animal welfare is zoos in any way!

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ZAP Conducts

Training

for Government

The Protected Areas and Wildlife Division of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-PAWD) is the Government Agency of the Philippines that is mandated to

enforce laws related to the protection of the environment and wildlife in the Philippines. Part of their responsibility is to confiscate wild animals that are illegally traded of kept as pets.

Because of their need to continuously train new staff and improve their capacity in rescuing wildlife, the Zookeepers’ Association of the Philippines (ZAP) was invited to conduct a training

in August 24, 2011 on proper handling and restraint of wild animals. Because the venue of the training was close to Wildlife in Need Rescue Center and Ocean Adventure, ZAP members from these facilities attended the event and served as resource persons. A short lecture, discussion and actual handling of animals were done during the training.

Although ZAP was created in 2003 and has conducted several national and regional workshops throughout the country, this was the first time we were invited by the DENR-PAWD to train their staff. For this, we are happy that we are being recognized as an organization that can contribute, in one way or another, in the protection and conservation of wild animals in the Philippines

Leo Jonathan Suarez

Zoo Keeper Dondee Penera checks if the Philippine Scops Owl is being restrained properly

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Animal Notes

This year one egg of each clutch is being left with the parents Inca Terns at and one egg placed in the incubator.

It was found that the chicks hand-reared from hatching have a Emmen Zoo higher survival if given fish that have been regurgitated by the adults, presumably the chicks receive important antibodies Emmen Zoo has held Inca Terns (Larosterna inca) for more from their parents. Preferably the hand-reared chicks receive than 20 years, and breeds them regularly. Currently the the regurgitated fish a couple of times on the second and/or colony includes approximately 20 individuals, and the adults third day. are outside in a 100X30X12 m aviary from April to October. They share this enclosure with Scarlet Ibises (Eudocimus No food is given the first day after hatching (until after the ruber), Roseate Spoonbills (Ajaia ajaja), Caribbean yolk is absorbed) to avoid yolk sac infections; only a little bit of Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber), Sun Bitterns (Eurypyga water is offered. helias) and as of 2010, Little Egrets (Egretta garzetta). It is better to rear chicks together, so whenever possible non- The rest of the year the Inca Terns are all housed indoors, brooded eggs are held until there are a few for artificial in a building with a combination of natural and artificial incubation. The incubation temperature is 37.5°C and the lighting. The indoor temperature is around 15°C and the incubation period is approximately 21 days. terns have access to a large, approximately 40cm deep pool. The terns are fed capelin, smelt and sprat supplemented with “Carnizoo” for piscivores.

After hatching, the chicks are held in a nest with a layer of soft paper for easy cleaning in a brooder box set at 30°C for the They prefer the capelin and smelt to the more fat-rich sprat. first 14 days, thereafter the temperature is gradually lowered. The birds eat out of trays set on the floor during the winter, Using tweezers, the chicks are offered a headless smelt or a but have three hand-feeding sessions when in the aviary; piece of sprat supplemented with Carnizoo. Fish bones are these sessions also serve as visitor presentations. removed initially, but are soon included in food offered. Chicks weigh approximately 25g at hatching, and after three Usually three to four pairs of terns begin nesting shortly weeks around 145g. When three weeks of age they have left after being placed in the indoor enclosure. Clutches of two the nest, eat independently, and have acquired their flight eggs are laid, and the breeding pairs have time to rear two feathers, so they can be placed in a larger enclosure where clutches before they go back into the aviary. they can bathe and fly.

The nest boxes are all placed 3.5m from the ground, and Losses of both parent-reared and hand-reared immature are 30X30X30cm in size. In the past the first clutch was birds have been high in the aviary, therefore the young birds removed for hand-rearing when the chicks were three days remain indoors during their first summer. This year nest boxes of age; later eggs were removed for artificial incubation as will be placed in the aviary the first time to see if the terns will well. breed there as well.

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Capuchin Monkeys in Although there was not much overt aggression in the group, initially there was some tension when the two new females were introduced, particularly regarding Itapi. The Gaia Park Kerkrade first winter it was decided to physically separate both Chewbacca and Itapi from the group, by placing them in sub-units of the indoor capuchin enclosure, which could Zoo be made into five separate compartments. This did not work, and the two females had to be placed in another building. Composition of the current group of Golden-bellied Capuchins in

