All chicks are currently in The Wilds pasture with their flocks and can be seen on tours.
Cumberland, Ohio – Wild welcomes 23 babies to the zoo family. The Nature Conservancy says children are contributing to the future of two at-risk species: the Sichuan takin and Per David’s deer, which are listed as extinct in the wild.
From March 11 to April 13, nine babies were taken in by experienced mothers who were also born in the reserve.
The Sichuan takin is native to the same region of China as the giant panda, as well as areas along the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as “goat antelopes,” Sichuan taquins are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species as Vulnerable due to threats including overhunting and habitat loss.
Known as “goat antelopes,” Sichuan taquins are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species as Vulnerable due to threats including overhunting and habitat loss.
Wilds also helped protect the species by supporting field work in China, including developing field anesthesia protocols, testing tracking collar designs, and producing a video catalog of takin behavior.
Wilds staff were also involved in placing satellite collars on seven takin in China. The collars help researchers learn more about how animals move and use their native habitat.
Additionally, 16 fawns were born to The Wilds’ Père David deer herd between March 23 and April 23.
Pere David’s deer are good swimmers and inhabit lowland grasslands and reed thickets in China. Due to overhunting and habitat loss, the population declined rapidly and was nearly extinct by the early 1900s.
Wilds is now fully open for the summer season. All chicks are currently in The Wilds pasture with their flocks and can be seen on tours.
https://www.10tv.com/article/life/animals/the-wilds-takin-pere-davids-deer-babies/530-235da889-761d-4a4c-92ec-0048a6d14c0c
