The Great Bend Brit Spagh Zoo is something like a labyrinth these days. It's not difficult to find yourself, but there are some barricades. Some are there because old wooden fences are replaced, but the paths to the lion gardens were also not limited.
The male lion, Luke, got out of the expression this week to heal from the operation to his tail. Signs in the zoo ask the visitors to respect all obstacles and hold their voices near the area.
Ashley Burdick, director of the zoo, said on Tuesday that she was not ready to publish more information, but to exchange details as soon as you are available. “He is doing well at the moment.”
Other signs in the zoo explain that Luke suffered a injury to his cock that had to be operated on.
“This part of the zoo is currently closed because it needs a calm and quiet environment during healing,” says a sign. “Please respect the barricades and keep voices down, otherwise we have to complete more from the zoo for him. Unfortunately, tail injuries are common in cats and often require surgical intervention.”
Lukas celebrated his 12th birthday in February.
Animal welfare is always a priority in the zoo, which is why it is not always easy to see to see cloudy leopards, Harry and Ping. Monday was the international cloudy leopard tag and zooeepers found on Facebook that the cross-country step, which brought her to Great Bend in 2023, for which Leopard was stressful. “But our zoo and veterinarians have used countless hours, blood, sweat and tears near them. These two have amazing connections to our employees and all efforts.
fencing
“At the moment we are working on replacing the wooden fences to replace the bear and bison housing,” said Burdick. The bears could be seen how Burdick was “monitored” from her enclosure on Tuesday. “Parts of this exhibits can be closed for 2-3 days while we work together. Unfortunately, the wooden fences used in this area are not through time over time. We recently replace them with the old wood fences and the other half of the zoo. The new fencing is a very long animal.
Sidewalk
A new sidewalk was recently added to connect the Bill McKown pavilion with the main path and a path from there with the North American part of the zoo. “This makes it more accessible for all of our visitors to move in the zoo,” said Burdick.
Rotschwanz-Falke
About three weeks ago, the Rufus Zoo acquired a red-tailed falcon. “His former facility wanted to withdraw it and had no space, so we took him in,” said Burdick. It was placed in the former fox housing near the Bobcats in the North America part of the zoo and lays down well. He has a wing injury that prevented him from getting back into the wilderness.