Gaia Park: The condition of both females improved, and it was decided to reintroduce them to the group in the spring. It Mannen/males Vrouwen /females was also decided to give the group access to the outdoor Eric , Colchester (09-08-99) Choice, Apenheul (09-03- area day and night year-round to help alleviate stress in 00) the group. During the summer the capuchins have to Amarillo (N), Gaia Park (08- Chewbacca, Apenheul (09- remain outside ten hours a day, but have free choice in 07-06) 09-02) the winter. The group is brought indoors for approximately 15 minutes four times a day so that the Yermo (N), Gaia Park (03-09- Itapi, Frankfurt (01-10-02) outdoor area can be serviced and the keepers can 07) separate individuals needing extra attention, e.g. special Mojito (N), Gaia Park (05-09- feeding. 08) Occasionally the monkeys do not want to come indoors, Kesi Kesi , Gaia Park (07-09- but can be prodded in with little stress. The moat around 09) the enclosure froze this past winter, which would have meant that the animals would have to be kept inside had When Gaia Park opened in 2005 it held two species of not been possible to keep the moat ice free using an capuchin monkeys: 3.3 White-headed Capuchins (Cebus oxygen pump. capucinus) were housed in an enclosure designed for

capuchins and 1.1 Golden-bellied Capuchins (Cebus The enclosure and this management strategy seem to Xanthosternos) resided in a smaller enclosure. work well for this group, and there does not seem to be much stress. Itapi remains the lowest ranked member of In 2007 it was decided to move the Golden-bellied Capuchins the group, but she is still a group member, which is to the enclosure made for capuchins and to send the White- important for such a social species. headed Capuchins to Wroclaw Zoo in Poland. This was

because it was desirable to enlarge the group of Golden- breasted Capuchins, a threatened species for which there is an EEP. Additionally the White-headed Capuchins had proven to be somewhat aggressive towards the capybara also housed in this enclosure, and it was thought that the Golden- breasted Capuchins would be more compatible with the capybaras.

The EEP coordinator had arranged that two female Golden- bellied Capuchins, Chewbacca and Itapi (see table), join the pair Eric and Choice and their son Amarillo at Gaia Park. The pair had bred three times but only one offspring had survived. Chewbacca is the full sister of Choice, and they recognized each other immediately and got along well, although Choice has remained Eric’s favoured female. Itapi is a nervous monkey with a tendency towards stereotyped behavior.

Over time three other males, all offspring of Choice, have survived and with permission of the EEP coordinator have been sterilized so that they can remain in the group. As there are twice as many males as females in the EEP this was a good solution for the EEP as well. Chewbacca has had young, but these have been killed by the group.

More recently it was decided that this group should not breed at all for awhile, and the decision was made to treat Eric hormonally rather than the females. He now receives a “Deslorin” implant every six months, but it is hoped that there will be a positive breeding recommendation again in the future.

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Returning the Bali Starling to the Wild

It’s a sunny morning on the Indonesian island of Nusa “The ongoing support of reputable zoos has really boosted our Penida, 19kms to the south of Bali. As the sunlight streams program, “says Shirley Hermawan, Program Manager. “In fact, through the trees of the forest, a small white bird, the head we share core values with the ICZ such as a desire for of a cow, snapping up the flies. This simple glimpse into the increased communication, advanced husbandry and the daily life of the Bali Starling is actually vivid evidence of the sharing of expertise.” The Bali Starling Project aims to protect success of Begawan Foundation’s conservation and release this rare species from total extinction, to support repatriation to program. The Bali Starling, the official mascot of Bali, is its native habitat, foster a sustainable population and to actually a ‘critically endangered’ species. Once a healthy prevent threats from poachers. The foundation currently has species that flourished in its native environment of Bali, by 52 birds in breeding enclosures which are being prepared for a 1998 the population was at an all-time-low with fewer than second release into the wild. 15 birds restricted to the Bali Barat National Park in the This successful model has received the keen support of north-west. However, thanks to Begawan Foundation’s 12- zoologists in Europe and Asia. “We’ve just received another year breeding and repatriation program, three generations of three birds from Jurong Bird Park in Singapore,” says Shirley birds are now living free and in the wilds of Nusa Penida. “Koelner Zoo in Germany has also provided another 20 birds from zoos throughout Europe. Their support has reinforced the Established in 1999 by Bradley and Debbie Gardner, value and integrity of our breed and release program.” Begawan Foundation was launched with a mission to encourage an awareness of environmental protection and The creative involvement of the local community and culture conservation amongst Bali’s local population. Surrounded by has been integral to each release, since the first in 2006. The images of the Bali Starling in bird parks, landscape paintings symbolic release of two birds was performed as a gift to the and numerous government department emblems, the Gods at Penaturan Agung Temple in the village of Ped, where protection of this species seemed a no-brainer. The local priests blessed both onlookers and birds. Thereafter, foundation launched the program in 1999 with a mere four every release has followed the same traditional rituals, with birds, consisting of two imported pairs from the United two birds symbolically blessed with holy water prior to release. Kingdom.

