By Nicole Wexler | Director of Development
Hello Otter Supporters,
As we last reported to you, because we still have no breeding success in our otter breeding center, our zoological team have conducted a review and decided to begin collecting faeces samples in order to monitor female hormone levels so that we can know when mating should happen. Once we are able to plot the female’s cycle, we can take further steps to promote successful mating and breeding.
As you know, our otters are healthy, nest together and show mating activity however no pups are produced. As you can imagine, this is frustrating for our team given the critically endangered status of river otters in Israel. However, our keepers continue to ensure that the otters receive good nutrition and excellent veterinary care in the hope that our efforts will eventually pay off.
We have now appointed a new coordinator to monitor this program and in our next report we will describe the plan for moving this project ahead.
Please continue to support our efforts – we have to keep the long term goal in mind.
Yours in hope,
Team Otter at the Jerusalem Zoo
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