| Comings
Siberian Lynx:
These two Lynx are the larger European cousins of our own Canadian Lynx. They came from another facility in
southern Ontario that was closing down due to the retirement of the owner.
We are a secret! :
We have two very special new inhabitants that will be unveiled on our tenth anniversary weekend.
Brown Lemurs:
We also welcomed two pairs of Brown Lemurs to Papanack from the same facility as the Siberian Lynx.
Black Lemurs:
Two pairs of Black Lemurs joined our lemur family, also from the same facility as the Siberian Lynx.
….and Births
Ring-Tailed Lemurs:
All of our Ring-tailed Lemur females gave birth to babies, this year. We even had a pair of twins that is quite
unusual for lemurs.
Mongoose Lemurs:
Our very rare female Mongoose lemur gave birth to a single baby, which was a great achievement, as she had not
produced any young during her five-year stay at Assiniboine Park Zoo, in Winnipeg.
Black and White Ruffed Lemurs:
We had our very first Black and White Lemur born, who is as cute as a button!
Arctic Wolves:
Both of our Arctic wolf packs gave birth to pups this spring
….and Goings
White Tigers:
Two of the White Tigers from Argentina will be spending another summer at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, in Winnipeg
on an exhibit loan.
Lemurs:
Again, this year we had Lemurs leave for other zoos around the world. One shipment of Ring-Tailed Lemurs landed
in Thailand the day before the tsunami struck this winter, but were fortunate to be headed inland and were not
affected by the tragedy.
….and Passings
Sadly, in the circle of life, just as there are new beginnings, so there must be
final endings and there are several familiar faces at Papanack, who have recently completed their journey in the
circle of life and are no longer with us. We would like to take a moment to remember them.
‘P.C.’
P.C. was our Ferruginous hawk – a large hawk native to Canada. He came to us at around ten years of age from a
private owner in Ottawa and passed away peacefully at the ripe old age of 18.
‘The Elk’
We would also like to pay tribute to the Elk that were too sick to recover from their mis-treatment before they
were re-located at Papanack.
‘Sweetie’
Sweetie died in 2003, but we still want to remember her, as her death was a very difficult loss to accept,
because it was both tragic and unnecessary. Sweetie, the White-Fronted Marmoset died from eating poisonous red
berries that had been picked from a bush and fed to her by one of our visitors, who were probably unaware of the
consequences of their actions. Please do not pick flowers and grasses to feed the animals – it can be fatal.
‘May you all rest in peace’
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