Prior to the release of any birds, a special ‘training program’ was implemented to assist the birds to seek food and water within their enclosures, rather than depending on regular feeding in aluminium bowls. Unpeeled, uncut fruit was placed in different spots throughout the cages on alternate days, so they could supplement their diet by catching insects attracted to the cages by small lights.

Sprinklers installed at the top of the cages encouraged the birds to maximize their water intake, as there were certain periods where no water was provided. They also learned to obtain water from fruits and trees, such as the banana palm. This innovative approach forced the birds to become self sufficient and seek out water sources in tree cavities and other catchment items (e.g. leaves and shells).

As a not-for-profit organisation, Begawan Foundation relies on donations to fund its important work. The majority of the foundation’s running costs are spent on the operation of the breeding centre. “At the moment, we’re seeking funds to expand our existing program, build more enclosures and invest in specialised equipment,” says Shirley.

Internationally renowned for its Bali Starling Breeding and Release Program, Begawan Foundation also works with Javan peacocks, hornbills and lorikeets. While the foundation has focussed on bird species, it is hoping to work closely with a wider range of endangered species. “We see the upcoming International Congress on Zoo Keeping in 2012 as a great opportunity for the professional community to visit us in person and see for themselves the success of our programs,” commented Shirley More information can be found at www.begawanfoundation.org

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Breeding the Heather or straw wreathes fitted with a hand-woven basket made of willow shoots underneath the wreathe provide a nest structure for females to build on using Amazilia kapok and clean horse or goat hair as nesting material. An artificial leaf overhangs the nest to give it privacy, but care has to be taken that the female has sufficient Hummingbird at room to fly in and out and to feed her young. Spider webs are wound around sticks and hung up in the cages for the females to use to bind the other nesting Emmen Zoo materials together. The female begins building her nest at the same time that she begins showing interest in Emmen Zoo is working with the private breeder Jack the male by sitting at the sliding door between their Roovers and the Hummingbird Foundation to breed cages and by whistling. Amazilia Hummingbirds, so that this species can continue to be exhibited in Emmen Zoo’s Butterfly Currently the male has a cage between the cages of Garden. Breeding takes place off exhibit, in a room the two females, and they can all see each other. originally designed for butterfly breeding. When a female shows interest the sliding door between the cages of the female and male is opened until The walls and roof are made of polystyrene plates copulation takes place. They are allowed access to that let much light through. Ten 1.5 X 1.5 X 2.5m each other until after the first egg is laid, as the female cages constructed from aluminum frames with soft begins incubation after laying the second egg. The screen meshing walls and tiled floors are present. female continues to add to the height of the nest Ceiling lamps which gradually come on and go off through the 15-17 days of incubation, and even after provide 12 hours of light. the young hatch, thus spider webs are still offered. Usually only one chick hatches, and it grows very The thermometer is set for 25 °C during the day and rapidly on its nectar-fruit fly diet. 18 °C at night, although the temperature has become as high as 34 °C and 25 °C at night. The higher The young fledges at ca. 28 days, and is separated temperatures do not seem to bother the birds from the mother when it can drink from a nectar feeder. although the literature indicates that 20-25 °C is ideal. The young can be sexed by feather DNA, and to date The humidity is kept at 60% to 80%; the cages are 1.3 have been reared at Emmen. There are now 2.3 sprayed with water at least once daily, and twice on living there. very warm days. The hummingbirds love to fly through the water spray, and also have an opportunity to bathe in a dish with 1 cm deep water.

Only artificial plants are used to discourage growth of fungi, although freshly pruned plant material is hung up in the cages for the birds to explore and glean insects from. Once or twice a day the hummingbirds receive a powder nectar mix that is dissolved in water. Vitamin K1 is supplemented when the birds are molting, have young or are in otherwise less-good condition.

A student project showed that hummingbirds do not prefer a particular color of nectar. Feeders not in use are stored in water treated with Desi-plus disinfectant. There are two buckets with fruit fly cultures in each cage to add more protein to the diet.

