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Our everyday life in Indonesia and some updates

Naipablaak: 31.01.2018

'A blog lives from its entries!' That's what a wise, young man told me a few days ago, emphasizing his statement with a raised, admonishing finger. And since I haven't written anything for a while, here's a little update.


First of all: The remaining 4 bat parrots didn't make it :( The Baycox treatment seems to have been too late. That can also happen when you buy the animals from the market.

Other than that, our animals are doing fine. Especially the 6 young beos are in good health, constantly hungry, and don't know what to do with their energy.


The Java spectacled birds (Indonesian: Pleci) moved from their quarantine cage to one of the aviaries today. For us, this meant catching 25 tiny, approximately 13 gram birds from a cage hanging on the wall without getting stuck in the cage. But everything worked out great and the birds arrived safely in their new home.

Simply slide it open and let them fly
Simply slide it open and let them fly
Hidden image: Spectacled birds in their new home
Hidden image: Spectacled birds in their new home
Roy was allowed to clean up the old home afterwards :D
Roy was allowed to clean up the old home afterwards :D


Here are a few impressions of our daily work:

Roy removing the jumping legs of the grasshoppers (Indonesian: jungkrik)
Roy removing the jumping legs of the grasshoppers (Indonesian: jungkrik)
And me cutting food with Indonesian safety shoes
And me cutting food (with Indonesian safety shoes)

Once our car is fully packed, off we go...
Once our car is fully packed, off we go...
...like in a hotel, from room to room: Clean up, change water, put in food, count birds, done.
...like in a hotel, from room to room: Clean up, change water, put in food, count birds, done.
Among others, the black-and-white fairy-wrens (Indonesian: Poksai sumatera) are excited about the immobilized grasshoppers
Among others, the black-and-white fairy-wrens (Indonesian: Poksai sumatera) are excited about the immobilized grasshoppers


When all the birds are well-fed and content, we have some time for special tasks:

For example, drilling peepholes so we can observe the birds from the outside. Extra at
For example, drilling peepholes so we can observe the birds from the outside. Extra at 'Tina's height' :D
Our Indonesian colleague
Or we go to the feeding station to stock up on papaya and banana for our birds:


Today, for example, we had the opportunity to visit the park's own animal clinic:

The very modern animal clinic with operating rooms, laboratories, breeding rooms, quarantine unit, etc.
The very modern animal clinic with operating rooms, laboratories, breeding rooms, quarantine unit, etc.
One of the operating rooms
One of the operating rooms

In addition, Stefan wrote the most important words for our work on our board, so that we can communicate with Seger in Indonesian. 'Three new words every day,' says Stefan, and he tests us now with three words every day.


Building 2 is also taking shape. It will contain a toilet, our own toilet! At the moment, we use the toilet in the security building, which is only 50 meters away, but the new one will be right next door and a bit more luxurious. Stefan has already roughly planned Building 3 (for smaller bird species), but four brains accomplish more than one, so we 'brainstormed' the other day about how to build the building so that it is optimal for the birds and the keepers and, of course, does not become too expensive.

Building 2, right next door, now has a roof, color, and an almost finished entrance area. Progress is being made!
Building 2, right next door, now has a roof, color, and an almost finished entrance area. Progress is being made!
Our current work toilet
Our current work toilet
Rough plan of Building 3
Rough plan of Building 3


After work, we are sometimes quite exhausted from all the new input. But at home, besides the cats and Niku, delicious food, TV series, and a comfortable bed are waiting for us.

Carola
Carola's and Stefan's cats often wait in front of the house for us.
And Niku also always enjoys it when someone pays attention to him. On the right side of the picture is the security booth, manned 24/7, guarding the 3 living units.
And Niku also always enjoys it when someone pays attention to him. On the right side of the picture is the security booth, manned 24/7, guarding the 3 living units.
The cat is comfortable everywhere, whether on the car, in the closet, or on Roy.


Other than that, here's what's been happening:

We got to know Toni, one of the 3 big bosses, and his wife. Toni is the one who is interested in conservation and is the head of the Kasi Foundation, one of the main sponsors of the Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark. We had lunch with him at the Tiger Cave Restaurant and had a little chat. He's a very nice guy, who, despite being quite wealthy, seemed approachable and down-to-earth. He invited us to the Taman Safari Bali and to one of his houses in the middle of the Sumatran Rhino Reserve. Well, let's see if that works out.

In addition, we had a meeting with the general manager of the park and all the important people from the zoological department. It was kind of a getting-to-know-each-other meeting so that we can exchange our expertise in the future. I'm really keen on training the two harbor seals, because unlike the sea lions, they don't receive any training. We'll see, I'll keep at it :D

A few days ago, we went shopping alone in Palang for the first time. Palang is the nearest larger town, about 8 km away. We took a motorcycle taxi (Indonesian: Ojek) from the park and back with the same drivers. Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos because first we had to orient ourselves, then it was hot and stuffy, and we didn't want to keep our drivers waiting too long. But we got almost everything we needed.


Lastly: We still don't have work clothes. Apparently, the patches are taking so long. Because we're getting our own ones from the Kasi Foundation. So it's just like in German zoos...

Since there are so many pictures today, I'll post the pictures from the park - animals, animal enclosures, the shows (there are 7 different shows every day), and the amusement area - at a later time.


Thank you very much for reading and your interest!


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Wenke
Schön zu sehen und zu lesen was ihr so treibt! Toll! Da fänge ich glatt an zu täumen, nur von einer anderen Ecke der Welt :-D liebsten Gruß

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