Zoo, le défi de demain

While the Bioparc teams take up the daily challenge of taking care of more than a thousand animals, François the director is launching the site of an extension of 15,000 m2. Pierre, his father, in charge of wildlife conservation projects in the natural environment, flies to Bulgaria accompanied by two vultures born at the Bioparc who will be released in the mountains. At the zoo, two world specialists in large mammals are called in to assist for ultrasound of a black rhino

Work on the future extension of the Bioparc has already been delayed, and the earthworks are giving the teams a hard time. As the zoo prepares to close its doors for the winter break, keepers will have to deal with an animal's escape and the deteriorating health of a snow leopard.

After a series of disappointments, the construction of the new Bioparc space is finally gaining speed. But the death of the snow leopard plunges the team into sadness, especially since part of this expansion was to be dedicated to him. Pierre, the former director, who now devotes himself exclusively to conservation projects, flies to Niger to take stock of the giraffe population and step up the fight against poaching.

One month before reopening to the public, the Bioparc must be given a facelift. But the elements are unleashed and François the director has to face an invasion of birds, followed by a violent storm. An intense cold wave, paralyzing the site of the future extension, also forces the healers to capture the parrots to shelter them.

The Bioparc is finally reopening to the public, but two months before the inauguration of the new space, the teams are under pressure. Tiger anesthesia, bear weighing: caregivers and veterinarians have no time to waste. While the site suffered a sudden halt, Pierre went to Peru for the release of two bears with glasses.

The first Himalayan ibex to populate the new space arrive, as a young pygmy hippo leaves its mother for a transfer to the Dubai Zoo. Rudy, the veterinarian, is on all fronts and must take care of a zebra in a very worrying state of health when the healers have just discovered an abandoned vulture egg.

After six months of work, the new vulture amphitheater is finally opening its doors, but work on the whole of the new extension has not yet been completed. François, the director, is working hard to ensure that everything is ready for the safety commission, which will authorize or not the opening to the public. Elsewhere in the park, an unexpected birth surprises the whole team and precipitates the departure of a giraffe to another zoo.

The Himalayan Ghosts' inauguration day finally arrives, after months of relentless struggle to be ready on time. But the Bioparc never has a downtime: the animal keepers must take care of their thousand residents and organize the arrival of an extremely rare panther, while the long-awaited birth of the little black rhino is approaching.