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A Positive Change for

People and Primates

Rhenen Zoo () has a group of 5.3 It was very difficult to get the veterinary authorities of the Bornean Orangutans, including the male Bako (14 years old), Netherlands and Australia to concur on conditions and Anak (34 years old), her son Awan (born 13 July 2010), Tjintah paperwork needed for the transport, but eventually an agreement was reached. A list of all the documentation (26 years old), her son Yuno (born 24 June 2006), Jewel (23 years old) and her sons Damai (7 years old) and Jingga (born needed is provided in this article, and included full ARKs reports on the animals, CITES import and export permits and 22 October 2007). a quarantine permit for Australia as well as a permit to Historically the method used to move the orangutans to their change planes in Singapore. Declarations were needed separate night areas at the end of the afternoon was not very regarding various veterinary tests carried out on the animals efficient. It usually took quite a long time, as the animals for the transport, their general fitness for travel, and the sometimes entered the same area together, or would not history of diseases in the facilities where they had been held. come in at all, or would not allow the entrance door to be shut. It was decided to train them to come in individually, during A declaration for the Yellow Fever-free status of the different times of the day, using positive reinforcement for Netherlands, another declaration that the crates were new good behavior and by ignoring negative behaviors. and had never been used for any animal and a declaration that no other animal would be on the flight, were also The team working on this had a clear plan and agreements needed. Even declarations of competence and good behavior regarding the training, for example it was agreed never to give of the staff (grooms) accompanying the chimpanzees were a particular command more than three times during any necessary. Other paperwork included an itemized list of all training session if the animal was not responding, and never to the fruits and vegetables that would be brought along for the give the command twice consecutively if the animal did not animals during the trip and the usual airline transaction respond correctly. If an animal did not respond correctly the agreements. trainer worked on another command in between requests. Rewards were food items such as raisins or a piece of fruit Plans to send four females of varying ages that had been and the bridge was the phrase “good so”. The training began housed together were upset when one of the females died of by calling the animals over to the fence, and proceeded from a brain infarction. The decision was made to send a female in there. her place that had previously been housed with the others, but had since been residing in Zoo for five years. The training was initially intensive but was successful, and She was added to the group as all four began a thirty day now (a year later) saves much time and stress for both the pre-transport quarantine. No (re)introduction was necessary, orangutans and staff. The orangutans have since learned they recognized each other immediately and got along well some commands for medical examinations, which enabled right from the start. Beth Pohl, the curator of Monarto Zoo veterinarians to do a voluntary sonograph of a pregnant came to to become acquainted with the four “girls” female’s stomach when it was suspected that she was during their last week of quarantine, but could not accompany carrying twins (she was not). The same techniques have been the chimpanzees during their trip as only two people were used with the group of Barbary macaques, so that they are allowed by the airline to do so. Burgers’ Zoo park manager brought in as a group, and some individually, three times a Wineke Schoo and the primate keeper Maurice Hogenkamp day. The training has not only helped in animal management, had this responsibility. it has also been a positive, teambuilding experience for the staff. The chimpanzees were crated at 10:00 AM on 30 September, but were not loaded onto a Singapore Airlines It took around three years but, in cooperation with the EAZA cargo plane until 9:00 PM that evening. Their caretakers Chimpanzee EEP, Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands checked on the chimpanzees frequently during the 25 hour was recently successful in sending four female chimpanzees flight, and remained with the crates during the transfers in the to Monarto Zoo in Australia. The four females were destined to United Arab Emirates and in Singapore. Fortunately there be placed with four males for breeding, as the Australia was no need for the tranquilizers that had been brought along population needed new blood lines. This was fortuitous for the (with considerable difficulty, as they fell in the Singapore females, as in Arnhem they would not have had the Airlines definition of drugs), and the chimpanzees arrived a opportunity to reproduce. bit stiff but in good condition in Adelaide, where they were scrutinized by the veterinary and custom authorities. Fortunately all that paperwork was in good order!

After undergoing another thirty day quarantine and passing all their veterinary tests in Adelaide, the girls were transferred to Montaro Zoo. The introduction of the girls to their perspective partners went well, and all eight animals could be housed together after just a week. Arnhem Zoo hopes to hear that one of the girls is pregnant soon.

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Upcoming Events

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Event: 4th International ICZ Congress in Singapore

Date: 9 – 13 September 2012

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The ICZ Steering

Committee

President Pep Xarles Ribas Vice President Carsten Knott

Treasurer Liz Romer Secretary Carla Srb

The steering committee is composed of representatives

from the following institutions: AAZK Shane Good & Norah Farnham, USA

ABWAK Paul Howse & Richard Barnett, Britain & Ireland

AFSA Virginie Roy & Mickaël Michault, France AICAS Pep Xarles Ribas & Albert Pamies Panzuelo, Spain AKAA Robynn Ingle-Moller & John Werth, Africa

ASZK Carla Srb & Liz Romer, Australasia

BdZ Carsten Knott & Irene Tomaschek, Germany De Harpij Rolf Veenhuizen & Renee Higler, The Netherlands

ZAP Emilia Lastica & Leo Jonathan Suarez, Philippines

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